ZyXEL Communications P-312 System Maintenance Menu Syslog Parameters, Parameter Description, Cdr

P312 Broadband Security Gateway

Menu 24.3.2 -- System Maintenance - UNIX Syslog and Accounting

UNIX Syslog:

Active= No

Syslog IP Address= ?

Log Facility= Local 1

Types:

CDR= No

Packet Triggered= No

Filter log= No

PPP log= No

Firewall log= No

Press ENTER to Confirm or ESC to Cancel:

Figure 9-8 Menu 24.3.2 - System Maintenance – UNIX Syslog

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

Table 9-3 System Maintenance Menu Syslog Parameters

Parameter

Description

UNIX Syslog:

Active

Syslog IP Address

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

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	Press the [SPACE BAR] to toggle between the 7 different Local options. The log
	facility allows you to log the message to different files in the server. Please refer to
	your UNIX manual for more detail.
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 (Menu 21.x.x).) are logged when this field is set to Yes.
PPP log	PPP events are logged when this field is set to Yes.
Firewall log	When set to Yes, the Prestige sends the firewall log to a syslog server.

Your Prestige sends five types of syslog messages. Some examples (not all P312 specific) of these syslog messages with their message formats are shown next:

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