Syslog

Connection of the UTM to a syslog server

Last adaptation to the version: 12.6.0 (01.2024)

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This article refers to a Beta version

Syslog settings Syslog settings
The connection of the UTM is configured on a syslog server (syslogd).
Caption	Value	Description	Appliance Settings UTMuser@firewall.name.fqdn Network
Log the UTM hostname in the syslog messages:	No	In case of Yes activation the hostname is transmitted with
Syslog-Server Syslog-Server
Add Syslog Server
IP / Hostname:	syslog.ttt-point.de	IP address or host name of the syslog server. notempty If more than one ip-address is assigned to the hostname while you are using Round Robin DNS, the syslog messages may be send to another server each time the service gets restarted. Additionally you won't be protected against DNS Spoofing anymore. Please make sure only one address is assigned to the hostname.
Port:	514	Default port for syslog messages
Protocol	udp	Default protocol for syslog messages. Alternatively tcp can be selected here. PRTG requires udp as protocol for syslog

The Securepoint appliance uses an rfc5424-based protocol format. Alternatively, the following template can be used for syslog servers. This template is automatically recognized by some syslog servers, but must be entered manually for others. template rfc5424_and_116_compat_format {template("<${PRI}>1 ${ISODATE} - ${PROGRAM} $(or ${PID} '-') - - ${MSG}\n");}; <${PRI}>1 ${ISODATE} - ${PROGRAM} $(or ${PID} '-') - - ${MSG}\n

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The SOC was discontinued on 31.07.2022 and is not compatible with the UTM from v12.6.0.

Paessler PRTG can be used to query the syslog data of a UTM. Configuration instructions can be found in a separate Wiki article.	Dashboard PRTG