User`s guide

Network Menu & Forms
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The top field on the form “CAS Ports Facility” is used to tell CS where to
send syslog messages.
• You can specify a facility number for the messages from serial ports.
Obtain the facility numbers from the syslog server’s administrator.
• You can send the syslog messages to:
• The console port for logging the messages even if no user is logged in)
• To all sessions where the root user is logged in
• To one or more syslog servers.
• You can add or remove syslog servers.
The bottom part of the form has filtering rules for specifying which types of
messages are forwarded based on the following criteria:
• Severity level: “Emergency,” “Alert,” “Critical,” “Error,” “Warning,”
“Notice,” “Info,” “Debug”
• Category “CAS log;” “Data Buffering log;” “Web log;” or “System log.”
T To Configure Syslogging for Serial Ports and
Specify Message Filtering
1. Go to Network > Syslog in Expert mode.
The Syslog form appears.
2. Select a facility number for messages generated by serial ports by
selecting the number from the “CAS Ports Facility” pull-down menu.
3. Select a destination for the Syslog messages by clicking the checkbox
next to one or all of the options: “Console,” “Root User,” or “Server.”
4. Add a syslog server to the Syslog Servers list, by entering its IP address in
the “New Syslog Server” field, and clicking the “Add>>” button.
5. Configure the message filtering as per your requirements.
6. Click “apply changes.”
PCMCIA Management
When Network > PCMCIA Management is selected the following form
appears.