Administration
System Logs
Cisco Small Business SG200 Series 8-port Smart Switches Administration Guide
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Configuring Remote Log Servers
You can define one or more remote log servers that the switch sends Syslog
messages to. Use the
Remote Log Servers
page to define log servers and to set
the severity level of the log events to be sent to the server.
To enable Syslog operation and configure a remote log servers:
STEP 1
Click
Administration
>
Remote Log Servers
in the navigation window.
STEP 2
For the Syslog Logging mode, click
Enable
, and then configure the following
settings:
•
Facility
—Select a value from the list that identifies the classification of
syslog messages from this switch. The meaning of these values (Local 0
through Local 7) is determined by the network administrator.
•
Local Port
—Specify the IANA port number for the switch. The default is the
well-known port number for the Syslog protocol, 514.
STEP 3
In the Remote Log Server Table, click
Add
.
STEP 4
Enter the parameters:
•
Log Server
—IPv4 address or hostname of the server to send logs to.
•
UDP Port
—The logical UDP port number the remote server uses for the
Syslog protocol. The default value is the well-known IANA Syslog port
number, 514.
•
Minimum Severity
—Only items that meet or exceed this severity level are
sent to the remote server. See
Configuring Log Settings
for a description of
the severity levels.
STEP 5
Click
Apply
and then click
Close
. Your changes are saved to the Running
Configuration.
