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Syslog Mode

A Syslog Server must be present on the network so that the handset can send log messages and have them saved. The Syslog Server IP address can be configured using DHCP or statically configured.

Note: If the Syslog Server address is blank (000.000.000.000 or 255.255.255.255) or the handset is using DHCP and no option 7 is received from the DHCP server, the handset does not send any syslog messages.

Each syslog message includes the following:

Date and time (to 1100th of a second) since the handset power on (configured to January 1 00:0:00); requires an SNTP server

WLAN Handset MAC address

WLAN Handset IP address

Sequence number

plus, additional items, based on the message type, as shown in Table 28 "Syslog message contents" (page 207).

Message example:

Jan 1 00:01:26 0090.7a02.2a1b (172.16.0.46) [001a] RStat: AP 00:40:96:48:1D:0C (-56dBm), Sent 783523, Recvd 791342, MSnt 245, MRcd 5674, BSnt 43, BRcd 10783, TX drop 43 (0.0%), TX retry 578 (1.2%), RX retry 1217 (1.6%).

Table 28 "Syslog message contents" (page 207) contains the contents of the syslog messages.

Table 28

Syslog message contents

Syslog message

Contents

 

 

Failed Handoff

Failed AP MAC

(sent whenever the handset decided to hand

 

off, but failed trying)

Failed AP signal strength

 

 

Current AP MAC

 

Current AP signal strength

 

Failure reason

 

 

Nortel Communication Server 1000

WLAN IP Telephony Installation and Commissioning

NN43001-504 01.02 Standard

Release 5.0 15 June 2007

Copyright © 2004-2007, Nortel Networks

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