P314 Broadband Sharing Gateway with 4-Port Switch
System Information and Diagnosis 8-7
Figure 8-8 Menu 24.3.2 – System Maintenance – UNIX Syslog
You need to configure the UNIX syslog parameters described in the following table to activate syslog then
choose what you want to log.
Table 8-3 System Maintenance Menu Syslog Parameters
Parameter Description
UNIX Syslog:
Active Press the [SPACE BAR] to turn on or off syslog.
Syslog IP Address Enter the IP Address of the server that will log the CDR (Call Detail Record) and
system messages i.e., the syslog server.
Log Facility Press the [SPACE BAR] to toggle between the 7 different Local options. The log
facility allows you to log the message to different files in the server. Please refer to
your UNIX manual for more detail.
Types:
CDR
Call Detail Record (CDR) logs all data phone line activity if set to
Yes
.
Packet triggered The first 48 bytes or octets and protocol type of the triggering packet is sent to the
UNIX syslog server when this field is set to
Yes
.
Filter log
No filters are logged when this field is set to
No
. Filters with the individual filter Log
Filter field set to
Yes
(Menu 21.x.x) are logged when this field is set to
Yes
.
PPP log
PPP events are logged when this field is set to
Yes
.
Your Prestige sends four types of syslog messages. Some examples (not P314 specific) of these syslog
messages with their message formats are shown next:
Menu 24.3.2 -- System Maintenance - UNIX Syslog
UNIX Syslog:
Active= No
Syslog IP Address= ?
Log Facility= Local 1
Types:
CDR= No
Packet triggered= No
Filter log= No
PPP log= No
Press ENTER to Confirm or ESC to Cancel:
Press Space Bar to Toggle.
