If an alert is detected, the EWS switch will record it in the event log. The EWS switch can also be configured to send email notifications for selected events.
Mail Alert State: Select whether to Enable/Disable email notification.
Mail Information Setting
SMTP Server: Enter the name of the mail server.
SMTP Port: Enter the SMTP port.
SSL/TSL: Enable this option if your mail server uses SSL/TLS encryption.
Authentication: Select this option to enable authentication.
User Name: Enter the username required by the mail server.
Password: Enter the password required by the mail server.
From Mail Address: Enter the email address that will appear as the sender of the email alert.
To Mail Address: Enter the email address to which the EWS switch will send alarm messages. You can only send alarm messages to a single email address.
Subject: Enter the subject of the email notification.
Test: To verify that the EWS switch can send email notifications using the SMTP settings you just configured, please click the Test button for a quick test.
Apply: Click Apply to save settings.
Use this page to choose which types of events will trigger the EWS switch to send an email notification. When any of the selected events occur, the EWS switch sends an email notification to the email address that you specified in the Monitoring > Email Alert > Alert Settings section.
The table below provides explanations for EWS controller syslog event messages.
Event Type
EWS Syslog Message
Severity Level
Status of AP Controller
Controller is enabled
INFO
Status of AP Controller
Controller is disabled
WARNING
Certificate Changed
SSL certificate updated
INFO
Certificate Changed
SSL certificate will expire in {value} days
WARNING
Certificate Changed
SSL certificate has expired
ERROR
Certificate Changed
[AP Name] [AP MAC]'s SSL certificate has been updated
INFO
AP Managed
[AP Name] [AP MAC] added to management list
INFO
AP Managed
[AP Name] [AP IP] removed from management list
INFO
Status of AP
[AP Name] [AP MAC] online
INFO
Status of AP
[AP Name] [AP MAC] reset
INFO
Status of AP
[AP Name] [AP MAC] offline
WARNING
Status of AP
[AP Name] [AP MAC] has invalid IP [IP Address]
WARNING
Status of AP
[AP Name] [AP MAC]'s active client number reaches client limits {value} of [2.4/5]GHz
WARNING
AP Configuration Changed
[AP Name] [AP MAC] configuration updated
INFO
AP Firmware
[AP Name] [AP MAC] firmware version is incompatible
WARNING
AP Firmware
[AP Name] [AP MAC] started to upgrade firmware from [old-ver] to [new-ver]
INFO
AP Firmware
[AP Name] [AP MAC] firmware upgrade failed
ERROR