Article Summary: This article explains how to configure the PowerConnect Wireless controllers or instant access points to send authentication successful, and other user informational traps to your syslog server.
To configure the PowerConnect Wireless controller to send user informational traps to the syslog server, you will need your syslog servers IP address, and SSH connectivity to the controller.
In the controller, type the following commands. This example uses a syslog server IP of 10.0.0.254
(controllername) #configure terminal
(controllername) (config) #logging level informational user
(controllername) (config) #logging 10.0.0.254 type user severity informational
(controllername) (config) #end
(controllername) #write memory
The following command verifies logging level
(controllername) #show logging level
LOGGING LEVELS
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Facility Level
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arm warnings
network warnings
security warnings
system warnings
user informational
wireless warnings
Jan 4 09:41:27 :522008: |authmgr| User authenticated: Name=bcollins MAC=00:1c:b3:b7:88:ff IP=172.16.219.1 method=802.1x server=IAS-Radius1 role=testdomain-employee
To configure the PowerConnect Wireless instant access point (IAP) to send user informational traps to the syslog server, you will need your syslog servers IP address, and web access to the IAP.
1) Log into the Virtual controller
2) On the upper right hand corner of the screen click System
3) Click Show advanced options
4) Click the Monitoring tab
5) Type in the IP address of the syslog server under Syslog server
6) Under Syslog Facility Levels, in User: select Information
7) Click Ok, changes are saved to the configuration automatically and all IAPs are updated with the configuration.