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SYSLOG Set-Up Menu
Option
1. Syslog
2. Syslog IP address
3. Events facility
4. Security facility
5. Activation facility
6. Firewall facility
Enter option number, "=" - main menu, <TAB> - previous menu
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The SYSLOG Set-Up Menu configures this P1700 to send messages to a standard Syslog service running on a specified
host. Syslog is a utility, typically on a UNIX type system but also available for other systems, that forwards system
messages to a user selected destination, known as a facility. A facility may be a file, another device, such as a printer, or
another utility, such as an e-mail service. A listing of available facilities is given at the end of this section. It is
recommended that you choose the "localn" facilities for logging messages from this router unless you are certain that a
specified facility is not used by any other part of the system.
For a listing of system messages and their descriptions, please see Appendix A of the P1700 Reference Manual file on the
accompanying CD-ROM. For information on Syslog, please see your UNIX (or equivalent) operating system reference
manual.
This router will generate one of four classes of message: events, security, activation or firewall. Each type may be sent to
a separate facility. All messages are sent at severity level 6 (information level).
Note: if Syslog is set up to send messages to a host across a WAN link and spoofing or traffic initiated connection is
enabled, the link will be brought up every time a system event occurs, i.e. very frequently. Depending on how link service
charges are accrued, this may not be desirable. It is recommended that the Syslog host be on the same LAN as this router.
Note: Time of day should be synchronized between this P1700 and the Syslog daemon host; if this is not done,
interpreting a sequence of logged events becomes more difficult.
1 – Syslog
The Syslog option toggles the Syslog operation between enabled and disabled.
Default: [disabled]
Menus Reference Manual: Syslog Set-Up Menu
SYSLOG SET-UP MENU
Value
[enabled]
[none]
[none]
[none]
[local2]
[none]
Description
- Enable/disable syslog logging
- Define host IP address
- Define network events facility
- Define security facility
- Define activation facility
- Define firewall facility
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