Monitoring the System
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M4100 Series Managed Switch
• Notice (5). Normal but significant conditions
• Informational (6). Informational messages
• Debug (7). Debug-level messages
Configure the Syslog
To configure the syslog:
1. Prepare your computer with a static IP address in the 169.254.100.0 subnet, for
example, 169.254.100.201.
2. Connect an Ethernet cable from an Ethernet port on your computer to an Ethernet port on
the switch.
3. Launch a web browser
.
4. Enter the IP address of the switch in the web browser address field.
The default IP address of the switch is 169.254.100.100.
The Login screen displays.
5. Enter the user name and password.
The default admin user name is admin and the default admin password is blank, that is,
do not enter a password.
6. Click the Login button.
The web management interface menu displays.
7. Select Monitoring
Logs > Sys Log Configuration.
8. To enable the log, select the Admin Status Enable radio button.
When the syslog configuration is enabled, messages are sent to configured
collector/relays using the values configured for each collector/relay
.
Setting the Admin Status to Disable stops logging to all syslog hosts. No messages are
sent to any collector or relay.
9. In the Local UDP Port field, type the local port number on the local host from which syslog
messages are sent.