Diagnostic Tools 207Syslog ModeA Syslog Server must be present on the network so that the handset cansend log messages and have them saved. The Syslog Server IP addresscan be configured using DHCP or statically configured.Note: If the Syslog Server address is blank (000.000.000.000 or255.255.255.255) or the handset is using DHCP and no option 7 isreceived from the DHCP server, the handset does not send any syslogmessages.Each syslog message includes the following:• Date and time (to 1100th of a second) since the handset power on(configured to January 1 00:0:00); requires an SNTP server• WLAN Handset MAC address• WLAN Handset IP address• Sequence number• plus, additional items, based on the message type, as shown in Table 28"Syslog message contents" (page 207).Message example:Jan 1 00:01:26 0090.7a02.2a1b (172.16.0.46) [001a] RStat: AP00:40:96:48:1D:0C (-56dBm), Sent 783523, Recvd 791342, MSnt 245, MRcd5674, BSnt 43, BRcd 10783, TX drop 43 (0.0%), TX retry 578 (1.2%), RX retry1217 (1.6%).Table 28 "Syslog message contents" (page 207) contains the contents ofthe syslog messages.Table 28Syslog message contentsSyslog message ContentsFailed Handoff(sent whenever the handset decided to handoff, but failed trying)Failed AP MACFailed AP signal strengthCurrent AP MACCurrent AP signal strengthFailure reasonNortel Communication Server 1000WLAN IP Telephony Installation and CommissioningNN43001-504 01.02 StandardRelease 5.0 15 June 2007Copyright © 2004-2007, Nortel Networks.
