Chapter 9 Log Settings

Table 33 Log Settings (continued)

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

SMTP Authentication

SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) is the message-exchange standard for the

 

Internet. Select the check box to activate SMTP authentication. If mail server

 

authentication is needed but this feature is disabled, you will not receive the e-mail

 

logs.

 

If you use SMTP authentication, the mail receiver should be the owner of the SMTP

 

account.

 

 

User Name

If your e-mail account requires SMTP authentication, enter the user name here.

 

 

Password

Enter the password associated with the above user name.

 

 

Syslog Logging

Syslog logging sends a log to an external syslog server used to store logs.

 

 

Syslog Logging

Select the check box to enable syslog logging.

 

 

Syslog Server IP

Enter the IP address of the syslog server that will log the selected categories of logs.

Address

 

 

 

 

Syslog Port

Enter the port number of the syslog server that will log the selected categories of

Number

logs.

 

 

 

Send Log

 

 

 

 

Log Schedule

This drop-down menu is used to configure the frequency of log messages being sent

 

as E-mail:

 

• When Log is Full

 

•

Hourly

 

•

Daily

 

•

Weekly

 

•

None.

 

If the Weekly or the Daily option is selected, specify a time of day when the E-mail

 

should be sent. If the Weekly option is selected, then also specify which day of the

 

week the E-mail should be sent. If the When Log is Full option is selected, an alert

 

is sent when the log fills up. If you select None, no log messages are sent.

 

 

Clear log after

Select the check box to clear all logs after logs and alert messages are sent via e-

sending mail

mail.

 

 

 

Log Category

 

 

 

 

System

Click this to receive logs related to system maintenance.

Maintenance

 

 

 

 

System Error

Click this to receive logs related to system errors.

 

 

802.1x

Click this to receive logs related to the 802.1x mode.

 

 

Wireless

Click this to receive logs related to the wireless function.

 

 

Email Log Now

Select the categories of alerts for which you want the NWA to immediately send e-

 

mail alerts.

 

 

Apply

Click Apply to save your customized settings.

 

 

Cancel

Click Cancel to begin configuring this screen afresh.

 

 

 

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