Device - Problem Areas: Windows Event Log

This device problem areas report shows Windows events logged for the selected device during the time period displayed at the bottom of the report.

Note:In order for entries to be added to this report, the Windows Event Log listener must be enabled and a Windows Event passive monitor must be added to the device. For more information on the Windows Event Log listener, see Enabling the Windows Event Log Listener.

A Windows log event is a Windows Event Viewer entry monitored by WhatsUp Gold. This could be monitoring when a service is started or stopped, if there was a logon failure, or any other entry in the Windows Event Viewer.

• Date. The time event was received by WhatsUp Gold.
• WinEvent Type. The type of message received.
• Payload. The vital data (such as the event name, the IP address that the event came from, date of the event, etc.) that is passed within a packet or other transmission unit. Move your mouse over the entry to see more of the payload. The data is limited to the first 100 bytes in the payload. To view the full payload, click the payload entry to launch the Payload Viewer.

Use the date/time picker at the top of the report to select a date range. The date and time format for the date on this report matches the format specified in Program Options > Regional.

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