User guide

System Configuration
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Enabling System Logging
The wireless bridge supports a logging process that can control error messages
saved to memory or sent to a Syslog server. The logged messages serve as a
valuable tool for isolating wireless bridge and network problems.
System Log Setup – Enables the logging of error messages.
Logging Host – Enables the sending of log messages to a Syslog server host.
Server Name/IP – The IP address or name of a Syslog server.
Logging Console – Enables the logging of error messages to the console.
Logging Level – Sets the minimum severity level for event logging.
The system allows you to limit the messages that are logged by specifying a
minimum severity level. The following table lists the error message levels from the
most severe (Emergency) to least severe (Debug). The message levels that are
logged include the specified minimum level up to the Emergency level.
Note: The wireless bridge error log can be viewed using the Event Logs window in
the Status section (page 5-36).The Event Logs window displays the last 128
messages logged in chronological order, from the newest to the oldest. Log
messages saved in the wireless bridge’s memory are erased when the
device is rebooted.
CLI Commands for System Logging – To enable logging on the wireless bridge, use
the
logging on command from the global configuration mode. The logging level
command sets the minimum level of message to log. Use the
logging console
command to enable logging to the console. Use the
logging host command to
specify up to four Syslog servers. The CLI also allows the
logging facility-type
Error Level Description
Emergency System unusable
Alert Immediate action needed
Critical Critical conditions (e.g., memory allocation, or free memory error - resource
exhausted)
Error Error conditions (e.g., invalid input, default used)
Warning Warning conditions (e.g., return false, unexpected return)
Notice Normal but significant condition, such as cold start
Informational Informational messages only
Debug Debugging messages