8. Logging
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8. Logging
The syslog provides users with the ability to configure local and remote syslog connections. The remote
syslog protocol, defined in RFC 3164, is a UDP/IP-based transport that enables a device to send event
notification messages across IP networks to event message collectors, also known as syslog servers.
The protocol is simply designed to transport these event messages from the generating device to the
collector.
ROX™ supports up to 5 collectors (syslog servers). Remote Syslog provides the ability to configure:
• IP address(es) of collector(s).
• Source UDP port.
• Destination UDP port per collector.
• Syslog source facility ID per collector (same value for all ROX™ modules).
• Filtering severity level per collector (in case different collectors are interested in syslog reports with
different severity levels).
8.1. Configuring Local Syslog
The local syslog configuration enables users to control what level of syslog information will be logged.
Only messages of a severity level equal to or greater than the configured severity level are written to
the syslog.txt file in the unit.
8.2. Configuring the Remote Syslog Server
Figure 8.1. Logging menu
The Logging menu is accessible from the main menu under admin. The path to this menu is admin/
logging.
Figure 8.2. Remote Server table
The Remote Server table appears on the same screen as the Logging menu.
The Remote Server table can be used to identify a remote logging server.