User Guide: AWC plug-in version 3.7.0 for VST-APL

# Management Log

This page allows you to review log messages about the wireless APs and devices you manage.
To view the latest logs, reload your browser after manually polling the logs.

> Note

> > Once you have deleted an AP from the management database, device name and IP address information is no longer available for log entries about the AP. If you add the AP again, that information will become available again. If you export logs to a CSV file after an AP is deleted from the management database, the device name and IP address columns of the log entries for the AP are empty.

> Note

> > The AWC Plug-in supports storing up to 5 million log entries. When the number of stored log entires exceeds 5 million, the oldest entries will be deleted at the next polling.

Section 1

Table 1
Item Name | Description
--- | ---
"All Logs" button | Shows all logs including the ones for AP system, AP management and automatic power/channel adjustment.
"AP System" button | Shows only logs to do with the AP system.
"AP Management" button | Shows only logs to do with AP management.
"Automatic Power/Channel" button | Shows only logs to do with automatic channel/power adjustment. Note The device name and IP address columns are empty for the logs to do with automatic channel/power adjustment because those logs are recorded per Management Group. Note Only Admins can view logs on automatic channel/power adjustment.
"Export as CSV file" button | Lets you export all the displayed log entries to a CSV file.

Section 2

Table 2
Item Name | Description
--- | ---
X Logs | Shows the number of log entries.
Search Log | Lets you filter the list of log entries. Filter entries in the list by entering a partial string in the search box. The Search field lets you enter a partial string to match. The screen displays entries with that string in one of the following fields: "Device Name", "IP Address", "Severity" or "Content". To remove the filter, delete the string from the search field and press enter. Note The search is case-sensitive.
from ... to | Lets you filter log entries by specifying a range of dates and times.
"Search" button | To filter log entries, click this button after entering a keyword or "from ... to" dates.
"Clear" button | Clears the search keyword and from ... to dates and shows all logs again.

Section 3

Table 3
Item Name | Description
--- | ---
Device Name | Shows the name given to the AP.
IP Address | Shows the AP's IP address.
Timestamp | Shows the date and time when the log entry was received.
Severity | Shows the severity of the log entry. For "AP System" logs, this is the syslog severity (Emergency, Alert, Critical, Error, Warning, Notice, Information and Debug). Other types of logs have two severity levels: "Information" and "Notice".
Content | Shows the content of the log entry. Some entries have a number in square brackets. This is an internal ID managed by the system.

Section 4

Table 4
Item Name | Description
--- | ---
Items per page | Specifies the number of items per page.
<< | Goes to the first page of the list.
(Page Number) | Shows the current page number in the list.
>> | Goes to the last page of the list.

The following tables show examples of log messages.

- AP Management Logs

  Table 5: Example AP Management Logs
  Message | When the message is generated
  --- | ---
  APMgr[PID]: AP xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx Discovered | AWC Plug-in discovered the AP.
  APMgr[PID]: AP xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx Joined | AWC Plug-in started applying configuration to the AP.
  APMgr[PID]: AP xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx Managed | AWC Plug-in started managing the AP.
  APMgr[PID]: AP xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx Configuration Failed due to "FAILED_REASON" | The AWC Plug-in failed to configure the AP for the reason described in "FAILED_REASON".
  APMgr[PID]: AP xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx Left | AWC Plug-in cannot manage the AP any more.
  APMgr[PID]: AP xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx Requested Reboot | AWC Plug-in requested the AP to reboot.
  APMgr[PID]: AP xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx Requested Firmware Upgrade | AWC Plug-in requested the AP to update its firmware.
  APMgr[PID]: AP xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx Requested Configuration Apply | AWC Plug-in requested the AP to apply a configuration update.
  APMgr[PID]: AP xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx Config Applied Successfully | The configuration update requested by AWC Plug-in has been successfully applied to the AP.

  * [PID] is an internal ID managed by the AWC Plug-in.
- Automatic Power/Channel Adjustment Logs

  Table 6: Example Automatic Power/Channel Adjustment Logs
  Message | When the message is generated
  --- | ---
  APCA[PID]: Assigned new Power/Channel set to APs for xx | AWC Plug-in successfully applied new channel or power settings to the AP.
  APCA[PID]: Failed to assign new Power/Channel set to APs (for xx) | AWC Plug-in failed to apply new channel or power settings to the AP.
  APCA[PID]: Failed to assign new Power/Channel set to AP xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx | AWC Plug-in failed to apply new channel or power settings to the AP identified by xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx.
  APCA[PID]: AWC calculation will start due to Event Trigger. | An event trigger in Wireless Maintenance > Task Scheduling started a new AWC calculation.

  * [PID] is an internal ID managed by the AWC Plug-in.

02 Nov 2021 15:51