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2 syslog and accounting – ZyXEL Communications Prestige 128IMH User Manual

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Prestige 128IMH ISDN Modem/ Router/Hub

System Maintenance

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14.2.2 Syslog And Accounting

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

Figure 14-7 Menu 24.3.2 - System Maintenance - Syslog and Accounting

You need to configure the following 3 parameters described in the table below to activate syslog.

Table 14-3 System Maintenance Menu Syslog Parameters

Parameter

Description

Active

Use the space bar to turn on or off syslog.

Syslog IP Address

Enter the IP Address of your syslog server.

Log Facility

Use the space bar to toggle between the 7 different Local options. The log
facility allows you to log the message in different files in the server. Please
refer to your UNIX manual for more detail.

Your Prestige sends three types of syslog messages: call information messages (i.e. CDR), error
information messages and session information messages. Some examples of these syslog
messages are shown below:

Menu 24.3.2 -- System Maintenance - Syslog and Accounting

Syslog:

Active= No
Syslog IP Address= ?

Log Facility= Local 1

Press ENTER to Confirm or ESC to Cancel:

Press Space Bar to Toggle.