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# Logging wireless network information

You can set up your AirPort Base Station or Time Capsule to log status information to the Mac OS X system log (or syslog host) on a computer using Mac OS X, or using a syslog application on a computer using Windows. This is helpful for problem-solving and monitoring the wireless device’s activity.

To help ensure that the logs are accurate, you need to set the base date and time of the wireless device automatically.

## To set up base station logging:

1. Open AirPort Utility, located in the Utilities folder in the Applications folder on a Mac, and in Start > All Programs > AirPort on a Windows computer.

2. Select the device you’re setting up, and then click Manual Setup. Enter the password if necessary.

3. Click Advanced in the toolbar, and then click Logging & Statistics.

4. Enter the IP address of the computer that will receive the base station logs in the Syslog Destination Address field.

5. Choose the type of information you want to log from the Syslog Level pop-up menu.

6. To view base station logs, click “Logs and Statistics.”

To ensure your logs contain accurate date and time information, select “Set time automatically” in the Base Station pane of AirPort settings, and then choose a network time server and a time zone from the pop-up menus.

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