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.

 

 

 

 

 

Cisco Video Surveillance 4300 and 4500 High-Definition IP Cameras User Guide

3-34

OL-19609-04

Page 58
Image 58
Cisco Systems 4300 manual Local Log Settings Area, Syslog Settings Area