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WinSyslog 18.1 documentation
WinSyslog 18.1 documentation
  • Getting Started
    • Installation
    • Understand the Components
    • Receive Logs
    • Creating an Initial Configuration
    • Process and Filter
    • Store and Forward
    • Operate and Troubleshoot
  • Tutorials
    • Tutorial: Prepare WinSyslog Data for Adiscon LogAnalyzer
    • Tutorial: Create a Simple Syslog Server and Write to a File
    • Tutorial: Export the Configuration and Create a Debug Log
    • Tutorial: Configure a SETP Server Service
    • Tutorial: Forward Messages to Another Syslog Server
    • Tutorial: Send Matching Messages by Email
    • Tutorial: Write Messages to a Database
  • Interactive Syslog Viewer
    • InterActive SyslogViewer
    • Options & Configuration
      • Launching InterActive SyslogViewer
      • Using InterActive SyslogViewer
      • Options & Menus
        • File Menu
          • General Options
          • Notifications & Questions Tab
          • License Tab
        • Edit Menu
        • View Menu
        • Help Menu
      • Live Syslog View
      • Database View
    • FAQ
      • How to Autostart Interactive Syslog Viewer
  • Configuration
    • Core concepts
      • WinSyslog - Services
      • Information Units
      • Rules
      • The Rule Engine
      • Filter Conditions
      • Actions
    • Configuring WinSyslog
    • Organizing with RuleSets, Rules, and Actions
    • Client Options
    • Client Tools
    • Using File based configuration
    • General Options
      • License
      • General
      • Debug
      • Engine
      • Queue Manager
      • Permitted Senders
    • Services
      • Heartbeat
      • MonitorWare Echo Reply
      • RELP Listener
      • SETP Server
      • SNMP Trap Receiver
      • Syslog server
    • Filter conditions
      • Global Conditions
      • Date Conditions
      • Operators
      • Filters
        • REGEX Compare Operation
      • General
      • Date/Time
      • InformationUnit Type
      • Syslog
      • SNMP Traps
      • Event Log Monitor
      • Event Log Monitor V2
      • File Monitor
      • Custom Property
      • Extended Number Property
      • Extended IP Property
      • File Exists
      • Store Filter Results
    • Actions
      • ODBC Database Options
      • OLEDB Database Action
      • File Logging Options
      • Event Log Options
      • Send Email
      • Net Send
      • Send to Communications Port
      • Send MSQueue
      • Send RELP
      • Send SETP
      • Send SNMP Trap
      • Syslog Forwarding
      • Send DTLS
      • Call RuleSet
      • Compute Status Variable
      • Discard
      • Normalize Event
      • Post Processing
      • Parsing log messages
      • Resolve Hostname Action
      • Set Property
      • Set Status
      • Play Sound
      • Start Program
  • FAQ
    • Why are Logfiles sometimes not rotated in WinSyslog 17.5 or lower?
    • Log Rotation Naming Convention Change in WinSyslog 18.x
    • Why does log rotation fail when using ZIP compression in WinSyslog?
    • Are WinSyslog products affected by recent OpenSSL CVEs?
    • Troubleshooting the Start Program action in WinSyslog
    • High-load configuration reload issues in WinSyslog
    • Queue Buildup During SQL Server Table Cleanup Operations in WinSyslog
    • Default Timevalues Setting in WinSyslog Explained
    • How to Export WinSyslog Settings for a Support Call
    • Recommended Service Stop Order for WinSyslog Maintenance
    • Running WinSyslog on a Windows Cluster Server
    • Why Does a WinSyslog Message Show Two Timestamps?
    • What Does WinSyslog Event ID 1011 Mean?
    • Why do log files remain locked when multiple rules write to the same file?
    • How to resolve performance issues on high-load systems?
    • Is MariaDB supported by the ODBC action?
    • Recommended Palo Alto Firewall Syslog Configuration
    • How to Perform a Mass Rollout of WinSyslog
    • How to Copy the WinSyslog Configuration to Other Servers
    • How Can I Obtain a Printable Version of the WinSyslog Manual?
    • Can WinSyslog Write to a UNC Path?
    • Which Database Format Should I Use with WinSyslog?
    • What do CA PEM, Certificate PEM, and Key PEM mean for TLS listeners?
    • Forwarding syslog messages with original IP address in WinSyslog
    • What Is the Difference Between SETP and Syslog?
    • How Do I Handle Non-Standard Syslog Messages from Unix or Linux Systems?
    • How Do I Enter WinSyslog License Information?
    • What is Freeware Mode?
    • WinSyslog vs Kiwi Syslog Server – Which to Choose?
    • Do the configuration clients require .NET Framework, or is .NET Core or .NET 5+ enough?
    • Is WinSyslog v18+ supported on Windows Server IoT 2025?
  • Licensing and purchasing
    • How do I contact Adiscon sales?
    • What should I include in a quote request?
    • What happens after I open a sales ticket?
    • How do purchase orders and billing requests work?
    • Licensing and ordering
    • Air-gapped environments
    • Offline installation and activation
    • Online verification after activation
    • Perpetual licenses and UpgradeInsurance
    • UpgradeInsurance
  • Reference
    • WinSyslog Shortcut Keys
    • Command Line Switches
    • Edition Comparison
    • Comparison of properties
    • Event Properties
      • Accessing Properties
        • Property
        • FromPos
        • ToPos
        • Options
        • Simple Examples
      • System Properties
      • Custom Properties
      • Event-Specific Properties
        • Standard Properties
        • Windows Event Log Properties
        • Windows Event Log V2 Properties
        • Syslog Message Properties
        • Disk Space Monitor
        • CPU/Memory Monitor
        • File Monitor
        • Windows Service Monitor
        • Ping Probe
        • Port Probe
        • Database Monitor
        • Serial Monitor
        • MonitorWare Echo Request
        • FTP Probe
        • IMAP Probe
        • NNTP Probe
        • SMTP Probe
        • POP3 Probe
        • HTTP Probe
    • Complex Filter Conditions
    • Connect to Computer
    • Registry Paths
    • System Error Codes
    • Glossary
      • Engine Only Install
      • FTP
      • HTTP
      • IETF
      • IMAP
      • IPv6
      • Millisecond
      • NNTP
      • POP3
      • Registry File
      • RELP
      • Resource ID
      • RFC 3164
      • RFC 3195
      • RFC 5424
      • SETP
      • SMTP
      • SNMP
      • Syslog Facility
      • TCP
      • UDP
      • UTC
  • Copyrights
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Glossary#

This section defines the main terms, protocols, and reference concepts that appear throughout the WinSyslog manual. Unlike the Concepts section, this glossary is meant for term lookup rather than for explaining the overall product model.

  • Engine Only Install
  • FTP
  • HTTP
  • IETF
  • IMAP
  • IPv6
  • Millisecond
  • NNTP
  • POP3
  • Registry File
  • RELP
  • Resource ID
  • RFC 3164
  • RFC 3195
  • RFC 5424
  • SETP
  • SMTP
  • SNMP
  • Syslog Facility
  • TCP
  • UDP
  • UTC
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