Syslog Watcher Personal Edition 2.8.0.830

Syslog Watcher Personal Edition 2.8.0.830 is a useful utility which is created for collecting and reviewing Syslog messages from one source.

This Syslog server is a perfect choice for monitoring only one device (e.g. xDSL modem or home LAN switch). It is an easy-to-use, functional and absolutely free network tool.

A need to monitor network events exists even in tiny networks with one active device, so Syslog Watcher Personal Edition will be most suitable tool. Syslog messages provide a wide range of info.

Syslog Watcher stores the syslog messages in a special storage. It is a specially optimized type of database. The syslog storage is designed by taking into account the specific requirements of syslog server.

Major Features:

1. General Features: Supported syslog sources (devices)
2. Syslog Server:
   • Support for IPv4 and IPv6 networks      
   • Receive syslog over UDP (standard)      
   • Receive syslog over TCP (Cisco PIX, NetScreen, etc.)      
   • DNS resolution of source hostname      
   • Resolving fully qualified or relative DNS      
   • DNS caching for specified time period
3. Syslog Parser
   • Support of the standard syslog format (RFC3164)      
   • Recognizes non-standard syslog formats      
   • Extraction of additional information (Tag, Origin)
4. Syslog Viewer
   • Display stored syslog messages as the sorted list      
   • Sorting syslog messages under several criteria      
   • Filters displayed syslog messages by time interval      
   • Filters displayed syslog messages by severity      
   • Quick filters syslog messages by contained text      
   • Ability to tick syslog messages (auto tick new messages)      
   • Viewing syslogs without parsing (hexadecimal view)      
   • Colorization of syslog messages depends on severity
5. Notifications
   • Generating e-mail alerts depending on the list of conditions      
   • Inform about new syslog message with popup window      
   • Play sound file when new syslog message received      
   • Suppress notification for unnecessary syslog
6. Syslog Reports
   • Generates statistic syslog report      
   • Saves syslog report in HTML format with graphs      
   • Selectable syslog period for analysis
7. Export Syslog
   • Export syslog messages to database (ODBC)      
   • Export syslog messages to external text file      
   • Use XML or CSV file format for export      
   • Automatic export new syslog messages to text file      
   • Advanced splitting of exported text file
8. Syslog Storage
   • Stores syslog messages in the optimized syslog storage      
   • Customizable storage time for syslog messages      
   • Storage time depends on severity of syslog message
9. Supported Add-Ons: Vendor Pack for Syslog Watcher
10. User Interface
    • Minimizes to the Windows system tray      
    • Two visual styles for the GUI      
    • Customizable date format and time format

Enhancements:

• FIXED: Authentication when connecting to e-mail server
• ADDED: Encryption protocols (SSL/TLS) for connecting to e-mail server
• IMPROVED: Export to database performance