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Configuring the connection of a CPE device to a Syslog server

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The syslog server is used to collect and store event logs generated on CPE devices. You can specify Syslog server connection settings on an individual CPE device or on all devices that use the CPE template. To configure a Syslog server connection, use the following instructions:

• Configuring a Syslog server connection on an individual CPE device.

  To configure a Syslog server connection on an individual CPE device:

  1. In the menu, go to the SD-WAN section.

     By default, the CPE subsection is displayed with a table of CPE devices.

  2. Click the CPE device.

     The settings area is displayed in the lower part of the page. You can expand the settings area to fill the entire page by clicking the expand button .

  3. Select the Log files tab.

     The Syslog server connection settings are displayed.

  4. Select the Override check box to ignore the applied CPE template and make the settings in the selected tab editable. This check box is cleared by default.
  5. In the Log files size (KB) field, enter the size of the log files on the CPE device in KB. Range of values: 64 to 2048. The default setting is 64.
  6. In the Syslog server IP/FQDN field, enter the necessary value.
  7. In the Syslog server port field, enter the necessary value. Range of values: 0 to 65,353.
  8. In the Syslog server protocol drop-down list, select the protocol for sending log files to the Syslog server:
     • UDP (selected by default)
     • TCP
  9. In the Log files prefix field, enter the message to be sent to the Syslog server with each log file. Maximum length: 256 characters.
  10. In the upper part of the settings area, click Save to save the configuration of the CPE device.
• Configuring a Syslog server connection on all devices that use the CPE template.

  To configure a Syslog server connection on all devices that use the CPE template:

  1. In the menu, go to the SD-WAN → CPE templates subsection.

     A table of CPE templates is displayed.

  2. Click the CPE template.

     The settings area is displayed in the lower part of the page. You can expand the settings area to fill the entire page by clicking the expand button .

  3. Select the Log files tab.

     The Syslog server connection settings are displayed.

  4. In the Log files size (KB) field, enter the size of the log files on the CPE device in KB. Range of values: 64 to 2048. The default setting is 64.
  5. In the Syslog server IP/FQDN field, enter the necessary value.
  6. In the Syslog server port field, enter the necessary value. Range of values: 0 to 65,353.
  7. In the Syslog server protocol drop-down list, select the protocol for sending log files to the Syslog server:
     • UDP (selected by default)
     • TCP
  8. In the Log files prefix field, enter the message to be sent to the Syslog server with each log file. Maximum length: 256 characters.
  9. In the upper part of the settings area, click Save to save the configuration of the CPE template.