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Wireless Event Viewer

The Wireless Event Viewer program displays a list of error log records. You can save all available log records to a binary format file for sending to customer support.

To launch Wireless Event Viewer:

  1. At the Tools menu, click Intel® Wireless Troubleshooter.
  2. Click Wireless Event Viewer.

event viewer

Wireless Event Viewer Description

Name Description

File

Settings:

To change the storage location of the log file.

  1. Click File > Settings to open the Wireless Event Viewer Settings.
  2. Click Enable Logging.
  3. Specify the default folder for saved log files: The default location is My Documents. Click Browse to locate a new folder location.
  4. File Name: The file name is the default machine name.
  5. Maximum file size (KB): Enter the size of the file in kilobytes (KB).
  6. Click OK to close and apply the new changes. Click Cancel to close without applying any changes.

If you want the log file copied to an archive site after a specific number of days:

  1. Click Copy the log file to another location.
  2. Destination folder: Enter where to store the files or click Browse to select a folder location.
  3. Frequency (days): Select how often you want the files moved to the destination folder.
  4. Click OK to close and apply the new changes. Click Cancel to close without applying any changes.

Exit: Click to exit Wireless Event Viewer and return to the Intel(R) Wireless Troubleshooter.

NOTE: An administrator can use the Administrator Tool, Application Settings, Wireless Event Viewer Settings to set the default log file location.

Mode

Select to view current or previously saved event records:

  • Real time Event Viewing: Select this to view error events as they occur in real time.
  • Log File Viewing: Select this to open an error log file that has been previously saved, or to save the current error event log to a file.

Help?

Provides help information for this page.

About: Displays version information for the Intel(R) Wireless Troubleshooter.

Wireless Event Viewer Information

Level: The severity level of the connection issue is indicated by an icon.

The severity levels are:

  • Information
  • Error
  • Warning

Description: Brief description of the connection issue.

Date and Time: Date and time of the detected connection issue. This column can be sorted in ascending or descending order. Click the column header to sort the displayed events.

Open

Opens log files archived from previous sessions with Intel(R) Wireless Troubleshooter.

Clear

Removes the information in the Wireless Event Viewer.

Save As

Saves the available log. Use the suggested name or change it.

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