Sending Logs To E-Mail Or Syslog; Figure 115: Ip V6 Log Configuration Options For Traffic Through Router - D-Link DSR-150 User Manual

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Figure 115 : IPv6 Log configuratio n options for traffi c through route r

9.4.2 Sending Logs to E-mail or Syslog

Tools > Log Settings > Remote Logging
On ce y o u h av e co nfig ured t h e t y pe o f lo g s t h at y o u wan t t h e ro u t er t o co llect , t h ey
can b e s en t t o eit h er a Sy s log server o r an E-M ail ad d res s. Fo r remo t e lo g g in g a key
co n fig u ratio n field is t h e Remo t e Lo g Id en t ifier. Ev ery lo g g ed mes sag e will co n t ain
t h e co n fig u red p refix o f t h e Remo t e Lo g Id en t ifier, s o t h at s y s lo g s erv ers o r email
ad d res s es t h at receiv e lo g s fro m mo re t h an o n e ro u t er can s o rt fo r t h e relev an t
d ev ice's lo g s .
On ce y o u en ab le t h e o p t io n t o e -mail lo g s , en t er t h e e -mail s erv er's ad d res s (IP
ad d res s o r FQDN) o f t h e SM TP s erv er. Th e ro u ter will co n n ect t o t h is s erv er wh en
s en d in g e -mails o u t t o t h e co nfig u red ad d res s es . Th e SM TP p o rt an d ret u rn e -mail
ad d res ses are req u ired field s t o allo w t h e ro u ter t o p ackage t he lo g s an d s end a v alid
e-mail t h at is accep ted b y o ne o f t h e co nfig ured "s end -to " ad dress es . Up t o t h ree e -
mail ad d res s es can b e co n fig u red as lo g recip ien t s .
In o rd er t o es t ablis h a co n n ectio n wit h t h e co nfig ured SM TP p o rt an d s erv er, d efin e
t h e s erv er's au t h en t icat io n req u iremen t s . Th e ro u t er s u p p o rt s Lo g in Plain (n o
en cry p t ion ) o r CRA M -M D5 (en cry p ted) fo r t h e u s ern ame an d p as s wo rd d at a t o b e
s en t t o t h e SM TP s erv er. A u th en ticat io n can b e d is ab led if t h e s erv er d o es n o t h av e
t h is req u iremen t . In s ome cas es t h e SM TP s erver may s en d o u t IDENT req u es ts, an d
t h is ro u t er can h av e t h is res p o n s e o p t io n en ab led as n eed e d .
On ce t h e e -mail s erv er an d recip ient d etails are d efin ed y o u can d etermin e wh en t h e
ro u t er s h ou ld s end o ut lo g s. E-mail lo g s can b e s ent o u t b ased o n a d efin ed s ch ed u le
b y firs t ch o o s in g t h e u n it (i.e. t h e freq u en cy ) o f s en d in g lo g s : Ho u rly , Daily , o r
W eekly . Select in g Nev er will d is ab le lo g e -mails b u t will p res erv e t h e e -mail s erv er
s et t in g s .
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