These instructions assume:
- The device is on SonicOS version 7.0 or higher.
- The date, time and time zone are correctly set on the device.
- You have administrative access to the firewall.
- The IP address of your Auvik collector is known.
Configure syslog
- Log into the SonicWall web admin console.
- Navigate to Device, Syslog, then Syslog Servers.
- In the Syslog Servers section, click Add.
- In the Add Syslog Server pop-up window:
- On “Name or IP Address”, select “Create New Address Object” and create an object for the Auvik collector IP.
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- Name: A recognizable name such as “Auvik collector”
- Zone Assignment: choose the zone where Auvik collector was deployed, typically zone LAN.
- For “Type”, select “Host”
- IP Address: Enter the Auvik collector IP address
- Click OK.
- On “Name or IP address”, select the newly created object.
- Set Port to 514.
- Leave the remaining options as default.
- Click Add.