Fortinet 3.0 MR7 manual Configuring IP aliases, Importing an IP alias list file

System Config

3Enter the IP address of the external syslog server in Remote device IP.

4Select whether to Forward all incoming logs or Forward only authorized logs (authorized according to a device’s permissions in the device list).

5Select the Minimum Severity threshold.

All log events of equal or greater servers will be transmitted.

For example, if the selected Minimum Severity is Critical, all Emergency, Alert and Critical log events will be forwarded; other log events will not be forwarded.

6Select Apply.

Configuring IP aliases

Use IP Alias to assign a meaningful name to IP addresses. When configuring reports, or viewing logs and content archives, select Resolve Host Name to view the alias rather than the IP address.

IP aliases can make logs and reports easier to read and interpret. For example, you could create an IP alias to display the label mailserver1 instead of its IP address, 10.10.1.54.

To add an IP alias

1Go to System > Config > IP Alias.

2Enter a nickname for the IP address in Alias.

3Enter the IP address or range in Host(Subnet / IP Range).

4Select Add.

To edit an IP alias

1Go to System > Config > IP Alias.

2In the Action column, select Edit.

3Modify the nickname for the IP address in Alias.

4Modify the IP address or range in Host(Subnet / IP Range).

5Select Update Now.

Importing an IP alias list file

To create a large number of IP aliases as a single batch, you can import a text file containing this information.

The contents of the text file should be in the format:

<ip address> <alias_name>

For example:

10.10.10.1 User_1

There can be only one IP address/user name entry per line.

To import the alias file

1Go to System > Config > IP Alias.

2Select Import.

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