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Use the system menu to configure such system utilities:
Syslog – for sending system and debug messages via the syslog protocol.
Trace system – trace such controller services as PPTP and PPPoE.
Clock – manual setting of internal device clock.
NTP – set the Network Time Protocol service on the AC.
Certificates – upload your own SSL certificate and private key files for server.
Save and Restore – save current AC configuration and restore.
Use the system menu to define default access/visitor access to the device via or using:
Telnet – enable telnet connections to AC.
AAA – enable different AAA methods.
UAT – enable the service.
SNMP – enable/configure SNMP management.
Use the system menu to check the system status, reset the device, or update with new firmware.
Figure 117 – System Menu

System | Configuration | Syslog

You can trace your AC system processes and get the system log messages remotely using the
system | configuration | syslog menu (by default the syslog utility is disabled):
Figure 118 – Syslog Settings
To enable the syslog remote sending function, click the edit button and choose the enabled option:
Figure 119 – Configure Syslog Messages
Remote Log Status – choose disable/enable remote log [enabled/disabled].
Host – specify the host IP address where to send the syslog messages [host IP address].
Be sure the remote host is configured properly to receive the syslog protocol
messages.
Level – select the messages level you need to trace. The level determines the importance of the
message. The levels are, in order of increasing importance:
Debug – debug messages including more important level messages: [info/warning/error/fatal].
Informational – informational messages including [warning/error/fatal]
Warning – warning condition messages including [error/fatal]
Error – error and critical condition messages including [fatal]
Fatal – critical and fatal condition for device messages. Actions should be taken immediately.
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