diff --git a/interface/src/system/LogEventConsole.tsx b/interface/src/system/LogEventConsole.tsx
index f3d2cc05a..43a6df419 100644
--- a/interface/src/system/LogEventConsole.tsx
+++ b/interface/src/system/LogEventConsole.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import { useWindowSize } from '../components';
 
 interface LogEventConsoleProps {
   events: LogEvent[];
+  compact: boolean;
+  level: number;
 }
 
 interface Offsets {
@@ -63,7 +65,9 @@ const useStyles = makeStyles((theme: Theme) => ({
 const LogEventConsole: FC<LogEventConsoleProps> = (props) => {
   useWindowSize();
   const classes = useStyles({ topOffset, leftOffset });
-  const { events } = props;
+  const { events, compact, level } = props;
+
+  const filter_events = events.filter((e) => e.l <= level);
 
   const styleLevel = (level: LogLevel) => {
     switch (level) {
@@ -103,29 +107,34 @@ const LogEventConsole: FC<LogEventConsoleProps> = (props) => {
     }
   };
 
-  const paddedLevelLabel = (level: LogLevel) => {
+  const paddedLevelLabel = (level: LogLevel, compact: boolean) => {
     const label = levelLabel(level);
-    return label.padStart(8, '\xa0');
+    return compact ? ' ' + label[0] : label.padStart(8, '\xa0');
   };
 
-  const paddedNameLabel = (name: string) => {
+  const paddedNameLabel = (name: string, compact: boolean) => {
     const label = '[' + name + ']';
-    return label.padEnd(12, '\xa0');
+    return compact ? label : label.padEnd(12, '\xa0');
   };
 
-  const paddedIDLabel = (id: number) => {
+  const paddedIDLabel = (id: number, compact: boolean) => {
     const label = id + ':';
-    return label.padEnd(7, '\xa0');
+    return compact ? label : label.padEnd(7, '\xa0');
   };
 
   return (
     <Box id="log-window" className={classes.console}>
-      {events.map((e) => (
+      {filter_events.map((e) => (
         <div className={classes.entry} key={e.i}>
           <span>{e.t}</span>
-          <span className={styleLevel(e.l)}>{paddedLevelLabel(e.l)} </span>
-          <span>{paddedIDLabel(e.i)} </span>
-          <span>{paddedNameLabel(e.n)} </span>
+          {compact && <span>{paddedLevelLabel(e.l, compact)} </span>}
+          {!compact && (
+            <span className={styleLevel(e.l)}>
+              {paddedLevelLabel(e.l, compact)}{' '}
+            </span>
+          )}
+          <span>{paddedIDLabel(e.i, compact)} </span>
+          <span>{paddedNameLabel(e.n, compact)} </span>
           <span>{e.m}</span>
         </div>
       ))}
diff --git a/interface/src/system/LogEventController.tsx b/interface/src/system/LogEventController.tsx
index cdeffafb1..f34fed1c2 100644
--- a/interface/src/system/LogEventController.tsx
+++ b/interface/src/system/LogEventController.tsx
@@ -3,19 +3,27 @@ import { Component } from 'react';
 import {
   restController,
   RestControllerProps,
-  RestFormLoader,
-  SectionContent
+  SectionContent,
+  BlockFormControlLabel
 } from '../components';
 
-import { addAccessTokenParameter } from '../authentication';
+import {
+  ValidatorForm,
+  SelectValidator
+} from 'react-material-ui-form-validator';
+
+import { Grid, Slider, FormLabel, Checkbox, MenuItem } from '@material-ui/core';
+
+import {
+  addAccessTokenParameter,
+  redirectingAuthorizedFetch
+} from '../authentication';
 
 import { ENDPOINT_ROOT, EVENT_SOURCE_ROOT } from '../api';
 export const FETCH_LOG_ENDPOINT = ENDPOINT_ROOT + 'fetchLog';
 export const LOG_SETTINGS_ENDPOINT = ENDPOINT_ROOT + 'logSettings';
-
 export const LOG_EVENT_EVENT_SOURCE_URL = EVENT_SOURCE_ROOT + 'log';
 
