Console port speed, Log and trace, Viewing error log – ZyXEL Communications Prestige 642R Series User Manual
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Prestige 642R Series ADSL Router
System Maintenance
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10.1.1 Console Port Speed
You can change the speed of the console port through Menu 24.2.2 – Console Port Speed. Your Prestige
supports 9600 (default), 19200, 38400, 57600, and 115200 bps for the console port. Use the space bar to
select the desired speed in Menu 24.2.2, as shown in the following figure.
Figure 10-5
Menu 24.2.2 - System Maintenance - Console Port Speed
10.2 Log and Trace
There are two logging facilities in the Prestige. The first is the error logs and trace records that are stored
locally. The second is the UNIX syslog facility for message logging.
10.2.1 Viewing Error Log
The first place you should look for clues when something goes wrong is the error log. Follow the procedure
below to view the local error/trace log:
Step 1. Enter 24 from the Main Menu to open Menu 24 - System Maintenance.
Step 2. From Menu 24, enter 3 to open Menu 24.3 - System Maintenance - Log and Trace.
Figure 10-6
Log and Trace
Step 3. Enter 1 in Menu 24.3 - System Maintenance - Log and Trace to display the error log in the
system.
After the Prestige finishes displaying the error log, you will have the option to clear it.
Examples of typical error and information messages are presented in the following figure.
Menu 24.2.2 – System Maintenance – Console Port Speed
Console Port Speed: 9600
Press ENTER to Confirm or ESC to Cancel:
Press Space Bar to Toggle.
Menu 24.3 - System Maintenance - Log and Trace
1. View Error Log
2. UNIX Syslog
Please enter selection: