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Figure 6-19 Syslog Host Table Add Row
2. IP Address: Enter the IP address of the Syslog host.
3. Host Port: Represents the port on which the Syslog host listens to the log messages sent by the device. The default
port is 514.
: The user must configure the correct port number on which the Syslog host is running. Choice of port number must
be in line with the standards for port number assignments defined by Internet Assigned Numbers
Authority (IANA).
4. Comments: Types comments, if any.
5. Entry Status: By default, the configured Syslog host is enabled on the device. To delete the configured Syslog host,
click Delete. To disable an entry in the Syslog Host Table, click Disable.
6. Click Add .
7. Click OK and then COMMIT.
6.4 Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP)
Proxim’s point-to-multipoint and point-to-point devices are furnished with Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) Client
software that enables to synchronize device’s time with the network time servers.
The SNTP Client when enabled on the device(s), sends an NTP (Network Time Protocol) request to the configured time servers.
Upon receiving the NTP response, it decodes the response and sets the received date and time on the device after adjusting the
time zone and day light saving.
In case, the time servers are not available, then users also have the option to manually set the date and time on the device.
To synchronize device’s time with time servers or manually set the time, navigate to MANAGEMENT > SNTP. The SNTP
screen
appears:
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