Chapter 4      Managing Devices

Receiving PIX Device Messages

Configuring the PIX Syslog Receiver

The Hosting Solution Engine's syslog receiver processes messages from PIX 

firewall devices. These messages can then be viewed as reports (see 

PIX Flow, 

page 6 4

.)

Setting up and receiving syslog messages is a two step process: 

1. Each PIX device in the network must be configured to send out syslog 

messages to the receiver using PIX CLI. (For information, see 

Setting Up 

Your Network, page 4 10

.)

2. PIX firewall devices must be added to the receiver. 

The PIX Syslog window contains the following links:

Link Name

Description

Receiver Options

Use this option to limit the number of 

syslog messages archived on the system.

For more information, see 

Configuring 

Receiver Options, page 4 56

.

Add PIX

Use this option to add PIX firewall devices 

to the receiver.

For more information, see 

Adding PIX 

Firewall Devices, page 4 56

.

Remove PIX

Use this option to remove PIX firewall 

devices to the receiver.

For more information, see 

Removing PIX 

Firewall Devices, page 4 57

.

View PIX

Use this option to view the PIX firewall 

devices currently sending syslog messages 

to the receiver.

For more information, see 

Viewing PIX 

Firewall Devices, page 4 57

.

Syslog Transfer

Use this option to to designate an FTP 

server to receive the daily log.

For more information, see 

Configuring 

Syslog Transfer, page 4 57

.

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