-import LogEventForm from './LogEventForm';
 import LogEventConsole from './LogEventConsole';
 
 import { LogEvent, LogSettings } from './types';
@@ -26,6 +34,9 @@ const decoder = new Decoder();
 interface LogEventControllerState {
   eventSource?: EventSource;
   events: LogEvent[];
+  compact: boolean;
+  level: number;
+  max_messages: number;
 }
 
 type LogEventControllerProps = RestControllerProps<LogSettings>;
@@ -40,12 +51,15 @@ class LogEventController extends Component<
   constructor(props: LogEventControllerProps) {
     super(props);
     this.state = {
-      events: []
+      events: [],
+      compact: false,
+      level: 6,
+      max_messages: 25
     };
   }
 
   componentDidMount() {
-    this.props.loadData();
+    this.fetchValues();
     this.fetchLog();
     this.configureEventSource();
   }
@@ -59,6 +73,15 @@ class LogEventController extends Component<
     }
   }
 
+  changeCompact = (
+    event: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>,
+    checked: boolean
+  ) => {
+    this.setState({
+      compact: checked
+    });
+  };
+
   fetchLog = () => {
     fetch(FETCH_LOG_ENDPOINT)
       .then((response) => {
@@ -78,6 +101,25 @@ class LogEventController extends Component<
       });
   };
 
+  fetchValues = () => {
+    redirectingAuthorizedFetch(LOG_SETTINGS_ENDPOINT)
+      .then((response) => {
+        if (response.status === 200) {
+          return response.json();
+        }
+        throw Error('Unexpected status code: ' + response.status);
+      })
+      .then((json) => {
+        this.setState({ level: json.level, max_messages: json.max_messages });
+      })
+      .catch((error) => {
+        const errorMessage = error.message || 'Unknown error';
+        this.props.enqueueSnackbar('Problem fetching: ' + errorMessage, {
+          variant: 'error'
+        });
+      });
+  };
+
   configureEventSource = () => {
     this.eventSource = new EventSource(
       addAccessTokenParameter(LOG_EVENT_EVENT_SOURCE_URL)
@@ -102,14 +144,114 @@ class LogEventController extends Component<
     }
   };
 
