Syslog Services
Issue 4 May 2005 249
Add Syslog Policy
The Add Syslog Policy screen allows you to designate the host to which syslog messages are
sent by the selected security gateway or all devices. It also enables syslog messages to be sent
to the VPNmanager through a designated UDP port.
●Hosts to receive log messages. Enter the name or the IP Address of the target machine
you are designating to receive syslog data.
●Send event log message via. Enter the port service (UDP) and number through which
syslog messages are reported.

To run Syslog services:

1. From the Device>Contents column, select the security gateway you want to configure.
2. Click the Policies tab to bring it to the fr ont. Select Syslog, then click GO to open the Policy
Manager for Syslog.
3. Select the Enable SYSLOG check box so the security gateway will run Syslog services.
4. Click Add to open the Add Syslog Policy dialog box.
5. Use the Hosts to receive log messages options to configure the address of the Syslog
Server.
●To use a DNS name of the server, select the Host Name radio button, then type in a
name.
●To use the IP address of the server, select the IP Address radio button, then type in an
address.
6. If you want the security gateway to send syslog messages to VPNmanager Console,
configure the Send event log message via option.
●To send the messages to a UDP Port, select the UDP Port, then type a number into the
Port Number text box. The default number is 514.
7. Click OK to return to the Policy Manager for Syslog window.
8. Click the Log debugging event log management messages checkbox to log the
messages.
9. Click Save.
10. From the upper right-hand of the window, click the close button to return to the
Configuration Console window.
11. Move to the command prompt for your MS Windows computer.