Chapter 19 Log Screens

 

Table 74 Logs > Log Settings

 

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

 

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.

 

 

 

 

Clear log after

Select the check box to clear all logs after logs and alert messages

 

sending mail

are sent via e-mail.

 

 

 

 

Log

Select the categories of logs that you want to record.

 

 

 

 

Send Immediate

Select the categories of alerts for which you want the NWA to

 

Alert

immediately send e-mail alerts.

 

 

 

 

Apply

Click Apply to save your customized settings and exit this screen.

 

 

 

 

Reset

Click Reset to reconfigure all the fields in this screen.

 

 

 

 

 

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