Displaying the System Log
You can monitor the operations of the access point by viewing the
messages in its system log. The events and the vital information about
system activity help you identify and solve system problems.
The messages are divided into the eight severity levels listed in Table 4:
Table 4. Message Severity Levels
Severity Level
0 - Emergency
1 - Alert
2 - Critical
3 - Error
4 - Warning
5 - Notice
6 - Informational
7 - Debug
At its default setting, the log displays all messages. You can restrict the log
to display only certain messages by adjusting the Severity parameter in
the syslog client. Refer to "Sending Log Messages to a Syslog Server" on
page 62.
Note
All messages are deleted from the log when the access point is reset
or powered off. To permanently save the messages, refer to
"Sending Log Messages to a Syslog Server" on page 62.
To view the system log, select Monitoring > Log, Figure 6 on page 40 is
an example.
Description
System is unusable.
State that must be dealt with immediately.
Serious condition.
Error occurred
Warning conditions exist.
Normal but needs attention.
Information message.
Debug level message.
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