Milestone Basis+ 6.5 - Manual (Page 123)

Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual
Logging
Various types of log files can be generated by XProtect Basis+. Most log files generated by XProtect
Basis+ use a shared structure complying with the W3C Extended Log File Format. Each log file
consists of a header and a number of log lines:
• The header outlines the information contained in the log lines.
• The log lines consist of two main parts: the log information itself and an encrypted part.
The encrypted part makes it possible—through decryption and comparison—to assert that a
log file has not been tampered with.
Administrator Application Log Files
These files log activity in the Administrator application. A log file is created for each day the
Administrator is used.
Administrator log files are by default placed in the folder containing the XProtect Basis+ software,
typically C:\Program Files\Milestone\Milestone Surveillance\. Note, however, that the location as
well as the number of days to log can be changed in the General Settings window’s Logfile Settings
section (see page 68).
Administrator log files are named according to the structure AdminYYYYMMDD.log, e.g.
Admin20070615.log.
Recording Server Service Log Files
These files log activity in the Recording Server (see page 61) when it runs as the Milestone
Recording Server service. A log file is created for each day the service is used.
Milestone Recording Server service log files are by default placed in the folder containing the
XProtect Basis+ software, typically C:\Program Files\Milestone\Milestone Surveillance\. Note,
however, that the location as well as the number of days to log can be changed in the General
Settings window’s Logfile Settings section (see page 68).
Milestone Recording Server service log files are named according to the structure
RecordingServerYYYYMMDD.log, e.g. RecordingServer20070615.log.
Event Log Files
These files log information about registered events (read more about events in About Input, Events
& Output ... on page 73). A log file is created for each day on which events have occurred.
Event log files are by default placed in the folder containing the XProtect Basis+ software, typically
C:\Program Files\Milestone\Milestone Surveillance\. Note, however, that the location as well as the
number of days to log can be changed in the General Settings window’s Event Recording Settings
section (see page 68).
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