Media5 Mediatrix 4104, Reference Manual

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Chapter 28 - Syslog Daemon Syslog Daemon Configuration
342 Mediatrix 4104
Configuration Source
The Mediatrix 4104 must know the IP address and port number of the Syslog server. You can assign these
information to the Mediatrix 4104 through a DHCP server or manually enter them yourself with the static
variables.
You can also set these parameters via the web interface, as described in “Syslog Monitoring” on page 27 .
DHCP Configuration
Using the DHCP configuration assumes that you have properly set your DHCP server with the relevant
information. See
“Chapter 8 - IP Address and Network Configuration” on page 141 for more details.
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To use DHCP-assigned information:
1. In the ipAddressConfig folder, locate the syslogSelectConfig Source variable.
This variable defines whether the Mediatrix 4104 shall ask for its Syslog daemon settings through
a DHCP server or not.
2. Set the syslogSelectConfigSource variable to dhcp .
You can query the Syslog daemon’s IP address and port number assigned by the DHCP server in
the
syslogHost and syslogPort read-only variables (under the ipAddressStatus Syslog group of the
ipAddressStatus folder).
3. Set how you want to define the Syslog information in the DHCP server:
See “Vendor and Site Specific DHCP Options” on page 154 for more details.
Static Configuration
Use the static configuration if you are not using a DHCP server or if you want to bypass it.
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To use static information:
1. In the ipAddressConfig folder, locate the syslogSelectConfig Source variable.
This variable defines whether the Mediatrix 4104 shall ask for its Syslog daemon settings through
a DHCP server or not.
2. Set the syslogSelectConfigSource variable to static .
3. Set the following variables:
Table 224: Syslog DHCP Information
To use a... Set...
vendor specific code The syslogDhcpSiteSpecificCode variable (under the
ipAddressConfigSyslogDhcp group) to 0 . Set the Syslog server IP
address in the DHCP server inside the vendor specific sub-option 110
(hexadecimal 0x6E).
site specific code The syslogDhcpSiteSpecificCode variable (under the
ipAddressConfigSyslogDhcp group) to any value between 128 and
254. Set the Syslog server IP address in the DHCP server inside the
site specific option you have chosen (it must match the value of the
syslogDhcpSiteSpecific Code variable in the unit's configuration).
Table 225: Syslog Daemon Static Address
Variable Description
syslogStaticHost Syslog server static IP address or domain name.
Default Value : 192.168.0.10