Guntermann & Drunck DVICenter DP16 Config Panel - Manual (Page 39)

Network functions of the devices
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Logging syslog messages
The syslog protocol is used to transmit log messages in networks. The log messages
are transmitted to a syslog server that logs the log messages of many devices in the
computer network.
Among other things, eight different severity codes have been defined to classify the
log messages:
The web application enables you to configure whether the syslog messages are to be
locally logged or sent to up to two syslog servers.
Locally logging the syslog messages
How to locally log the syslog messages:
1. Use the tree view to click on KVM matrix systems > [name] > Matrix switches .
2. Right-click the device to be configured. Now click the Configuration entry in the
context menu.
3. Click the Network tab.
4. Click the Syslog tab and enter the following data in the Syslog local section:
5. Click OK to close the window.
 0: Emergency
 1: Alert
 2: Critical
 3: Error
 4: Warning
 5: Note
 6: Info
 7: Debug
Syslog server: Select the respective entry from the pull-down menu to define
whether syslog messages are to be sent to a server:
 Disabled
 Enabled
Log Level: Use the pull-down menu to select from which severity code
on a log message is to be logged.
The selected severity code and all lower severity codes are
logged.
If you selected the severity code 2 - Critical, messages for this code as well
as for the severity codes 1 - Alert and 0 - Emergency are logged.