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MDS 05-4055A01, Rev. A MDS entraNET 900 System Guide (Preliminary) 47
Event Log Menu
The transceiver’s microprocessor monitors many operational parame-
ters and logs them. Events are classified into four levels of importance,
which are described in Table 2-5. Some of these events will result from
a condition that prevents the normal of the unit—these are “critical”
events. These will cause the unit to enter an “alarmed” state and the
POWER LED to blink until the condition is corrected. All events are
stored in the Events Log that can hold up to 8,000 entries
.
Time and Date
The events stored in the Event Log are time-stamped using the time and
date of the local transceiver. Remote transceivers obtain this informa-
tion from the Access Point when they associate with it. The Access Point
obtains the time and date from a Time Server. This server can generally
be provided by a standard Windows PC server SNTP application. In the
absence of the SNTP services, the user must manually enter it at the
Access Point. (See “Device Information Menu” on Page 25 for SNTP
server identification.) The manually set time and date clock is dependent
on the unit’s primary power. A loss of power will reset the clock to Jan-
uary 1, 2002 but will not affect previously stored error events.
Figure 2-24. Event Log Menu
• Current Alarms (Telnet/Terminal only)—View list of root
causes that have placed the Device Status in the alarmed state.
(See “Alarm Conditions” on Page 92)
• View Log—View a list of events stored in the current log.
Some of these events are stored in volatile memory and will be
erased with a loss of power.
Table 2-5. Event Classifications
Level Description/Impact
Informational Normal operating activities
Minor Does not affect unit operation
Major Degraded unit performance but
still capable of operation
Critical Prevents the unit from operating
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Event Log Menu
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A) Current Alarms
B) View Log
C) Clear Log
D) Send Log
E) TFTP Host Address 127.0.0.1
F) Filename
G) TFTP Timeout 10 sec
Select a letter to configure an item, <ESC> for the prev menu