Defining What To Log - D-Link DWC-1000 User Manual

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12.6.1 Defining W hat to Log
Tools > Log Settings > Logs Facility
Th e Lo g s Facilit y p ag e allo ws y o u t o d et ermin e t h e g ran u larit y o f lo g s t o receiv e
fro m t h e co n t roller. Th ere are t h ree co re co mp on en ts o f t h e co ntro ller, referred t o as
Facilit ies :
Kernel : Th is refers t o t h e Lin u x kern el. Lo g mes s ag es t h at co rres p o n d t o t h is
facilit y wo u ld co rres p o n d t o t raffic t h ro u g h t h e firewall o r n et wo rk s t ack.
S ys tem: Th is refers t o ap p licatio n an d man ag emen t lev el feat u res av ailab le o n t h is
co n t ro ller, in clu d in g SSL VPN an d ad min is t rat o r ch an g es fo r man ag in g t h e u n it .
Wi rel es s : Th is facilit y co rres p o n d s t o t h e 802.11 d riv er u s ed fo r p ro v id in g A P
fu n ct io n alit y t o y o u r n et wo rk.
Local 1 -UTM: Th is facilit y co rres p onds t o IPS (In t ru s ion Prev en tio n Sy s t em) wh ich
h elp s in d et ect in g malicio u s in t ru s io n at t emp t s fro m t h e Op t io n .
Fo r each facilit y , t h e fo llo win g ev en t s (in o rd er o f s ev erit y ) can b e lo g g ed :
Emerg en cy , A lert , Crit ica l, Erro r, W arn in g , No t ificat io n , In fo rmat io n , Deb u g g in g .
W h en a p art icu lar s ev erit y lev el is s elect ed , all ev en t s wit h s ev erit y eq u al t o an d
g reat er t h an t h e ch osen s ev erit y are cap t u red . Fo r examp le if y o u h av e co n fig u red
CRITICA L lev el lo g g in g fo r t h e W ireles s facilit y , t h en 802.11 lo g s wit h s ev erit ies
CRITICA L, A LERT, an d EM ERGENCY are lo g g ed . Th e s ev erit y lev els av ailab le
fo r lo g g in g are:
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EM ERGENC Y: s y s t em is u n u s ab le
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A LERT: act io n mu s t b e t aken immed iat ely
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CRITICA L: crit ical co n d it io n s
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ERROR: erro r co n d it io n s
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W A RNING: warn in g co n d it io n s
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NOTIFICA TION: n o rmal b u t s ig n ifican t co n d it io n
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INFORM A TION: in fo rmat io n al
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DEBUGGIN G: d eb u g -lev el mes s ag es
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