Last updated | Sep 27, 2026

View Past Event Logs

View past logs to check access history that occurred during a specific period and at a specific location. Filter logs to easily find events that match your desired conditions.

Use the EVENT LOG feature in the following situations.

• Check a specific user's past access history

• Track security event history within a specific period

• Audit and report access control

Differences from real-time logs

• Real-time logs: Monitor current events immediately. Real-time logs are useful when you need to understand the current situation and respond immediately.

• Past logs: Search and view event history for a specific period.

View past event logs

From the app home screen, tap EVENT LOG.

• Each log shows the event type, time, door/device, and user information.

• Pull down the log list to refresh it and show the latest logs.

  

Info

• The date and time shown in the logs follow the BioStar X server locale settings. For more information on date and time display format settings in BioStar X, refer to Configure Preferences.

• You can also open the Event Log screen by tapping the side menu () → Monitoring → Event Log.

View only specific logs

Filter the log list to show only logs related to a specific event, user, door, or device.

1. Tap in the upper right corner of the screen.

2. Set the following filter conditions to show only the logs you want.

   • Period: Set the event period

   • Time: Set the event time

   • Event: Select a specific event type (for example, facial authentication failure, intrusion alarm, and more)

   • User: Select a specific user (for example, a VIP user's access history)

   • Device: Select a specific device (for example, an event from a specific access control device)

   • Door: Select a specific door (for example, the first-floor main entrance)

3. To filter the log list with the set conditions, tap Apply.

Info

To reset the filter conditions, tap → in the upper right corner of the screen.

View log details

Tap the log you want in the log list to view its details.

• Event: The type of event that occurred. (e.g., access authentication success, access authentication failure, alarm triggered, etc.)

• Description: A description of the event.

• Datetime: The date and time the event occurred.

• Door: The door where the event occurred.

• Device ID/Device Name: The ID and name of the device where the event occurred.

• User Group: The name of the user group that triggered the event.

• User: The user who triggered the event.

Tap the buttons at the bottom of the details popup to perform the following actions.

• Tap COPY LOG to copy event details to the clipboard.

• To close the details popup, tap OK.

Info

If the event log is related to a door, additional information regarding door control is displayed in the log details.