Filtering Incoming Syslog Messages by IP Address

You can filter incoming syslog messages by IP address(es). You can do this by defining allowed source IP addresses or blocked IP addresses.

To filter incoming traffic by IP address:
1. On the toolbar, click the Options icon; the Options dialog box opens.
2. In the IP Filter group, select the 'Filter incoming traffic' check box.
3. In the 'Allowed IP addresses' field, enter the source IP addresses that want to permit. Separate each IP address with a comma or space.
4. In the 'Blocked IP addresses' field, enter the IP addresses that you want to block. Separate each IP address with a comma or space.

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5. Click OK.

Define either allowed IP addresses or blocked IP addresses; not both.