System menu features
Diagnostics menu
• If the server is a Windows machine, you must obtain a remote logging service.
From the System menu, click Diagnostics > System Log tab > Remote Syslog tab. The Remote
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System Log Delivery page appears
Figure 371 Remote System Log Delivery
Select the Enable Remote Logging checkbox.
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Enter the IP address or DNS hostname for the remote syslog server in the Remote Host field.
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Enter the Remote Port on which the remote syslog server is listening for syslog messages. Typically, the
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default is correct.
Set the Filter Level to only send syslog messages at this level or above.
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[Optional] To force a more precise and standardized time stamp with every message, select the Include
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extended ISO date checkbox. The date is prepended to syslog messages before being sent.
Click Submit.
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Sending log messages to an email account
Use this procedure to reroute the system log messages to an email account. Syslog log messages can be
sent to an email account, which allows you to keep system log messages persistently.
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