Cisco AP541N-A-K9 Administration Guide - Page 133

Administration Event Logs 6 Configuring the Log Relay Host for Kernel Messages The Kernel Log is a comprehensive list of system events (shown in the System Log) and kernel messages such as error conditions, like dropping frames. You cannot view kernel log messages directly from the Access Point Configuration Utility for an access point. You must first set up a remote server running a syslog process and acting as a syslog log relay host on your network. Then, you can configure the access point to send syslog messages to the remote server. Remote log server collection for access point syslog messages provides the following features: • Allows aggregation of syslog messages from multiple access points • Stores a longer history of messages than kept on a single access point • Triggers scripted management operations and alerts To use Kernel Log relaying, you must configure a remote server to receive the syslog messages. The procedure to configure a remote log host depends on the type of system you use as the remote host. NOTE The syslog process will default to use port 514. We recommend keeping this default port. However; If you choose to reconfigure the log port, make sure that the port number you assign to syslog is not being used by another process. Cisco AP 541N Dual-band Single-radio Access Point Quick Start Guide 130