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Legacy KSS will reach its End of Service Life on March 28, 2026. Legacy customers should migrate to KSS NG before this date. See the KSS NG Getting Started Guide.

Filter messages based on input source — Legacy

This snippet is used for legacy 9.8.3 topics that link to a KSS NG topic of the same name.

This feature is available only in a licensed edition of Kiwi Syslog Server.

Use the Input source filter to trigger an actionif the input source of the message matches one of the selected input sources. For example, only triggering on incoming TCP messages.

If there is no Input source filter in the rule, the Kiwi Syslog Server includes all messages.

  1. From the Kiwi Syslog Service Manager, choose File > Setup.
  2. Add a rule, or locate an existing rule.
  3. Right-click Filters below the rule, and click Add Filter.
  4. Click the default filter name, and enter a descriptive name.

  5. In the Field menu, select Input source.

  6. Select one or more input sources.
  7. Test the filter.

  8. Click Apply.

The Kiwi Syslog Server triggers actions in the associated rule when messages are received from the selected input source.