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ZyAIR G-2000 Plus User’s Guide

Chapter 33 System Information and Diagnosis

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Figure 194 Menu 24.3 System Maintenance : Log and Trace

Menu 24.3 - System Maintenance - Log and Trace

2. Syslog Logging

4. Call-Triggering Packet

33.3.2 UNIX Syslog

The ZyAIR uses the UNIX syslog facility to log the CDR (Call Detail Record) and system
messages to a syslog server. Syslog can be configured in Menu 24.3.2 – System Maintenance
– UNIX Syslog
, as shown next.

Figure 195 Menu 24.3.2 System Maintenance : UNIX Syslog

Menu 24.3.2 - System Maintenance - Syslog Logging

Syslog:
Active= No
Syslog Server IP Address= 0.0.0.0
Log Facility= Local 1

You need to configure the UNIX syslog parameters described in the following table to activate
syslog and then choose what you want to log.

Table 117 Menu 24.3.2 System Maintenance : UNIX Syslog

PARAMETER

DESCRIPTION

Syslog:

Active Press [SPACE BAR] and then [ENTER] to turn syslog logging on or off.

Syslog Server IP

Address

Type the server name or IP address of the syslog server that will log the

selected categories of logs.

Log Facility Press [SPACE BAR] and then [ENTER] to select a location. The log facility

allows you to log the messages to different files in the syslog server. Refer to

the documentation of your syslog program for more details.

When you have completed this menu, press [ENTER] at the prompt “Press ENTER to confirm or ESC

to cancel” to save your configuration or press [ESC] to cancel and go back to the previous screen.

Your ZyAIR sends five types of syslog messages. Some examples (not all ZyAIR specific) of
these syslog messages with their message formats are shown next: