Professional Access Point

Administrator Guide

4. Restart the syslog server by typing the following at the command line prompt:

Note

/etc/init.d/sysklogd restart

The syslog process will default to use port 514. USRobotics recommends using this default port.

However, if you choose to reconfigure the log port, make sure that the port number that you assign to syslog is not being used by another process.

Enabling and Disabling the Log Relay Host on the Status Menu’s Events Page

To enable and configure log relaying on the Status menu’s Events page, set the log relay options as described below.

Field

Description

Log Relay Host Enabled

Choose to either enable or disable use of the Log Relay Host:

 

Enabled

 

Disabled

 

If you select Enabled, the Relay Host and Relay Port fields are editable.

 

 

Relay Host

Specify the IP Address or DNS name of the relay host.

 

 

Relay Port

Specify the port number for the syslog process on the relay host.

 

The default port is 514.

 

 

 

Update Settings

To apply your changes, click Update.

If you enabled the log relay host, clicking Update will activate remote logging. The access point will send its kernel messages real-time for display to the remote log server monitor, a specified kernel log file, or other storage, depending on how you configured the log relay host.

If you disabled the log relay host, clicking Update will disable remote logging.

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