Chapter 18: Access Management and Security (CLI)
Uploading the Security Log (CLI)
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Uploading the Security Log (CLI)
The security log is an internal system file which records all changes performed to any security feature, as well as all
security related events.
In order to read the security log, you must upload the log to an FTP or SFTP server. PTP 850 works with any
standard FTP or SFTP server. For details, see
Installing and Configuring an FTP or SFTP Server
Before uploading the security log, you must install and configure the FTP server on the laptop or PC from which
you are performing the download. See
Installing and Configuring an FTP or SFTP Server
To set the FTP parameters for security log upload, enter the following command in root view:
root> platform security file-transfer set server-path <server-path> file-
name <file-name> ip-address <ip-address> protocol <protocol> username
<username> password <password>
To display the FTP channel parameters for uploading the security log, enter the following command in root view:
root> platform security file-transfer show configuration
To upload the security log to your FTP server, enter the following command in root view:
root> platform security file-transfer operation set upload-security-log
To display the progress of a current security log upload operation, enter the following command in root view:
root> platform security file-transfer show operation
To display the result of the most recent current security log upload operation, enter the following command in
root view:
root> platform security file-transfer show status
Table 173
Security Log CLI Parameters
Parameter
Input Type
Permitted Values
Description
server-path
Text String
The directory path to which you are
uploading the security log. Enter the
path relative to the FTP user's home
directory, not the absolute path. If the
location is the home directory, it should
be left empty. If the location is a sub-
folder under the home directory, specify
the folder name. If the shared folder is
"C:\", this parameter can be left empty
or populated with "//".
file-name
Text String
The name you want to give the file you
are uploading.
ip-address
Dotted
decimal
format.
Any valid IP address.
The IP address of the FTP server.
