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Using RAS
Accessing the
Remote Event
View System or
Application Files
Note
Disconnecting the
Drives
Disconnecting
RAS
D-6
Dial-In Procedure for Remote Access to Information Center Systems
If you want to store log files on a floppy disk, insert the disk into the A:\ drive:
Step 4. Click on (highlight) the files to be stored and click on File -> Send to -> 3
1/2 Floppy and the files will be stored on the disk.
Step 1. Open the Event Viewer application of the accessing PC
Step 2. To select computer, enter in specific IP Address of machine you want to
view or copy files from (e.g., \\172.31.221.0) by:
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Log\Select Computer on Windows NT
Action\Open Log File on Windows 2000
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Action\Connect to another Computer on Windows XP
Click OK.
Step 3. View the file, selecting either System or Application, depending on log file
type you want to review.
For the Accessing PC to review Event Log files, the Event Log files must first be
saved to the Database Server's C: drive. This can be done using the Save As
function in the Log menu of the Event Log.
Step 4. Save file. Select the Remote machine drive directory and enter local file
name. Click on Save.
Step 5. Delete any Event Viewer file names (.evt) created in step 4. Do not delete
any of the other existing .log files (.log).
After the files have been reviewed or copied, the following steps will disconnect the
Accessing PC from the remote device network drive.
Step 1. Open the Windows Explorer
Step 2. Access Tools -> Disconnect Network Drive
– For Windows Explorer, click on Tools in the top row menu and then
Disconnect Network Drive
Step 3. Click on the Network Drive letters created in the previous section of this
document (mapped drives), select it, then OK, and the Network Drive
mapping will be disconnected.
The RAS telephone connection can be disconnected as follows.
Step 1. Open the network window:
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Control Panel -> Network and Dial-up Connections on Windows 2000
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Control Panel -> Network Connections on Windows XP
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Control Panel -> Dial-Up Networking on Windows NT
Step 2. Open the network connection to be disconnected.
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