Cisco Systems 4300 manual Local Log Settings Area, Syslog Settings Area

Chapter 3 Configuring and Managing the IP Camera

Log Windows

If you change any options in this window, you must click the Save Settings button to save the changes. If you do not click this button, changes are not retained when you exit the window. Save Settings appears at the bottom of the window. You may need to scroll down to it.

Table 3-23describes the options in the Log Setup Settings window.

Table 3-23	Log Setup Settings Window Options
Option		Description
Local Log Settings Area
Minimum Log Severity		Choose the minimum severity of messages that the appear in the log file. The
		system logs all messages of this severity and higher. Message severities,
		from highest to lowest, are:
		• Emergency—The system is unusable.
		• Alert—A situation occurred that requires immediate action.
		• Critical—A situation occurred that requires action soon.
		• Error—An error occurred, but it does not necessarily affects the ability
		of the system to function.
		• Warning—A undesirable condition occurred.
		• Notice—Notification about a system condition that is not necessarily an
		error condition.
		• Informational—Information about a system activity.
		• Debug—Information about a system activity with detailed technical
		information. Includes messages of every other severity.
		The default severity is Informational.
Maximum Log Entries		Maximum number of entries that the log file maintains. When the log file
		reaches this limit, it begins overwriting entries, starting with the oldest one.
		The default value is 100.
Syslog Settings Area
Enable Syslog		Check this check box to send the log information to a designated Syslog
		server. The selected information also is maintained on the IP camera until it
		is overwritten.
		This option is useful for consolidating logs in deployments with several
		IP cameras and for retaining logs.
Primary Syslog Server		Identify the primary Syslog server by choosing IP Address or Hostname
		from the drop-down list and entering the IP address or host name in the
		corresponding field.
Primary Syslog Server		Enter the primary Syslog server port number that receives the logs.
Port		Valid values are 514 and 1024 through 65535. The default Syslog port is 514.
Facility		Enter the system facility that receives logs on the Syslog server.

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