+  changeMaxMessages = (
+    event: React.ChangeEvent<{}>,
+    value: number | number[]
+  ) => {
+    this.setState({
+      max_messages: value as number
+    });
+    this.send_data(this.state.level, value as number);
+  };
+
+  changeLevel = (event: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLSelectElement>) => {
+    this.setState({
+      level: parseInt(event.target.value)
+    });
+    this.send_data(parseInt(event.target.value), this.state.max_messages);
+  };
+
+  send_data = (level: number, max_messages: number) => {
+    redirectingAuthorizedFetch(LOG_SETTINGS_ENDPOINT, {
+      method: 'POST',
+      body: JSON.stringify({
+        level: level,
+        max_messages: max_messages
+      }),
+      headers: {
+        'Content-Type': 'application/json'
+      }
+    })
+      .then((response) => {
+        if (response.status !== 200) {
+          throw Error('Unexpected response code: ' + response.status);
+        }
+      })
+      .catch((error) => {
+        this.props.enqueueSnackbar(
+          error.message || 'Problem applying log settings',
+          { variant: 'warning' }
+        );
+      });
+  };
+
   render() {
+    const { saveData } = this.props;
     return (
       <SectionContent title="System Log" id="log-window">
-        <RestFormLoader
-          {...this.props}
-          render={(formProps) => <LogEventForm {...formProps} />}
+        <ValidatorForm onSubmit={saveData}>
+          <Grid
+            container
+            spacing={3}
+            direction="row"
+            justify="flex-start"
+            alignItems="center"
+          >
+            <Grid item xs={2}>
+              <SelectValidator
+                name="level"
+                label="Log Level"
+                value={this.state.level}
+                fullWidth
+                variant="outlined"
+                onChange={this.changeLevel}
+                margin="normal"
+              >
+                <MenuItem value={3}>ERROR</MenuItem>
+                <MenuItem value={4}>WARNING</MenuItem>
+                <MenuItem value={5}>NOTICE</MenuItem>
+                <MenuItem value={6}>INFO</MenuItem>
+                <MenuItem value={7}>DEBUG</MenuItem>
+                <MenuItem value={8}>ALL</MenuItem>
+              </SelectValidator>
+            </Grid>
+            <Grid item xs={2}>
+              <FormLabel>Buffer size</FormLabel>
+              <Slider
+                value={this.state.max_messages}
+                valueLabelDisplay="auto"
+                name="max_messages"
+                marks={[
+                  { value: 25, label: '25' },
+                  { value: 50, label: '50' },
+                  { value: 75, label: '75' }
+                ]}
+                step={25}
+                min={25}
+                max={75}
+                onChange={this.changeMaxMessages}
+              />
+            </Grid>
+            <Grid item xs={4}>
+              <BlockFormControlLabel
+                control={
+                  <Checkbox
+                    checked={this.state.compact}
+                    onChange={this.changeCompact}
+                    value="compact"
+                  />
+                }
+                label="Compact Layout"
+              />
+            </Grid>
+          </Grid>
+        </ValidatorForm>
+
+        <LogEventConsole
+          level={this.state.level}
+          compact={this.state.compact}
+          events={this.state.events}
         />
-        <LogEventConsole events={this.state.events} />
       </SectionContent>
     );
   }
diff --git a/interface/src/system/LogEventForm.tsx b/interface/src/system/LogEventForm.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 9c69db7ef..000000000
--- a/interface/src/system/LogEventForm.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,107 +0,0 @@
-import { Component } from 'react';
-
-import {
-  ValidatorForm,
-  SelectValidator
-} from 'react-material-ui-form-validator';
-
-import { Typography, Grid } from '@material-ui/core';
-
-import MenuItem from '@material-ui/core/MenuItem';
-
-import {
-  redirectingAuthorizedFetch,
-  withAuthenticatedContext,
-  AuthenticatedContextProps
-} from '../authentication';
-
-import { RestFormProps } from '../components';
-import { LogSettings } from './types';
-
-import { ENDPOINT_ROOT } from '../api';
-export const LOG_SETTINGS_ENDPOINT = ENDPOINT_ROOT + 'logSettings';
-
-type LogEventFormProps = AuthenticatedContextProps & RestFormProps<LogSettings>;
-
-class LogEventForm extends Component<LogEventFormProps> {
-  changeLevel = (event: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLSelectElement>) => {
-    const { data, setData } = this.props;
-    setData({
-      ...data,
-      level: parseInt(event.target.value)
-    });
-
-    redirectingAuthorizedFetch(LOG_SETTINGS_ENDPOINT, {
-      method: 'POST',
-      body: JSON.stringify({ level: event.target.value }),
-      headers: {
-        'Content-Type': 'application/json'
-      }
-    })
-      .then((response) => {
-        if (response.status === 200) {
-          return response.json();
-        }
-        throw Error('Unexpected response code: ' + response.status);
-      })
-      .then((json) => {
-        this.props.enqueueSnackbar('Log settings changed', {
-          variant: 'success'
-        });
-        setData({
-          ...data,
-          level: json.level
-        });
-      })
-      .catch((error) => {
-        this.props.enqueueSnackbar(
-          error.message || 'Problem changing log settings',
-          { variant: 'warning' }
-        );
-      });
-  };
-
-  render() {
-    const { data, saveData } = this.props;
-    return (
-      <ValidatorForm onSubmit={saveData}>
-        <Grid
-          container
-          direction="row"
-          justify="flex-start"
-          alignItems="center"
-        >
-          <Grid item xs={2}>
-            <SelectValidator
-              name="level"
-              label="Filter on Log Level"
-              value={data.level}
-              fullWidth
-              variant="outlined"
-              onChange={this.changeLevel}
-              margin="normal"
-            >
-              <MenuItem value={-1}>OFF</MenuItem>
-              <MenuItem value={3}>ERROR</MenuItem>
-              <MenuItem value={4}>WARNING</MenuItem>
-              <MenuItem value={5}>NOTICE</MenuItem>
-              <MenuItem value={6}>INFO</MenuItem>
-              <MenuItem value={7}>DEBUG</MenuItem>
-              <MenuItem value={8}>ALL</MenuItem>
-            </SelectValidator>
-          </Grid>
-          <Grid item md>
-            <Typography color="primary" variant="body2">
-              <i>
-                &nbsp;(the last {data.max_messages} messages are retained and
-                all new log events are shown in real time below)
-              </i>
-            </Typography>
-          </Grid>
-        </Grid>
-      </ValidatorForm>
-    );
-  }
-}
-
-export default withAuthenticatedContext(LogEventForm);
diff --git a/mock-api/server.js b/mock-api/server.js
index 27edccf69..46b2600a2 100644
--- a/mock-api/server.js
+++ b/mock-api/server.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ const ES_ENDPOINT_ROOT = '/es/'
 const LOG_SETTINGS_ENDPOINT = REST_ENDPOINT_ROOT + 'logSettings'
 const log_settings = {
   level: 6,
-  max_messages: 30,
+  max_messages: 50,
 }
 
