Log Forwarding > Network Infrastructure > Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance
CISCO ADAPTIVE SECURITY APPLIANCE (ASA)
Instructions for forwarding Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance logs to your Log Management device
PREREQUISITES
Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) or Next Generation Firewall (NGFW)
- The IP Address for the ASA
- Credentials to access the privileged mode for the ASA
- Secure Shell (SSH) access configured on the ASA
Clone Systems Log Management Device
- The IP Address for the Clone Systems Log Management device
INSTRUCTIONS
1
Open a command prompt and SSH into the Cisco ASA using a tool like PuTTY.
2
Get to privileged mode on the Cisco ASA and enter the password.
Cisco_ASA> enable
Password: ************
3
Execute a configuration command from the terminal to get into global configuration mode.
Cisco_ASA# config t
4
To log system messages and debug output to the Clone Systems Log Management device, use the logging host command in global configuration mode.
Cisco_ASA (config)# logging host {log collector local interface on ASA} { IP Address of Clone Systems Log collector }
EXAMPLE: Cisco_ASA(config)# logging host inside 10.1.1.1
5
Exit global configuration mode.
Cisco_ASA (config)# exit
6
Save the configuration changes to NVRAM.
Cisco_ASA# copy run start
7
Log off the Cisco ASA.
Cisco_ASA# exit
