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Log Windows
If you change any options in this window, you must click the Save Settings button to save the changes.
If you do not click this button, changes are not retained when you exit the window. Save Settings
appears at the bottom of the window. You may need to scroll down to it.
Table 3-23
Table 3-23
Option
Local Log Settings Area
Minimum Log Severity Choose the minimum severity of messages that the appear in the log file. The
Maximum Log Entries
Syslog Settings Area
Enable Syslog
Primary Syslog Server
Primary Syslog Server
Port
Facility
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describes the options in the Log Setup Settings window.
Log Setup Settings Window Options
Description
system logs all messages of this severity and higher. Message severities,
from highest to lowest, are:
Emergency—The system is unusable.
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Alert—A situation occurred that requires immediate action.
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Critical—A situation occurred that requires action soon.
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• Error—An error occurred, but it does not necessarily affects the ability
of the system to function.
Warning—A undesirable condition occurred.
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Notice—Notification about a system condition that is not necessarily an
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error condition.
Informational—Information about a system activity.
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Debug—Information about a system activity with detailed technical
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information. Includes messages of every other severity.
The default severity is Informational.
Maximum number of entries that the log file maintains. When the log file
reaches this limit, it begins overwriting entries, starting with the oldest one.
The default value is 100.
Check this check box to send the log information to a designated Syslog
server. The selected information also is maintained on the IP camera until it
is overwritten.
This option is useful for consolidating logs in deployments with several
IP cameras and for retaining logs.
Identify the primary Syslog server by choosing IP Address or Hostname
from the drop-down list and entering the IP address or host name in the
corresponding field.
Enter the primary Syslog server port number that receives the logs.
Valid values are 514 and 1024 through 65535. The default Syslog port is 514.
Enter the system facility that receives logs on the Syslog server.
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