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Menu 24.3.2 -- System Maintenance - UNIX Syslog

UNIX Syslog:

Active= No

Syslog IP Address= ?

Log Facility= Local 1

Types:

CDR= No

Packet triggered= No

Filter log= No

PPP log= No

Press ENTER to Confirm or ESC to Cancel:

Press Space Bar to Toggle.

Figure 10-6 Menu 24.3.2 - System Maintenance - Syslog and Accounting

You need to configure the UNIX syslog parameters described in the following table to activate syslog then choose what you want to log.

Table 10-3 System Maintenance Menu Syslog Parameters

PARAMETER

DESCRIPTION

 

 

UNIX Syslog:

 

Active

Use the [SPACE BAR] to turn on or off syslog.

Syslog IP Address

Enter the IP Address of the server that will log the CDR (Call Detail Record) and

 

system messages i.e., the syslog server.

Log Facility

Use the [SPACE BAR] to select from the 7 different Local options. The log facility

 

allows you to log the message in different files in the server. Please refer to your

 

UNIX manual for more details.

 

 

Types:

 

CDR

Call Detail Record (CDR) logs all data phone line activity if set to Yes.

Packet triggered

The first 48 bytes or octets and protocol type of the triggering packet is sent to the

 

UNIX syslog server when this field is set to Yes.

Filter log

No filters are logged when this field is set to No. Filters with the individual filter Log

 

Filter field set to Yes are logged when this field is set to Yes.

PPP log

PPP events are logged when this field is set to Yes.

 

 

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