
S W G U s e r G u i d e
Chapter 11: Configuring the Log Server
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In the
Log
Archiving
tab of the Log Properties screen, do the following:
1. Specify the Log Archiving Locations as follows. Repeat these steps for each Archive location:
a. Click the
icon.
b. If archiving should be enabled to this Archive, select the
Enable
checkbox.
c. In the
Connection
Method
field, select the method that the Log Server uses to connect to the
Archive location:
•
FTP
— connect using regular File Transfer Protocol.
•
FTP
Passive
— connect using File Transfer Protocol. This is where there is a firewall
located between the Policy Server and the remote FTP site.
•
Samba
— connect using Server Message Block (SMB) communication protocol.
•
SFTP
— connect using Secure File Transfer Protocol.
d. Specify the Archive file Location, the User Name, and the Password. The format of these values
that you specify depends on the connection method:
2. Select the Archive Format:
•
Extended
— includes all available information on each logged transaction. Required when
working with M86 security reporter.
•
Basic
— includes only a subset of details on each logged transaction.
For more details on each format, see the
Management
Console
Reference
Guide
.
3. To have the Archive location tested when you save the definition, select the
Test
Archive
Loca
tion
on
Save
checkbox. Otherwise, ensure that the checkbox is cleared.
4. In the
Log
Archive
Schedule
area, specify when archiving should be performed. You can specify
a daily time or an interval between archive processing.
5. Do either of the following:
• To have log messages sent to Archive, continue with
Enabling and configuring log retention
.
Connection
Method
Archive
Location
Format,
User
Name
and
Password
FTP
,
FTP
Passive
, or
SFTP
Archive
Location
format is:
• For
FTP
or
FTP
Passive
:
<server_ip_address>
/dir
(for example,
10.194.5.104/Sarah_FTP).
• For
SFTP
:
<server_ip_address>
(for example, 10.194.5.104/).
User
to
connect
with
is the user name used when connecting to the
Archive Location.
Password
should be the password used by the above user.
Samba
Archive
Location
must include the server IP address and directory for
your selected location, in the following format:
//
<server_ip_address>
/dir
, (for example, //192.168.1.10/archive).
User
to
connect
with
must include the workgroup name and the user
name used when connecting to the Archive Location, in the following
format: workgroup/user, for example, marketing/nicole.
Password
should be the password used by the above user.