Enabling the Syslog listener

You must enable the Syslog listener to collect data for the Syslog report.

To configure the Syslog Passive Monitor Listener:

1. From the WhatsUp Gold console main menu, select Configure > Program Options. The Program Options dialog appears.

   Note: If the Windows SNMP Trap Service (Control Panel > Services) is running on the WhatsUp Gold console PC, you should stop the service. This is a precaution to prevent any conflict with the WhatsUp Passive Monitor Listener.

2. Click Passive Monitor Listeners. The WhatsUp Gold Passive Monitor Listeners display in a list.
3. Select the Syslog Trap listener, then click Configure. The Syslog Listener Configuration dialog appears.
4. Enter or select the appropriate information in the following fields:
   • Listen for messages on port. Select this option if you want WhatsUp Gold to listen for Syslog messages.The Syslog Listener runs on port 514 by default, but can be changed if necessary, as when another application needs to use the same port.
   • Accept unsolicited passive monitors. If option this is cleared, only Syslog entries which are specifically added to devices as passive monitors are logged to the System Syslog report. If you select this option, all incoming Syslog messages are detected and logged to the System Syslog report.

   Note: Regardless of this filter setting, only Syslog messages that are solicited are logged to device Syslog reports and are able to trigger actions.

5. Click OK to save changes.

See Also Using the Program Options Enabling the polling engine Enabling actions Enabling performance monitors Enabling WhatsVirtual event collection Enabling Ping Throttle Enabling the SNMP Trap Listener Enabling the Windows Event Log listener Enabling FIPS 140-2 mode About the WhatsUp Gold default SSL certificates Changing the device state colors or icons Passive Monitor Listeners Changing how long report data is stored Selecting a display font Changing clock/regional preferences Changing the date and time format Using the WhatsUp Services Controller