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Refer to the System Event Messages field to define or override how system messages are logged
and forwarded on behalf of the profile.
Select the Enable System Events radio button to allow the profile to capture system events and
append them to a log file. It’s important to log individual events to discern an overall pattern that
may be negatively impacting performance. This settings is enabled by default.
Select the Enable System Event Forwarding radio button to enable the forwarding of system events.
This setting is enabled by default.
Refer to the Events E-mail Notification field to define or override how system event notification
E-mails are sent.
Use the Configure drop-down menu within the Persist Configuration Across Reloads field to define
whether the access point saves a configuration received from a Virtual Controller AP to flash
memory. The configuration would then be made available if the this access point reboots and the
Virtual Controller AP is not reachable. Options include Enabled, Disabled and secure.
Use the HTTP Analytics section to define how data for analysis by an external engine is sent. Select
Compress to compress the data before sending. Use the Update Interval field to set the duration
and set the time interval in minutes, seconds or hours when the collected data is sent to the
external analytics engine.
Console Logging Level
Event severity coincides with the console logging level defined for the profile. Assign a numeric
identifier to log events based on criticality. Severity levels include
0 - Emergency, 1 - Alert, 2 - Critical, 3 - Errors, 4 - Warning, 5 - Notice, 6 - Info
and 7 - Debug. The default logging level is 4.
Buffered Logging Level
Event severity coincides with the buffered logging level defined for the profile. Assign a numeric
identifier to log events based on criticality. Severity levels include
0 - Emergency, 1 - Alert, 2 - Critical, 3 - Errors, 4 - Warning, 5 - Notice, 6 - Info and
7 - Debug. The default logging level is 4.
Time to Aggregate Repeated
Messages
Define the increment (or interval) system events are logged on behalf of this profile. The
shorter the interval, the sooner the event is logged. Either define an interval in Seconds (0 - 60)
or Minutes (0 -1). The default value is 0 seconds.
Forward Logs to Controller
Select this option to define a log level for forwarding event logs to the control. Log levels include
Emergency, Alert, Critical, Error, Warning, Notice, Info and Debug. The default logging level is
Error.
SMTP Server
Specify either the Hostname or IP Address of the outgoing SMTP server where notification
E-mails are originated.
Port of SMTP
If a non-standard SMTP port is used on the outgoing SMTP server select this option and specify
a port from 1 - 65,535 for the outgoing SMTP server to use.
Sender E-mail Address
Specify the E-mail address that notification E-mails will be sent from. This will be the from
address on notification E-mails.
Recipient’s E-mail Address
Specify the E-mail address(es) of recipients for E-mail notifications.
Username for SMTP Server
Specify the username of the sender on the outgoing SMTP server. Many SMTP servers require
users to authenticate with an username and password before sending E-mail through the
server.
Password for SMTP Server
Specify the password associated with the username of the sender on the outgoing SMTP
server. Many SMTP servers require users to authenticate with an username and password
before sending E-mail through the server.