RUTM59 Traffic Logging

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The information in this page is updated in accordance with firmware version RUTM_R_00.07.22.

Summary

The Traffic Logging page provides the possibility to set up a periodic transfers of the selected traffic log to an FTP server. This manual page provides an overview of the Traffic Logging page in RUTM59 devices.

Note: on some devices, Traffic Logging is additional software that can be installed from the System → Package Manager page.

Traffic Logging Settings

The Traffic Logging Settings section is used enable or disable traffic log data sending.

Field	Value	Description
Enable	off \| on; default: off	Turns Traffic Logging on or off.
Networks	network(s); default: lan	Selects the network(s) from which traffic logging data will be taken.

FTP Settings

The FTP Settings section is used to configure FTP server and upload settings.

FTP Server

The FTP Server section is used to configure the parameters required to login to an FTP server to which the traffic log data will be sent. Below is an example of the FTP Server section.

Field	Value	Description
Server protocol	FTP \| SFTP \| FTPS; default: FTP	The protocol that will be used to connect to the server.
Server address	ip \| host; default: none	FTP server's IP address or hostname.
Username	string; default: none	Username required for authentication to the FTP server.
Key authentication	off \| on; default: off	Use SSH key authentication for SFTP connections instead password.
Private key	Generate \| Upload; default: Generate	Select the method to provide the private SSH key for authentication with the SFTP server.
Generate keys/Upload private key	-(interactive button)	Generate a new SSH key pair for authentication with the SFTP server. / Upload the private SSH key that will be used for authentication with the SFTP server. The corresponding public key will be extracted automatically.
Public key	-(interactive field)	The public SSH key that corresponds to the private key used for authentication with the SFTP server. You need to add this public key to your SFTP server.
Password	string; default: none	The password of the FTP server that will be used for logs uploading.
Port	integer [0..65535]; default: 21	FTP server port.
Subfolder	Value should end with a slash ("/" or "\"); default: none	FTP server's subfolder in which received file will be stored. Entry should end with a slash (either "/" or "\").

Upload Settings

The Upload Settings section is used to configure how often the data should be sent to an FTP server. Below is an example of the FTP Server section:

Field	Value	Description
File name extras	No extra information \| MAC address \| Serial number \| Custom string; default: No extra information	Adds extra information to the log file names before uploading. The intention is to make it easier to differentiate files by their names.
Mode	Interval \| Fixed; default: Interval	Upload mode. Interval - sends data at a specified frequency (for example, every 1 hour); Fixed - sends data at a specified time of day (for example, at 2:25 a.m.)
Upload interval	1 hour \| 2 hours \| 4 hours \| 8 hours \| 12 hours \| 24 hours; default: 1 hour	Data upload frequency in hours.
Hours	integer [0..23]; default: none	Data upload will be performed at specific time of the day.
Minutes	integer [0..59]; default: none	Data upload will be performed at specific time of the day.
Days	Monday \| Tuesday \| Wednesday \| Thursday \| Friday \| Saturday \| Sunday; default: all	Specifies on which days of the week the data will be sent.