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Screenshot 44: Add new event source group
4. Key in a unique name and an optional description. Select the tabs described below, and configure
the available options:
Tab Name Description
General Enable collection of events and schedule the scanning process. For more information refer to Configuring
general event source properties.
Logon
credentials
Configure the username and password used to login target machines and collect information. For more
information refer to Configuring event source logon credentials.
Licensing
type
Select the type of license to use. Select between Active Monitoring or Complete. For more information
refer to Configuring event source license type.
Operational
time
Configure the operational time that computers are normally used. For more information refer to
Configuring event source operational time.
Monitoring Enable GFI EventsManager active monitoring on target computers and configure the audits to perform.
Monitoring checks enable administrators to identify system problems at the very early stages to prevent
system down-time. For more information refer to Configuring event source monitoring.
Windows
Event Log
Specify the logs to collect and configure archive settings for Windows
®
event logs. For more information
refer to Collecting Windows
®
events.
Text Logs Specify the logs to collect and configure settings for W3C/HTTP/CSV logs. This tab is only available when
creating a server group. For more information refer to Collecting Text logs.
Syslog Specify the logs to collect and configure archive settings for Syslogs. This tab is only available when
creating a server group. For more information refer to Collecting Syslogs.
SNMP Traps Specify the logs to collect and configure archive settings for SNMP Traps. This tab is only available when
creating a server group. For more information refer to Collecting SNMP Traps Messages.
Table 17: Event source group options
5. Click Apply and OK.