Reporting
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Chapter 4: Setup and operation
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Remote syslog
You can set up the antenna to send each syslog message to a syslog server to advise the
system administrator of the current status of the antenna.
To set up sending syslog messages to a syslog server, do as follows:
1. Select
SETTINGS > Reporting
.
2. In the section
Remote syslog
select
On
to enable remote syslog (default: Off).
3. Enter the IP address of the syslog server to which the syslog messages will be sent.
4. Click
Apply
.
SNMP traps
SNMP traps, or notifications, are network packets which advise the system administrator
about significant events in the antenna, e.g. alarms and system error messages. They are
generated by the antenna and can be sent automatically to an SNMP trap
receiver/manager.
To set up reporting SNMP traps to an SNMP server, do as follows:
1. Select
SETTINGS > Reporting
.
2. In the section
SNMP traps
select
On
to enable sending of SNMP traps (default: Off).
3. Enter the IP address of the SNMP trap receiver/manager to which the SNMP traps will be
sent.
4. Enter the Community name. This is the name of the SNMP trap receiver/manager. This is
needed for authentication of the SNMP trap request.
5. Click
Apply
.
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