D-Link DGS-1210 Series - System > System Log Configuration > Syslog Host

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Figure 4.40 – System > System Log Configuration > System Log Settings
System Log: To enable or disable the system log feature.
Click the Apply button to implement changes made.
System Log Save Mode Settings:
Save Mode: Use this drop-down menu to choose the method that will trigger a log entry. Choose among On
Demand, Time Interval, and Log Trigger.
On Demand – Users who choose this method will only save log files when they manually tell the
Switch to do so, either using the Save Log link in the Save folder.
Time Interval – Users who choose this method can configure a time interval by which the Switch will
save the log files, in the box adjacent to this configuration field. The user may set a time between 1 and
65535 minutes.
Log Trigger – Users who choose this method will have log files saved to the Switch every time a log
event occurs on the Swtich.
Minutes (1-65535): To specify the time interval in minutes, for which a log entry is to be made.
Click the Apply button to implement changes made.
Click the Save Log button to save switch log to the flash memory of the Switch.
System > System Log Configuration > SysLog Host
Syslog Host referring the host that dedicates to handle log receiving. Message severity determines a set of
event messages that will be sent.
Figure 4.41 – System > System Log Configuration > SysLog Host
Server IP Address: Selectable IPv4 address, IPv6 address and Domain Name string.
UDP Port: Specifies the UDP port to which the server logs are sent. The possible range is 1 – 65535, and
the default value is 514.
Time Stamp: Select Enable to time stamp log messages.
Severity: Specifies the minimum severity from which warning messages are sent to the server. There are
three levels. When a severity level is selected, all severity level choices above the selection are selected
automatically. The possible levels are:
Warning - The lowest level of a device warning. The device is functioning, but an operational
problem has occurred.
Informational - Provides device information.
All - Displays all levels of system logs. And this is the default value.