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5. To remove any selected actuator from the Selected Actuators field, click that actuator's
.
To remove all actuators, click Deselect All.
Syslog Message
Use this action to automatically forward event messages to the specified syslog server. Determine the syslog
transmission mechanism you prefer when setting it up - UDP, TCP or TLS over TCP.
Legrand PDU may or may not detect the syslog message transmission failure. If yes, it will log this syslog
failure as well as the failure reason in the event log. See
Viewing or Clearing the Local Event Log
(on
page 259).
Operation:
1. Choose Device Settings > Event Rules >
.
2. Select "Syslog message" from the Action list.
3. In the Syslog Server field, specify the IP address to which the syslog is forwarded.
4. In the Transport Protocol field, select one of the syslog protocols: TCP, UDP or TCP+TLS. The default is
UDP.
Transport
protocols
Next steps
UDP
In the UDP Port field, type an appropriate port number. Default is 514.
Select the "Legacy BSD Syslog Protocol" checkbox if applicable.
TCP
NO TLS certificate is required. Type an appropriate port number in the TCP Port field.
TCP+TLS
A TLS certificate is required. Do the following:
a. Type an appropriate port number in the "TCP Port" field. Default is 6514.
b. In the CA Certificate field, click
to select a TLS certificate. After
importing the certificate, you may:
Click Show to view its contents.
Click Remove to delete it if it is inappropriate.
c. Determine whether to select the "Allow expired and not yet valid certificates" checkbox.
To always send the event message to the specified syslog server as long as a TLS
certificate is available, select this checkbox.
To prevent the event message from being sent to the specified syslog server when
any TLS certificate in the selected certificate chain is outdated or not valid yet,
deselect this checkbox.
Note: If the required certificate file is a chain of certificates, and you are not sure about the requirements of a
certificate chain, see
TLS Certificate Chain
(on page 526).