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<main> <article class="userContent"> <h2 data-id="this-article-describes-the-steps-required-to-configure-a-watchguard-firewall-to-send-syslog-messages-to-the-rocketagent-syslog-server">This article describes the steps required to configure a WatchGuard firewall to send Syslog messages to the RocketAgent Syslog Server</h2> <p>To Configure the FireBox to send Syslog messages to the RocketAgent Syslog Server</p> <div data-mc-state="open"> <ol><li>Select <strong>System > Logging</strong>.</li> <li>Click the <strong>Syslog Server</strong> tab.</li> <li>Select the <strong>Send log messages to these Syslog servers</strong> check box.</li> <li>Click <strong>Add</strong>.<br><br><img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6032361/uploads/migrated/DPHYQMGR3GHW/watchguard-syslog-server.jpg" alt="watchguard_syslog_server.jpg" class="embedImage-img importedEmbed-img"></img></li> <li>In the <strong>IP Address</strong> text box, type the IP address of the RocketAgent Syslog Server.</li> <li>In the <strong>Port</strong> text box, the default Syslog server port (514) appears. Leave the default unless you have configured the RocketAgent to a different port. </li> <li>From the <strong>Log Format</strong> drop-down list, select <strong>Syslog.</strong> </li> </ol> The details you can include in the log messages depend on the log format you select.<br><ol data-mc-continue="true"><li data-mc-conditions="">In the <strong>Description</strong> text box, type RocketAgent.</li> <li data-mc-conditions="">Select <strong>The timestamp</strong> check box.</li> <li data-mc-conditions="">Select <strong>The serial number of the device</strong> check box.</li> <li data-mc-conditions="">In the <strong>Syslog Settings</strong> section, for each type of log message, select a Syslog facility from the drop-down list.<br><ul data-mc-continue="true"><li data-mc-conditions="">For high-priority Syslog messages, such as alarms, select <strong>Local0</strong>.</li> <li data-mc-conditions="">To assign priorities for other types of log messages (lower numbers have greater priority), select <strong>Local1</strong> – <strong>Local7</strong>.</li> <li data-mc-conditions="">To not send details for a message type, select <strong>NONE</strong>.</li> </ul></li> <li>Click <strong>Save</strong>.</li> </ol></div> </article> </main>