2 syslog and accounting – ZyXEL Communications Prestige 2602R Series User Manual

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Chapter 32 System Information and Diagnosis

Figure 190 Sample Error and Information Messages

32.4.2 Syslog and Accounting

The Prestige uses the syslog facility to log the CDR (Call Detail Record) and system messages
to a syslog server. Syslog and accounting can be configured in Menu 24.3.2 — System
Maintenance —
UNIX Syslog, as shown next.

Figure 191 Menu 24.3.2 System Maintenance: Syslog and Accounting

You need to configure the UNIX syslog parameters described in the following table to activate
syslog then choose what you want to log.

The following are examples of the four types of syslog messages sent by the Prestige:

53 Sat Jan 01 00:00:03 2000 PP01 -WARN SNMP TRAP 0: cold start
54 Sat Jan 01 00:00:03 2000 PP01 INFO main: init completed
55 Sat Jan 01 00:00:03 2000 PP01 INFO Starting Connectivity Monitor
56 Sat Jan 01 00:00:03 2000 PP20 INFO adjtime task pause 1 day
57 Sat Jan 01 00:00:03 2000 PP21 INFO monitoring WAN connectivity
58 Sat Jan 01 00:03:06 2000 PP19 INFO SMT Password pass
59 Sat Jan 01 00:03:06 2000 PP01 INFO SMT Session Begin
60 Sat Jan 01 00:23:21 2000 PP01 INFO SMT Session End
62 Sat Jan 01 00:23:38 2000 PP19 INFO SMT Password pass
63 Sat Jan 01 00:23:38 2000 PP01 INFO SMT Session Begin
Clear Error Log (y/n):

Menu 24.3.2 - System Maintenance - UNIX Syslog

UNIX Syslog:
Active= No
Syslog IP Address= 0.0.0.0
Log Facility= Local 1

Press ENTER to Confirm or ESC to Cancel:

Table 104 Menu 24.3.2 System Maintenance : Syslog and Accounting

PARAMETER

DESCRIPTION

UNIX Syslog:

Active

Use [SPACE BAR] and then [ENTER] to turn syslog on or off.

Syslog IP Address

Type the IP address of your syslog server.

Log Facility

Use [SPACE BAR] and then [ENTER] to select one of seven different local

options. The log facility lets you log the message in different server files. Refer to

your UNIX manual.

When you have completed this menu, press [ENTER] at the prompt “

Press ENTER to Confirm

or ESC to Cancel:

” to save your configuration, or press [ESC] at any time to cancel.

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