
cDVR User Guide, Release 2.0
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System Configuration - Hostname
Menu
Options
The menu options available in the
Syslog
menu are described in
Hostname
Most likely, the hostname for the RM was already configured during operating system installation.
However, you can set or change the hostname from the RM GUI as well.
Menu
Access
and
Usage
To access and use the
Hostname
menu, proceed as follows:
1.
From the
System
tab, click on the
Hostname
entry.
2.
Click the execute (
)
icon to open the
Set Hostname
window:
3.
From the
Hostname
field, enter or change the hostname as desired (up to 255 characters).
Table 41.
Syslog menu options
Name
Description
Default
Server Address
Specifies the hostname or IP address of the Syslog server.
Empty
Log Type
From the drop-down menu, choose which types of messages
should be forwarded to the Syslog server. Choices are:
ALL
— Forwards all messages (info & events) to the server.
INFO
— Forwards informational log entries only to the server; this
includes internal RM related application trace, debug, and error
messages. These events are sent to the Syslog server tagged as
Error, Info, and Debug.
EVENT
— Forwards application log entries that are of only
Critical, Major, or Warning severity level. Entries that are
informational in severity will only be included if the entry was a
clearing event from an earlier failure condition. These events are
sent to the Syslog server tagged as Critical, Alert, Warning, and
Info.
ALL