Question

You are the IT security administrator for a small corporate network. You need to enable logging on the switch in the networking closet. What are the steps to enable logging and the Syslog Aggregator on the switch?

Answer 1

To enable logging and the Syslog Aggregator on a switch, access the switch's CLI and follow these steps: enter privileged EXEC mode, enter global configuration mode, enable syslog, configure severity and facility levels, and save the changes.

Step-by-step explanation:

To enable logging and the Syslog Aggregator on a switch, follow these steps:

1. Access the switch's command line interface (CLI) using a terminal emulator program.
2. Enter privileged EXEC mode by typing the enable command.
3. Enter global configuration mode by typing the configure terminal command.
4. Enable syslog by entering the logging host command, followed by the IP address or hostname of the Syslog Aggregator.
5. Configure the severity level for syslog messages using the logging trap command.
6. Configure the facility level for syslog messages using the logging facility command.
7. To save the configuration changes, type the write memory command.