Listener ports

The listener ports tab helps you configure and manage the syslog ports through which the agents are listening for logs.

You can navigate to this tab as follows: Settings > Admin > Management > Listener Ports.

The table displayed has four categories: Action, Port, Protocol, Associative Agent

1. Action: Displays Enable/ Disable action, Delete action, Set port as default action.
2. Port: Displays the port number
3. Protocol: Displays the operating protocol.
4. Associative Agent: Displays all the agents associated with the port number.

This document elaborates on the following actions:

• Add a Syslog Port
• Delete a Syslog Port
• Enable/Disable a Syslog Port
• Manage Default Syslog Port
• Update agents for an existing syslog port

Add a Syslog Port

1. Navigate to Navigate to Settings > Admin > Management > Listener Ports..
2. Click on Add Syslog Port.



3. In the pop-up that appears, specify the following:



• Port - Specify the port number field
• Protocol - Select protocol from the drop-down.
Important Note: For each protocol, you can add upto 6 ports.
4. Add Agent - Select the agent(s) on which this port can be enabled. Click Add.
5. If this has to be the default port, you can check the box Make the port as default. Once you make the port default, all agents will listen through this port. Note that any new agents added will automatically start listening through the default port(s).



6. Click Add.

You've successfully added a port.

Delete a listener port

1. Go to Settings > Admin > Management > Listener Ports.. The listener ports will be displayed as shown.
2. Click on the Delete icon corresponding to the port you want to delete.
3. Confirm the action by clicking Yes in the pop-up.



4. A message that you've deleted the listener port will be shown as below.

You've successfully deleted a listener port.

Enable/Disable a listener port

1. Go to Settings > Admin > Management > Listener Ports.. The listener ports will be displayed as shown.



2. All ports are enabled by default. To disable a port, hover over the Enabled icon. Disable Port action will be shown. Click on it.



3. Once you click on it, the port will be disabled and the icon changes to red. A message that the port is disabled is displayed as shown.

   

4. To enable a disabled port, hover over the red icon as shown and click.



5. The port will be enabled and the icon changes to green . A message that the port is enabled is displayed as shown.

Manage default syslog ports

1. Go to Settings > Admin > Management > Listener Ports.. The listener ports are displayed as shown.



2. To make a port default, click the icon.
3. A message that Syslog port marked as default will be displayed as shown.



4. To remove a syslog port from default, click the corresponding icon. A message that Syslog listener port removed from default will be displayed as shown.

Update agents for an existing syslog port

1. Go to Settings > Admin > Management > Listener Ports.. The listener ports are displayed as shown.



2. The Attention icon in the above screenshot is indicative of agents that are not listening. To check this or update an existing port, click on the corresponding number in the Associative Agents column.



3. This will open the list of agents and their status as shown below. Proceed to select or unselect the required agents by checking the checkboxes.
4. You can change views of agents being shown through the Showing drop-down that provides Unassociated Agents, Associated Agents and All options.



5. Once you've selected the agents, click Update.