Cisco Video Surveillance PTZ IP Camera Configuration Guide
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Chapter: Log Configuration
Log Configuration
The Log windows allow you to set up and view the PTZ IP camera log file, which captures information about the PTZ IP camera and its activities.
The PTZ IP camera stores the log file in its internal SDRAM. If the SDRAM becomes full, the PTZ IP camera begins to overwrite existing information. To avoid losing log information, you can configure the PTZ IP camera to send log information to a Syslog server.
Because the logs are stored in the internal camera SDRAM, all existing logs in the camera are lost after a camera reboot, power-up, or power-down.
The following sections describe the Log windows in detail:
Log Setup Window
The Log Setup window provides options for configuring the log file and an optional Syslog server on which to store log files.
To display the Log Setup window, perform the following steps:
Procedure
Step 1 From the PTZ IP camera user interface, click the Setup link.
Step 2 Click Log to expand the menu.
Step 3 From the Log menu, click Setup.
The Log Setup window appears. If you change any options in this window, you must click the Save button to save the changes. If you do not click this button, changes are not retained when you exit the window. The Save button appears at the bottom of the window. You may need to scroll down to it.
Table 7-1 describes the options in the Log Setup window.
Local Log Window
The Local Log window allows you to view the log file that is stored on the PTZ IP camera.
To display the Local Log window, perform the following steps:
Procedure
Step 1 From the PTZ IP camera user interface, click the Setup link.
Step 2 Click Log to expand the menu.
Step 3 From the Log menu, click Local Log.
The Local Log window appears.
Table 7-2 describes the options in the Local Log window.
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Log List Area |
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Rows per page |
Choose the number of log entry rows to display per page. Click the Go button to the right of this option to update the display. |
Filter |
Choose the type of log messages to include in the display. To include messages of every severity, choose All. |
Since |
Choose the time period for which you want to view log messages. |
Go button |
Update the log display based on the values in the Filter and Since fields. |
Severity |
An icon in this column indicates the severity of the corresponding log message: To display log messages in order of severity with the least severity first, click the Severity column heading. Click the heading again to reverse the display order. |
Date/Time |
Date and time that the logged activity occurred. By default, log messages appear in the order that the activity occurred with the oldest message first. To reverse this display order, click the Date/Time column heading. |
Description |
Message that describes the logged activity. For detailed information about log messages, see Table 7-3. |
Page controls |
Allow you to move through the log file entries: Page field—Enter a page number and press Enter. |
—Emergency message 
—Alert message 
—Critical message 
—Error message 
—Warning message 
—Notice message 
—Informational message 
—Debug message 
—Go to first page. 
—Go to previous page. 
—Go to next page. 
—Go to last page.
Table 7-3 describes the messages that can appear in the PTZ IP camera log file. Each message includes the date and time that it was logged. In this table:
•Messages appear in alphabetical order.
•Angle brackets (<>) indicate items that are replaced by appropriate information when the message appears. Italic text describes these items.
•Severity indicates the severity of the message:
–0—Emergency (The system is unusable.)
–1—Alert (A situation occurred that requires immediate action.)
–2—Critical (A situation occurred that requires action soon.)
–3—Error (An error occurred, but it does not necessarily affect the ability of the system to function.)
–4—Warning (An undesirable condition occurred.)
–5—Notice (Notification about a system condition that is not an error condition is displayed.)
–6—Informational (Information about a system activity is displayed.)
–7—Debug (Information about a system activity with detailed technical information is displayed.)
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