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Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold User Guide
Configuring a Syslog threshold
To configure a Syslog threshold:
1 Click the Alert Center tab.
2 Click Threshold Library. The Alert Center Threshold Library dialog appears.
3 Click New. The Select Threshold Type dialog appears.
4 Select Syslog, then click OK. The New Syslog Threshold dialog appears.
5 Specify or select the appropriate information in the dialog fields:
Name. Specify a name for the threshold. This name helps you identify the threshold in
the Threshold library and displays as the report title on the Alert Center Home page.
Syslog type. Select the Syslog monitor to use with the threshold. This list is populated
with Syslog monitors currently configured in the Passive Monitor Library.
Threshold. Select and enter the desired threshold criteria variables and values. The
default threshold is configured to alert when the number of messages exceeds 500 in
the past 60 minutes.
Devices to Monitor. Click Select to choose the devices to which the threshold
applies. By default, the threshold monitors all devices on which the applicable
monitor is enabled.
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