Windows Events

Platform	Metrics	Logs	Traces
Windows		✓

Prerequisites for Remote Configuration

Supported Versions:

• Windows Vista or later

Minimum Setup Requirements:

• User Permissions:

  • The user must be a member of the Event Log Readers group.

  • The user must have DCOM and WMI permissions for remote access.

• Firewall Configuration:

  • Ensure the firewall rules allow the necessary ports: TCP 135, 445, and dynamic RPC ports (49152-65535).

• Windows Firewall Exception:

  • Enable the "Remote Event Log Management" exception on the remote machine.

Configuration Table

Windows Event Log Receiver

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
system_event_input	bool	true	Enable the System event channel.
app_event_input	bool	true	Enable the Application event channel.
security_event_input	bool	true	Enable the Security event channel.
suppress_rendering_info	bool	false	When this is enabled, the source will not attempt to resolve rendering info. This can improve performance but comes at a cost of losing some details in the event log.
custom_channels	strings		Custom channels to read events from.

Remote Configuration Options

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
remote.server	string		The server to connect to for remote event logs.
remote.username	string		The username to authenticate with the server.
remote.password	string		The password to authenticate with the server.
remote.domain	string		The domain of the server (optional).

Custom Channels

To find the value for the custom channel name you can run the following commands on the Windows Server to find the value of the custom channel log name: Get-WinEvent -ListLog *