D-Link DGS-3700-12 - System Severity Settings

DGS-3700-12/DGS-3700-12G Series Layer 2 Gigabit Ethernet User Manual
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The information in the table is categorized as:
Parameter Description
Log Type
Choose the type of log to view. There are two choices:
Severity – Choose Emergency, Alert, Critical, Error, Warning, Notice, Informational, and Debu to
view only the selected log severity type. Choose All to view all entries.
Module List – Choose this option to view switch log entries for a specific module.
Attack Log – Choose this option to view attack log files, such as spoofing attacks.
Index
A counter incremented whenever an entry to the Switch's history log is made. The table displays
the last entry (highest sequence number) first.
Date-Time
Displays the time in days, hours, minutes, and seconds since the Switch was last restarted.
Log Text
Displays text describing the event that triggered the history log entry.
System Severity Settings
The Switch can be configured to allow alerts be logged or sent as a trap to an SNMP agent or both. The level at which
the alert triggers either a log entry or a trap message can be set as well. Use the System Severity Settings window
to set the criteria for alerts. The current settings are displayed in the bottom half of the window.
To view this window, click System Configuration > System Log Configuration > System Severity Settings, as
shown below:
Figure 2- 21 System Severity Settings window
Use the drop-down menus to configure the parameters described below.
Parameter Description
System Severity Choose how the alerts are used from the drop-down menu. Select log to send the alert of the
Severity Type configured to the Switch’s log for analysis. Choose trap to send it to an SNMP
agent for analysis. Select all to send the chosen alert type to an SNMP agent and the
Switch’s log for analysis.
Severity Level
Choose what level of alert will trigger sending the log entry or trap message as defined by the
Severity Name. Select critical to send only critical events to the Switch’s log or SNMP agent.
Choose warning to send critical and warning events to the Switch’s log or SNMP agent.
Select information to send informational, warning and critical events to the Switch’s log or
SNMP agent.
Click Apply to implement the new System Severity Settings.
Time Range Settings
This window is used in conjunction with the Access Profile feature to determine a starting point and an ending point,
based on days of the week, when an Access Profile configuration will be enabled on the Switch. Once configured