System Logging Configuration; Setting The Syslog Server - Nokia IP40 User Manual

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Configuring Device Functions

System Logging Configuration

You can configure the Nokia IP40 Security Platform to send event logs to a syslog server that
resides in your internal network or on the Internet. The logs detail the date and the time each
event occurred. If the event is a communication attempt that was rejected by the firewall, the
event details include the source and destination IP address, the destination port, and the protocol
used for the communication attempt (for example, TCP or UDP).
Nokia IP40 supports local event logging, which you can view from Reports > Event Log. Up to
100 events can be logged here. You can also configure an external syslog server by using the
following method.
To configure an external syslog server
1. Click Setup from the main menu, and select the Logging tab.
The Logging page appears.
2. Enter the IP address for the syslog server in the Syslog Server field.
Note
The syslog server can run either on a computer outside your network, or on a computer
inside your IP40 network.
3. Specify the port number where the syslog server will run. The default port number is 514.

Setting the Syslog Server

Use the following commands to set the syslog server:
set syslog
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address - Syslog server address
port - Syslog server port
Nokia IP40 Security Platform User's Guide v1.1