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Overview

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Configure Nxlog on the IIS server

  1. Download the latest version of nxlog. It is easiest to choose the Windows MSI file which includes an installer.

http://nxlog.org/products/nxlog-community-edition/download

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        C:\Program Files (x86)\nxlog\conf\nxlog.conf

4. Replace the entire configuration file by pasting the following Below – Note to replace the variable ({IP address of Seceon Server}) with the actual Seceon Server IP address:

define ROOT C:\Program Files (x86)\nxlog

Moduledir %ROOT%\modules
CacheDir %ROOT%\data
Pidfile %ROOT%\data\nxlog.pid
SpoolDir %ROOT%\data
LogFile %ROOT%\data\nxlog.log

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<Route in-to-out>
Path in_iis => out_iis
</Route>

5. Restart nxlog services.

Enable Logging on the IIS server


IIS logging can be configured at the site or service levels. For more detailed information, see Configure Logging in IIS on Microsoft Docs.

  1. Open IIS Manager, which can be accessed from the Tools menu in the Server Manager or from Administrative Tools.

  2. In the Connections, the pane on the left, select the server or site for which to configure logging. Select a server to configure logging server-wide, or a site to configure logging for that specific site.

  3. Double-click the Logging icon in the centre pane.

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4. Modify the logging configuration as required. The W3C format is recommended.

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The resulting logs can be collected by NXLog as shown in the following sections.

Verification

On Windows server using NXLOG Utility

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