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KVM Switch KVM2132P, KVM2116P, KVM1116P User Manual 90
Log
Log Information
The Log Information page displays events and provides the time, severity, user, and description of each
event. The sort order can be changed by clicking on the column headings. The log file tracks a maximum
of 512 events. When the limit is reached, the oldest events are discarded as new events arrive.
Filter.
Narrow the log event display to events that occurred at specific times, contain specific words or strings,
or involve specific users. When this function is accessed, the log filter dialog box appears at the bottom
of the page.
Button Explanation
Pause Clicking Pause stops the display of new events. When the display is paused the button changes to
Resume. Click Resume to start displaying events again.
Clear Log Clicking Clear Log clears the log file.
Export Log Clicking Export Log lets you save the contents of the log to a file on your computer.
Filter Clicking Filter allows you to search for particular events by date or by specific words or strings,
as described in the next section.
Item Description
Time Filter for events that occurred at specific times:
• Today Only: Only the events for the current day are displayed.
• Start Date/Time: Filters for events from a specific date and time to the present. Check the
checkbox to open a calendar. Set the date and time for the filtering to start. All events from the
Start date/time to the present are displayed.
• For the Web Browser interface, check the Start Date/Time, click inside the text box to open the
calendar. After calendar choices are made, click the A icon at the lower right of the calendar
panel.
• End Date/Time: Filters for events from a specific date and time to a specific date and time.
Select the Start Date/Time, check End Date/Time to set the ending date and time.
• For the Web Browser interface, Check End Date/Time, then click inside the text box to open
the calendar. After calendar choices are made, click the A icon at the lower right of the
calendar panel.
Information* Filters for a particular word or string. Enter word or string into the Information text box. Only
events containing that word or string are displayed. Wildcards (? for single characters and * for
multiple characters) and the keyword “or” are supported.
User Filters for specific users. Check the User checkbox, enter the user's Username, then click Apply.
Only events containing that Username are displayed.
Note: If the User checkbox is not checked in the Filter panel, the entire User column does not
appear in the main panel.
Severity Filters based on the severity rating of the event. Least events appear in black, Less events
appear in blue, Most events appear in red.
Put a check in the Severity checkbox, then check the severity options to filter. Only events that
match the severity ratings specified appear in the display.
Note: If the Severity checkbox is not checked in the Filter panel, the entire Severity column
does not appear in the main panel.
Apply Click to apply the filter choices.
Reset Click to clear the entries in the dialog box and start with a clean slate.
Exit Click to exit the log filter function.
* See page 59 for an example.