System functions, 2 log – GeoDesy GD-Geo20-TP User Manual

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System functions

Reboot device

– reboot device with the last saved configuration.

Reset device to factory defaults

– click to restore unit's factory configuration.

Resetting the device is an irreversible process. Current configuration and the administrator
password will be set back to the factory default.

Download troubleshooting file

– click to download the troubleshooting file. The troubleshooting file

contains valuable information about device configuration, routes, log files, command outputs, etc.
When using the troubleshooting file, the device quickly gathers troubleshooting information
automatically, rather than requiring you to gather each piece of information manually. This is helpful
for submitting problems to the support team.

Backup configuration file

– click to save the current configuration file. The saved configuration file is

useful to restore a configuration in case of a device misconfiguration or to upload a standard
configuration to multiple devices without the need to manually configure each device through the web
interface.

Restore configuration from file

– click to upload an existing configuration file to the device.

7.4.2 Log

Use the log tab to configure device to view or save log messages to the local or remote server using
standard syslog facility:

View system log

– click to view current trace messages. The system log viewer utility provides debug

information about the system services and protocols. If the device's malfunction occurs recorded
messages can help operators to locate misconfiguration and system errors.

Message level

– specify system's message tracing level. The level determines the importance of the

message and the volume of messages generated by the device. The levels are in increased
importance order [emergency, alert, critical, error, warning, notice, information, debug]. Default: info.

The device can be configured to send system log messages to a remote server:

Syslog forward

– select to enable remote system logging.

Forward server

– specify the remote host IP address or hostname where syslog messages will be

sent.

Forward port

– specify the port to which syslog messages will be forwarded [0-65535]. Default: 514.

Forward message level

– specify the level of the message which will be sent to the remote syslog

server. The level determines the importance of the message and the volume of messages generated
by

the

device.

The

levels

are

in

order

of

increasing

importance

[emergency/alert/critical/error/warning/notice/information/debug]. Default: information.

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