 const FETCH_LOG_ENDPOINT = REST_ENDPOINT_ROOT + 'fetchLog'
@@ -770,14 +770,22 @@ app.get(FETCH_LOG_ENDPOINT, (req, res) => {
   res.end(null, 'binary')
 })
 app.get(LOG_SETTINGS_ENDPOINT, (req, res) => {
+  console.log(
+    'Fetching log settings ' +
+      log_settings.level +
+      ',' +
+      log_settings.max_messages,
+  )
   res.json(log_settings)
 })
 app.post(LOG_SETTINGS_ENDPOINT, (req, res) => {
-  console.log('New log level is ' + req.body.level)
-  const data = {
-    level: req.body.level,
-  }
-  res.json(data)
+  console.log(
+    'Setting new level=' +
+      req.body.level +
+      ' max_messages=' +
+      req.body.max_messages,
+  )
+  res.sendStatus(200)
 })
 
 // NETWORK
diff --git a/src/version.h b/src/version.h
index 838811571..1dc1c7f43 100644
--- a/src/version.h
+++ b/src/version.h
@@ -1 +1 @@
-#define EMSESP_APP_VERSION "3.2.0b0"
+#define EMSESP_APP_VERSION "3.2.0b1"
diff --git a/src/web/WebLogService.cpp b/src/web/WebLogService.cpp
index 0ce55aa47..5f4f6d652 100644
--- a/src/web/WebLogService.cpp
+++ b/src/web/WebLogService.cpp
@@ -23,21 +23,21 @@ using namespace std::placeholders;
 namespace emsesp {
 
 WebLogService::WebLogService(AsyncWebServer * server, SecurityManager * securityManager)
-    : _events(EVENT_SOURCE_LOG_PATH)
-    , _setLevel(LOG_SETTINGS_PATH, std::bind(&WebLogService::setLevel, this, _1, _2), 256) { // for POSTS
+    : events_(EVENT_SOURCE_LOG_PATH)
+    , setValues_(LOG_SETTINGS_PATH, std::bind(&WebLogService::setValues, this, _1, _2), 256) { // for POSTS
 
-    _events.setFilter(securityManager->filterRequest(AuthenticationPredicates::IS_ADMIN));
-    server->addHandler(&_events);
+    events_.setFilter(securityManager->filterRequest(AuthenticationPredicates::IS_ADMIN));
+    server->addHandler(&events_);
     server->on(EVENT_SOURCE_LOG_PATH, HTTP_GET, std::bind(&WebLogService::forbidden, this, _1));
 
     // for bring back the whole log
     server->on(FETCH_LOG_PATH, HTTP_GET, std::bind(&WebLogService::fetchLog, this, _1));
 
     // get when page is loaded
-    server->on(LOG_SETTINGS_PATH, HTTP_GET, std::bind(&WebLogService::getLevel, this, _1));
+    server->on(LOG_SETTINGS_PATH, HTTP_GET, std::bind(&WebLogService::getValues, this, _1));
 
     // for setting a level
-    server->addHandler(&_setLevel);
+    server->addHandler(&setValues_);
 }
 
 void WebLogService::forbidden(AsyncWebServerRequest * request) {
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ void WebLogService::operator<<(std::shared_ptr<uuid::log::Message> message) {
 }
 
 void WebLogService::loop() {
-    if (!_events.count() || log_messages_.empty()) {
+    if (!events_.count() || log_messages_.empty()) {
         return;
     }
 
@@ -144,12 +144,12 @@ void WebLogService::transmit(const QueuedLogMessage & message) {
     char * buffer = new char[len + 1];
     if (buffer) {
         serializeJson(jsonDocument, buffer, len + 1);
-        _events.send(buffer, "message", millis());
+        events_.send(buffer, "message", millis());
     }
     delete[] buffer;
 }
 
-// send the current log buffer to the API
+// send the complete log buffer to the API, filtering on log level
 void WebLogService::fetchLog(AsyncWebServerRequest * request) {
     MsgpackAsyncJsonResponse * response = new MsgpackAsyncJsonResponse(false, EMSESP_JSON_SIZE_XXLARGE_DYN); // 8kb buffer
     JsonObject                 root     = response->getRoot();
@@ -157,15 +157,17 @@ void WebLogService::fetchLog(AsyncWebServerRequest * request) {
     JsonArray log = root.createNestedArray("events");
 
     for (const auto & msg : log_messages_) {
-        JsonObject logEvent = log.createNestedObject();
-        auto       message  = std::move(msg);
-        char       time_string[25];
+        if (msg.content_->level <= log_level()) {
+            JsonObject logEvent = log.createNestedObject();
+            auto       message  = std::move(msg);
+            char       time_string[25];
 
