Alarm Cast Alarm Administrator Other Tools: Log Files

Procedure

  1. Select View on the Alarm Cast Gateway menu bar.
  2. Click the log to be viewed. Options are:
    • View Server Log
    • View Admin Log
  3. Double-click the log entry for further information.
    guide: Alarm Cast Gateway Filter Guidelines
    • Click the Filters button on the selected log window toolbar.

    An Alarm Cast Gateway Filter dialog box opens.

    The Events On: field defaults to the current day.

    The Status Message field can be used to search for a portion of the message in the log.

    Important: When matching special characters, enclose them in brackets.

    Example

    To find all log items that start with [ enter in [[]* in the Status Message field.

    The common allowed search characters are as follows:

    Character Match Made Example
    ? Any single character Text in the log is ABC, DBC and XYZ. If ?BC is used in the Status Message field, only ABC and DBC will be returned.
    * Zero or more characters *Initiated* in the Status Message field would return all log items with the word ???Initiated'
    # Any single digit (0-9) Text in the log is Device1, Device5, Device8, Device10. Keying in Device# in the Status Message field, will return Device1, Device5, and Device8.
    • Check Automatic Refresh to automatically refresh the log file based on the seconds specified.