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Syslog Facility Levels, Adding a W-IAP to the Network

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Syslog Facility Levels Dell W-Instant supports facility-based logging levels. Syslog Facility is an information field associated with a syslog message. It is an application or operating system component that generates a log message. The following seven facilities are supported by Syslog: l AP-Debug- Detailed log about AP device. l Network- Log about change of network, for example, when a new W-IAP is added to a network. l Security- Log about network security, for example, when a client connects using wrong password. l System- Log about configuration and system status. l User- Important logs about client. l User-Debug- Detailed log about client. l Wireless- Log about radio. Table 12 describes the logging levels in order of severity, from most to least severe. Table 12 - Logging Levels Logging Level Emergency Description Panic conditions that occur when the system becomes unusable. Alert Any condition requiring immediate attention and correction. Critical Any critical conditions such as a hard drive error. Errors Error conditions. Warning Warning messages. Notice Significant events of a non-critical and normal nature. Informational Messages of general interest to system users. Debug Messages containing information useful for debugging. Adding a W-IAP to the Network To add a W-IAP to the Dell W-Instant network, assign an IP address. For more information, see "Assigning an IP Address to the W-IAP" on page 18. After a W-IAP is connected to the network, if the Auto Join Mode feature is enabled, it is listed in the Access Points tab in the Dell W-Series Instant UI. The W-IAP inherits the configuration and image from the Virtual Controller. If the Auto Join Mode is not enabled, then perform the following steps to add a W-IAP to the network: 1. In the Access Points tab, click the New link. 74 | Managing W-IAPs Dell PowerConnect W-Series Instant Access Point 6.2.0.0-3.2.0.0 | User Guide

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User Guide
Syslog Facility Levels
Dell W-Instant supports facility-based logging levels. Syslog Facility is an information field
associated with a syslog message. It is an application or operating system component that
generates a log message. The following seven facilities are supported by Syslog:
l
AP-Debug—
Detailed log about AP device.
l
Network—
Log about change of network, for example, when a new W-IAP is added to a
network.
l
Security—
Log about network security, for example, when a client connects using wrong
password.
l
System—
Log about configuration and system status.
l
User—
Important logs about client.
l
User-Debug—
Detailed log about client.
l
Wireless—
Log about radio.
Table
12
describes the logging levels in order of severity, from most to least severe.
Logging Level
Description
Emergency
Panic conditions that occur when the system becomes
unusable.
Alert
Any condition requiring immediate attention and
correction.
Critical
Any critical conditions such as a hard drive error.
Errors
Error conditions.
Warning
Warning messages.
Notice
Significant events of a non-critical and normal nature.
Informational
Messages of general interest to system users.
Debug
Messages containing information useful for debugging.
Table 12
- Logging Levels
Adding a W-IAP to the Network
To add a W-IAP to the Dell W-Instant network, assign an IP address. For more information, see
"Assigning an IP Address to the W-IAP" on page 18
.
After a W-IAP is connected to the network, if the Auto Join Mode feature is enabled, it is listed in
the
Access Points
tab in the Dell W-Series Instant UI. The W-IAP inherits the configuration and
image from the Virtual Controller.
If the Auto Join Mode is not enabled, then perform the following steps to add a W-IAP to the
network:
1.
In the
Access Points
tab, click the
New
link.