Configuring a Netgear RP114 Router
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This info is taken from the Netgear RP114 documentation file.

More info available at: www.netgear.com

The syslog configuration is not available from the web interface and can only be done from the telnet command line interface.

Syslog can be configured in Menu 24.3.2 - System Maintenance - UNIX Syslog. Menu 24.3.2 configures the router to send UNIX system logs to another machine. You must configure the parameters to activate syslog.

Field: Active
Command: Press the space bar to toggle between yes and no.
Description: The syslog option is turned on or off.

Field: Syslog IP Address
Command: Enter the address in dotted-decimal notation such as a.b.c.d where a, b, c and d are numbers between 0 and 255.
Description: This field is the IP address location to send your syslog.

Field: Log Facility
Command: Enter a Facility value
Description: Seven different local options can be selected. The log facility allows the message to be logged to different files in the server.

Field: Types: CDR, Packet triggered, Filter log, PPP log
Command: For each type, press the space bar to toggle between yes and no.
Description: Enable logging for: Call detail record (CDR), Packet trigger, Filter event (match or not match), PPP event.

To configure the router for logging with the syslogd program on a local host:

1. Go to Menu 24.3.2 - System Maintenance - UNIX Syslog.

2. Set Active to Yes.

3. In the Syslog IP Address field, enter the IP address of the syslogd host PC.

4. Select a number for Log Facility.

5. Select the type of activity that you would like to log.

You can enable the router to send the following types of syslog messages:
Call detail record (CDR)
Packet trigger
Filter event log
PPP event log

6. Save this menu.