User's Guide Part 1

Chapter 1: Product description System management
System logging (syslog)
PTP 700 supports the standard syslog protocol to log important configuration changes, status
changes and events. The protocol complies with RFC 3164.
PTP 700 creates syslog messages for configuration changes to any attribute that is accessible
via the web-based interface, or via the enterprise MIB at the SNMP interface.
PTP 700 additionally creates syslog messages for changes in any status variable displayed in
the web-based interface.
PTP 700 creates syslog messages on a number of events (for example successful and
unsuccessful attempts to log in to the web-based interface).
PTP 700 can be configured to send syslog messages to one or two standard syslog servers.
Additionally, PTP 700 logs event notification messages locally. Locally-stored event messages
survive reboot of the unit, and are overwritten only when the storage capacity is exhausted
(approximately 2000 messages). The locally stored events can be reviewed using the web-
based user interface.
Only users with Security Officer role are permitted to configure the syslog client. Users with
Security Officer, System Administrator or Read Only roles are permitted to review the locally
logged event messages.
Further reading
For information about…
Refer to…
Configuring system logging Syslog Configuration page on page 6-78
Syslog alarms Alarms on page 7-17
How to view the local log of event messages Syslog page on page 7-22
How to interpret syslog messages Format of syslog server messages on page 7-22
AES license
PTP 700 provides optional encryption using the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES).
Encryption is not available in the standard PTP 700 system.
AES upgrades are supplied as an access key purchased from your Cambium Point-to-Point
distributor or solutions provider. The access key authorizes AES operation for one ODU. Two
access keys are needed to operate AES on a link.
AES encryption may be used in the following ways:
• At the wireless port to encrypt data transmitted over the wireless link.
• At the SNMP management interface in the SNMPv3 mode.
• At the HTTPS/TLS management interface.
Two levels of encryption are available to purchase:
• 128-bit: This allows an operator to encrypt all traffic sent over the wireless link using 128-bit
encryption.
• 256-bit: This allows an operator to encrypt traffic using either 128-bit or 256-bit encryption.
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