Step-by-Step Guides

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The step-by-step guides are meant to get you started quickly. They provide information on how to configure the product in common scenarios. Each section includes the information necessary to complete a specific task.

 

The information is presented in an easy to follow "step by step" way (hence the name). Each section begins with the intended result and then explains the steps to achieve it in the correct order. They are documented together with hardcopies, so they should be easy to follow. For best results, please be sure to follow the exact order of the steps.

 

The step-by-step guides do eventually not include all information that might be relevant to the situation. Please use your own judgment if the scenario described sufficiently matches your need.

 

In the step-by-step guides, we assume the product is already successfully installed but no configuration has been done. If it is not installed, please do so first.

 

All step-by-step guides assume that the client is running. This is kind of a step 0 for all the guides.

 

To keep download times reasonable, the step-by-step guides are not included in this manual. They are kept as separate web pages. This also allows us to modify and add step-by-step guides. Additions are made all the time, so it is probably a good idea to check the Step-by-step guide page for new guides.

 

As of this writing, the following step-by-step guides were available:

 

 

MonitorWare Agent Specific

 

Installations and Configurations

 

How to perform a mass update rollout?
How to perform a mass rollout?
Store IIS Logfiles into a Database
How do I export the configuration and create a debug file?
How do I monitor the Windows 2003 DHCP Logfiles?
How do I monitor the Windows Update log?
How do I enter the license information from the product delivery email?
How to create a failover syslog server
Forwarding filtered IIS Logfiles
How do I can do Database Logging with MSSQL in MonitorWare Agent
How do I apply filters in MonitorWare Agent?
How to apply filters to only get interactive logon/logoff events?
How To setup php-syslog-ng with MonitorWare Products?
How to monitor ISA logfiles?
Forwarding NT event logs to a Syslog server
Forwarding NT event logs to an SETP server

 

Services

 

How do I create a simple Syslog server
How To Configure a Syslog Server
How To Configure a SETP Server
How To setup the EventLogMonitor Service
How To setup the EventLogMonitor V2 Service
How To setup the File Monitor Service
How To setup the NT Service Monitor Service

 

Actions

 

How To setup the Forward via Syslog Action
How To setup an SETP Action
How To setup a Write to File Action
How To setup the Forward via EMail Action
How To setup the Set Property Action
How To setup the Set Status Action
How To setup the Start Program Action
How To setup the Control NT Services Action
How To Create a Rule Set for Database Logging
How to store custom properties of a log message in a database

 

Centralized Monitoring / Reporting

 

How To setup PIX centralized Monitoring (MonitorWare Agent 5.x & MonitorWare Console 3.x)
How To setup Windows centralized Monitoring (MonitorWare Agent 5.x & MonitorWare Console 3.x)
How To setup a central log server for Windows machines and syslog sending devices (MonitorWare Agent 4.x & EventReporter 8.x)
Centralized Event Reports with MonitorWare Console

 

 

 

MonitorWare Agent All Versions

 

Installations and Configurations

 

How to create a failover syslog server
MonitorWare Agent Database Formats
Database Logging with MSSQL
How do I apply filters in MonitorWare Agent, WinSyslog and EventReporter?
How To Setup MonitorWare Agent/ WinSyslog/ EventReporter
Configuring Windows for the Event Log Monitor
Sample Syslog device configurations
Intrusion detection via the Windows event log
Firewall setup for MonitorWare Agent
Creating a hardened log host

 

Services

 

How To Configure a Syslog Server
How To setup SETP Server Service
How To setup EventLogMonitor Service
Creating a simple Syslog server
Forwarding NT event logs to a Syslog server
Forwarding NT event logs to an SETP server

 

Actions

 

How To setup an SETP Action
Creating a rule set for database logging

 

Centralized Monitoring / Reporting

 

How To setup Windows centralized Monitoring (MonitorWare Agent 4.x & MonitorWare Console 2.x)
How To setup PIX centralized Monitoring (WinSyslog 7.x, MonitorWare Agent 4.x & MonitorWare Console 2.x)
How to setup PIX centralized Monitoring
How to setup Windows centralized Monitoring (Common)
How to setup PIX centralized Monitoring
Centralized Event Reports with MonitorWare Console
Centralized event reports with Monilog
How To Report Log Truncation

 

You may also want to visit our syslog device configuration pages at http://www.monitorware.com/en/syslog-enabled-products/. They contain instructions on setting up several devices for syslog.