Configuring System Logs
Clearing Event Logs
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•Description — Provides additional information about the syslog server.
2. Define the Minimum Severity for the log.
3. Click Apply. Logging is enabled on the device.
Clearing Event Logs
To clear all events from the log:
1. Click System > Event Log. The Event Log Page opens:
2. Click Clear Logs. The stored logs are cleared. If logging is enabled, the system begins to log new events.
Configuring Log Servers
To add a log server:
1. Click System > Event Log. The Event Log Page opens.
2. Select a Log Type in the Configure Log Outputs table’
3. Click Create. The Add Syslog Server Page opens:
Figure 51: Add Syslog Server Page
The Add Syslog Server Page contains the following fields:
•Log Server IP Address — Defines the IP address of the syslog server.
•UDP Port — Defines the UDP port to which the server logs are sent. The possible range is 1-65535.
The default value is 514.
•Facility — Defines an application from which system logs are sent to the remote server. Only one facility can
be assigned to a single server. If a second facility level is assigned, the first facility is overridden. All
applications defined for a device utilize the same facility on a server. The field default is Local 7. The possible
field values are Local 0 - Local 7.
•Description — Provides any additional information about the syslog server, for example its location.
•Minimum Severity — Indicates the minimum severity level to be included in the log output. All logs that have
the severity higher than the minimum severity are also included in the output. When the minimum severity
level is defined, logs of all higher severity levels are selected automatically.
4. Define the IP Address, UDP Port, Facility, Description, and Minimum Severity fields.
5. Click Apply. The Log server is defined and the device is updated.