Using the Log Viewer
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Using the Log Viewer
The Log Viewer lets you display:
■
The different logs and tables stored on the wireless bridge.
■
Status and error messages issued by the wireless bridge.
To display the Log Viewer screen, follow these steps:
1
From the Wireless Bridge Configuration screen (see “Selecting a Bridge to Configure”
on page 15), select the
Tools
tab.
2
Double-click the
Log Viewer
icon.
The Log Viewer screen appears, displaying the Event Log tab (see the next illustration).
Switch among the three available logs by choosing the different tabs. The three logs
available through the Log Viewer are:
■
Event Log
— Displays basic information and status messages generated by the
wireless bridge.
■
Forward Table
— Displays the MAC addresses that have been seen by the
wireless bridge.
■
Association Log
— Displays association and disassociation events.
Event Log
The event log displays messages generated by the wireless bridge. Event log messages
include basic information about the bridge hardware and any status messages generated
by the bridge. To clear the entries from the event log, click
Clear Log
. If the Alert light is
on, clearing the event log turns it off.
The time stamp indicates the number of 10-millisecond periods since the unit was turned
on or reset. For example, a time stamp of 6000 corresponds to a time of 60 seconds, and
a time stamp of 20 corresponds to a time of 0.2 seconds.
See “Diagnosing Problems” on page 39 for more information about troubleshooting
bridge problems using the event log.
NOTE:
Viewing the logs may interrupt network connectivity. Therefore, it is
recommended that you try to schedule viewing the logs for a time when the rate
of network traffic is at a minimum, preferably after normal working hours.