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Syslog

The Syslog monitor block allows comprehensive system logging information to be fed into Ctrl using a standard Syslog server setup.

All data received by the block is sent out of the Received node of the block in JSON form. Messages are formatted according to the Syslog specifications as defined in the RFC 3164 standards.

Configure the port of your Syslog server by navigating to the Syslog monitor block you have created inthe Ctrl Designer Nodes view (default 514).

Pair the Syslog monitor with a JSON Parser block to read in the page information, or use the Any block to simply detect if data is being received or not.

The JSON Parser block method allows variables in the response to be examined and logic to be applied in your process based on what the monitor receives.

Output​

  • Received - Raw JSON - Connect to a JSON parser to read the raw responses being received by the block.

Top Tip: If you simply want to monitor if a device is powered on and connected to a network, instead of a using a Syslog monitor, check out the Ping or URL monitor types.