Chapter 19 Log Screens

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 72 Logs > Log Settings

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Address Info

 

 

 

 

Mail Server

Enter the server name or the IP address of the mail server for the e-

 

mail addresses specified below. If this field is left blank, logs and

 

alert messages will not be sent via e-mail.

 

 

Mail Subject

Type a title that you want to be in the subject line of the log e-mail

 

message that the NWA sends.

 

 

Send Log to

Logs are sent to the e-mail address specified in this field. If this field

 

is left blank, logs will not be sent via e-mail.

 

 

Send Alerts to

Enter the e-mail address where the alert messages will be sent. If

 

this field is left blank, alert messages will not be sent via e-mail.

 

 

SMTP

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

Authentication

owner of the SMTP account.

 

 

User Name

If your e-mail account requires SMTP authentication, enter the

 

username here.

 

 

Password

Enter the password associated with the above username.

 

 

Syslog Logging

Syslog logging sends a log to an external syslog server used to

 

store logs.

 

 

Active

Click Active to enable syslog logging.

 

 

Syslog IP

Enter the server name or IP address of the syslog server that will

Address

log the selected categories of logs.

 

 

Log Facility

Select a location from the drop down list box. The log facility allows

 

you to log the messages to different files in the syslog server. Refer

 

to the documentation of your syslog program for more details.

 

 

 

Send Log

 

 

 

 

Log Schedule

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

 

messages being sent as E-mail:

 

•

Daily

 

•

Weekly

 

•

Hourly

 

• When Log is Full

 

•

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.

 

 

Day for Sending

This field is only available when you select Weekly in the Log

Log

Schedule field.

 

Use the drop down list box to select which day of the week to send

 

the logs.

 

 

Time for

Enter the time of the day in 24-hour format (for example 23:00

Sending Log

equals 11:00 pm) to send the logs.

 

 

 

 

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