Nortel Networks BCM50a Network Router User Manual


 
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BCM50a Integrated Router Configuration — Basics
Table 98 describes the fields in Figure 147.
Table 98 Log settings
Label Description
Address Info
Mail Server Enter the server name or the IP address of the mail server for
the e-mail addresses specified below. If this field is left blank,
logs and alert messages are not sent through e-mail.
Server Port Enter the port number that the mail server uses.
Mail Subject Type a title that you want to be in the subject line of the log
e-mail message that the BCM50a Integrated Router sends.
Send Log To Logs are sent to the e-mail address specified in this field. If this
field is left blank, logs are not sent through e-mail.
Send Alerts To Alerts are sent to the e-mail address specified in this field. If
this field is left blank, alerts are not sent through e-mail.
Syslog Logging Syslog logging sends a log to an external syslog server used to
store logs.
Active Click Active to enable syslog logging.
Syslog Server IP
Address
Enter the server name or IP address of the syslog server that
logs the selected categories of logs.
Log Facility Select a location from the drop-down list. In the log facility, you
can log the messages to different files in the syslog server.
Refer to the documentation of your syslog program for more
details.
Send Log
Log Schedule This drop-down menu is used to configure the frequency of log
messages being sent as e-mail:
Daily
Weekly
Hourly
When the Log is Full
None
If you select Weekly or Daily, specify a time of day when the
e-mail will be sent. If you select Weekly, you must also specify
which day of the week the e-mail is to be sent. If you select
When Log is Full, an alert is sent when the log fills up. If you
select None, no log messages are sent.
Day for Sending Log Use the drop-down list to select which day of the week to send
the logs.