Chapter 14 Log Screens

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 45 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.

 

 

SMTP Authentication

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 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 Address

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

 

of logs.

 

 

Syslog Port

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

Number

categories of logs.

 

 

 

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 Schedule

Log

field.

 

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

 

 

Time for Sending

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

Log

11:00 pm) to send the logs.

 

 

Clear log after

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

sending mail

via e-mail.

 

 

 

Log

 

 

 

 

System

Click this to receive logs related to system maintenance.

Maintenance

 

 

 

 

System Errors

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.

 

 

 

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