User Manual

8-Port Gigabit (PoE+) Ethernet Smart Managed Pro Switch with (2 SFP or 2 Copper Ports and)
Cloud Management
Monitor the Switch and the Traffic User Manual422
Manage and view the flash log
The flash log is a persistent log, that is, is a log that is stored in persistent storage. Persistent
storage survives across platform reboots. The first log type is the system startup log. The
system startup log stores the first 32 messages received after system reboot. The second log
type is the system operation log. The system operation log stores messages received during
system operation.
To manage and view the flash log:
1. Connect
your
computer to the same network as the switch.
You can use a WiFi or wired connection to connect your computer to the network, or
connect directly to a switch that is off-network using an Ether
net cable.
2. Launch a web browser.
3. In the address field of your web browser, enter the IP address of the switch.
If you do not know the IP address of the switch, see
Access the switch on-network and
connected to the Internet on page 20 or Access the switch off-network and not
connected to the Internet on page 28.
The Device UI login page displays.
If you did not yet activate your warranty, the Register to activate your warranty page
displays. For more information, see
Register the switch on page 31.
4. Enter one of the following passwords:
• Enter your device admin password.
• If you previously managed the switch through the Insight app or
Cloud portal, enter
the Insight network password for the last Insight network location.
For information about the credentials, see
Credentials for the device UI on page 29.
5. Click the Go
button.
The System Information page displays.
6. Select Monitoring >
Logs > FLASH Log.
The FLASH Log Configuration page displays.
7. Select one of the following Admin Status radio buttons:
•
Enable. A log that is enabled logs messages.
•
Disable. A log that is disabled does not log messages.
8. From the Severity
Filter menu, select the logging level for messages that must be logged.
Log messages with the selected severity level and all log messages of greater severity
are logged. For example, if you select Warning
, the logged messages include Warning,
Error, Critical, Alert, and Emergency. The default severity level is Error (3).