Section 4: Syslog Overview
This Syslog feature can send real time system information on a web page or to a specified PC. The Twin WAN Gateway will permit up to three machines from which to send the system log to.
Message Status
When Keep sent Message
is checked, the Twin WAN Gateway keeps the last 100 messages in RAM. These messages will clear when the gateway reboots or is powered off.
Syslog Configuration Settings
Sending Out -
This enables the Twin WAN Gateway to send system log messages to other PCs.
Keep Sent Messages -
By default, sent syslog messages are deleted. When Keep Sent Messages is enabled, the Twin WAN Gateway will keep sent syslog messages.
Up to three (3) syslog servers can be used. |
You can enable or disable each server temporarily. |
If your syslog server does not use the default port (514), you can assign a different port. |
The syslog messages are divided into 8 levels from Emergency to Debug level. The lower the level, the less messages will be generated. Emergency is the lowest priority level and Debug is the highest one. |
This function allows you to select the amount of information you would like to see on each of the Syslog modules. The lowest level will show the least information and the highest level will show the most. The Syslog log has eight (8) different levels of analysis:
Emerg - This level will log major malfunctions. Critical entries that show up in the log indicate that router is experiencing a critical problem that cause malfunctions.
Alert - This level will log problems that may cause the router to malfunctions but are not critical to router operation.
Critical - This level will log entries in the syslog that do not impede on the operation of the router but may escalate to a larger problem.
Error - This log level will display messages that result in a failed operation such as failed packet transmissions. The most likely cause of these messages is an improper gateway configuration.
Warning - This log level displays potential issues that may result in an Error or a Critical Error. The most likely cause of messages tagged as Warning is improper configuration in the Twin WAN Gateway. You may also get Warning messages when you approach the hardware limit of this device.
Notice - This log level displays more indepth issues than the Information log level but the same purpose notification.
Information - The messages tagged as Information display the actions the Twin WAN Gateway is taking. This level allows you to troubleshoot common problems with the gateway. This level is selected by default.
Debug - This level displays the most information and is used by developers to troubleshoot various problems. If you are experiencing problems with the device and contact support, you may be asked to record the log with log level set to Debug.
Select the respective time zone of the Twin WAN Gateway. You are permitted to synchronize the Twin WAN Gateway with up to three (3) SNTP servers.