-        logEvent["t"] = messagetime(time_string, message.content_->uptime_ms);
-        logEvent["l"] = message.content_->level;
-        logEvent["i"] = message.id_;
-        logEvent["n"] = message.content_->name;
-        logEvent["m"] = message.content_->text;
+            logEvent["t"] = messagetime(time_string, message.content_->uptime_ms);
+            logEvent["l"] = message.content_->level;
+            logEvent["i"] = message.id_;
+            logEvent["n"] = message.content_->name;
+            logEvent["m"] = message.content_->text;
+        }
     }
 
     log_message_id_tail_ = log_messages_.back().id_;
@@ -174,28 +176,25 @@ void WebLogService::fetchLog(AsyncWebServerRequest * request) {
     request->send(response);
 }
 
-// sets the level after a POST
-void WebLogService::setLevel(AsyncWebServerRequest * request, JsonVariant & json) {
+// sets the values like level after a POST
+void WebLogService::setValues(AsyncWebServerRequest * request, JsonVariant & json) {
     if (not json.is<JsonObject>()) {
         return;
     }
-    auto &&          body  = json.as<JsonObject>();
+
+    auto && body = json.as<JsonObject>();
+
     uuid::log::Level level = body["level"];
     log_level(level);
-    if (level == uuid::log::Level::OFF) {
-        log_messages_.clear();
-    }
 
-    // send the value back
-    AsyncJsonResponse * response = new AsyncJsonResponse(false, EMSESP_JSON_SIZE_SMALL);
-    JsonObject          root     = response->getRoot();
-    root["level"]                = log_level();
-    response->setLength();
-    request->send(response);
+    uint8_t max_messages = body["max_messages"];
+    maximum_log_messages(max_messages);
+
+    request->send(200); // OK
 }
 
-// return the current log level after a GET
-void WebLogService::getLevel(AsyncWebServerRequest * request) {
+// return the current value settings after a GET
+void WebLogService::getValues(AsyncWebServerRequest * request) {
     AsyncJsonResponse * response = new AsyncJsonResponse(false, EMSESP_JSON_SIZE_SMALL);
     JsonObject          root     = response->getRoot();
     root["level"]                = log_level();
diff --git a/src/web/WebLogService.h b/src/web/WebLogService.h
index 4c3401a7e..885739e9d 100644
--- a/src/web/WebLogService.h
+++ b/src/web/WebLogService.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ namespace emsesp {
 
 class WebLogService : public uuid::log::Handler {
   public:
-    static constexpr size_t MAX_LOG_MESSAGES = 30;
+    static constexpr size_t MAX_LOG_MESSAGES = 50;
     static constexpr size_t REFRESH_SYNC     = 200;
 
     WebLogService(AsyncWebServer * server, SecurityManager * securityManager);
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class WebLogService : public uuid::log::Handler {
     virtual void operator<<(std::shared_ptr<uuid::log::Message> message);
 
   private:
-    AsyncEventSource _events;
+    AsyncEventSource events_;
 
     class QueuedLogMessage {
       public:
@@ -64,12 +64,12 @@ class WebLogService : public uuid::log::Handler {
     void forbidden(AsyncWebServerRequest * request);
     void transmit(const QueuedLogMessage & message);
     void fetchLog(AsyncWebServerRequest * request);
-    void getLevel(AsyncWebServerRequest * request);
+    void getValues(AsyncWebServerRequest * request);
 
     char * messagetime(char * out, const uint64_t t);
 
-    void                        setLevel(AsyncWebServerRequest * request, JsonVariant & json);
-    AsyncCallbackJsonWebHandler _setLevel; // for POSTs
+    void                        setValues(AsyncWebServerRequest * request, JsonVariant & json);
+    AsyncCallbackJsonWebHandler setValues_; // for POSTs
 
     uint64_t                    last_transmit_        = 0;                // Last transmit time
     size_t                      maximum_log_messages_ = MAX_LOG_MESSAGES; // Maximum number of log messages to buffer before they are output