Messages Reference Guide

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Syslog Server
To specify a Syslog Server for sending syslog messages to the external servers, navigate to System > Show
advanced options > Monitoring in the UI and update the following fields.
 Syslog server— Enter the IP address of the server to send system logs.
 Syslog level— For a global level configuration, select one of the logging levels from the standard list of
syslog levels. The default value is Notice.
Figure 1 Configuring Syslog Server Settings
You can also configure Syslog server details and logging levels by using the command-line Interface (CLI).
To configure a Syslog server:
(Instant Access Point)(config)# syslog-server <IP-address>
To configure logging levels:
(Instant Access Point)(config)# syslog-level <level>{ap-
debug|network|security|system|user|user-debug|wireless}
Filtering Syslogs
Searching through the logs for specific events, error categories, or other information, is often quite useful.
In addition, long term storage of data required for audits and other business requirements involving
information kept in the system logs is important. The capabilities required for handling logs should include
the following:
 Efficient log management
 Sophisticated analysis capabilities
 Consistent report generation
 Scalability
 Security
Analyzing system logs, and extracting relevant information from them, requires an efficient pattern
matching engine, where the desired patterns can be created with standard pattern matching commands,
such as a regular expression engine.
Driver Log Messages
Some driver log messages such as LIKELY Tx Radio/Antenna Issues - Probe Failure(96%) Total
1252 Failed 1206 are generated when there are TX Radio and Antenna Issues. The IAP uses a timer to
monitor TX probe response each hour. If more than 95% failed, this log is triggered. For example, Probe
Failure (98%) Total 1126 Failed 1104 means that within the measured timeframe (1 hour) hour, the IAP
tried to send 1126 Probe responses, but failed to receive an answer 1104 times.