By default, the sending of SYSLOG messages is disabled. After the SYSLOG server is set
up, you must enable SYSLOG messages. You may also want to set message filtering, which
limits the type of messages that are logged.
You need the following information:
The IP address of the SYSLOG server.
The administrative password of the gateway. (The default password is: public)
If you plan to use the Telnet CLI, the IP address of the gateway.
If you plan to use the serial CLI, connect to the gateway with a serial cable.
Use the following procedure to enable and filter SYSLOG messages:
1. Access the CLI using Serial or Telnet
2. Enter the following commands:
CG> login <password>
CG# configure system
CG(sys)# configure syslog
CG(sys-sys)# set status on
3. To see the effect of this command, use the show log command to display the current
SYSLOG configuration. The following is an example of show log output:
SYSLOG messages are enabled
First SYSLOG server's IP address: 10.0.1.2
Second SYSLOG server's IP address: 0.0.0.0
Severity threshold 6
CG(sys)#
4. It can be useful to filter out some messages based on their severity. The following
example filters out all messages that are less severe than error, so that the log contains
only error events (severity value of 3) and events more severe than error.
CG> login <password>
CG# configure system
Maintenance Onboard logging
CG(sys)# configure syslog
CG(sys-sys)# set status on
CG(sys-sys)# set severity 3