# Vendors ## Prerequisites * You have administrative access to the source device or host. * You have an [AxoRouter deployed and configured](../../docs/axoflow/provisioning/axorouter/index.md) with a [Syslog connector](../../docs/axoflow/data-sources/syslog/index.md) that has parsing and classification enabled (by default, every AxoRouter has such connectors). This device is going to receive the data from the source device or host. * You know the IP address the AxoRouter. To find it: 1. Open the AxoConsole. 2. Select the **Routers** or the **Topology** page. 3. Select on AxoRouter instance that is going to receive the logs. 4. Check the **Networks > Address** field. ## Steps To onboard a source that is specifically supported by Axoflow, complete the following steps. Onboarding allows you to collect metrics about the host, and display the host on the **Topology** page. 1. Open the AxoConsole. 2. Select **Topology**. 3. Select **Add Item > Source**. ![Add appliance as source](/docs/axoflow/img/topology/add-source.png) 4. If the source is already sending logs to an AxoRouter instance that is registered in the AxoConsole, select **Detected** , then select the source. Otherwise, select the type of the source you want to onboard, and follow the on-screen instructions. ![Select data source](/docs/axoflow/img/topology/select-appliance.png) 5. Connect the source to the destination or AxoRouter instance it’s sending logs to. If you’ve added the source from the **Detected** list, you can skip this step, as the path is created automatically. 1. Select **Topology > Add Item > Path**. ![Add a new path](/docs/axoflow/img/data-management/flow-management/paths/add-path.png) 2. Select the target router or aggregator this source is sending its data to in the **Target host** field, for example, `axorouter`. 3. Select the **Target connector**. The connector determines how the destination receives the data (for example, using which protocol or port). 4. Select **Add**. The new path appears on the **Topology** page. ![The new path](/docs/axoflow/img/data-management/flow-management/paths/path-created.png) 6. Configure the source to send logs to an AxoRouter instance. Specific instructions regarding individual vendors are listed below, along with default metadata (labels) and specific metadata for Splunk. Note Unless instructed otherwise, configure your source to send the logs to the [Syslog](../../docs/axoflow/data-sources/syslog/index.md) connector of AxoRouter, using the appropriate port. Use RFC5424 if the source supports it. * 514 UDP and TCP for RFC3164 (BSD-syslog) and RFC5424 (IETF-syslog) formatted traffic. AxoRouter automatically recognizes and handles both formats. * 601 TCP for RFC5424 (IETF-syslog) and RFC3164 (BSD-syslog) formatted traffic. AxoRouter automatically recognizes and handles both formats. * 6514 TCP for TLS-encrypted syslog traffic. * * * [A10 Networks](../../docs/axoflow/data-sources/appliances/a10networks/index.md) [Amazon](../../docs/axoflow/data-sources/appliances/amazon/index.md) [Axoflow](../../docs/axoflow/data-sources/appliances/axoflow/index.md) [Broadcom](../../docs/axoflow/data-sources/appliances/broadcom/index.md) [Check Point](../../docs/axoflow/data-sources/appliances/checkpoint/index.md) [Cisco](../../docs/axoflow/data-sources/appliances/cisco/index.md) [Citrix](../../docs/axoflow/data-sources/appliances/citrix/index.md) [Corelight](../../docs/axoflow/data-sources/appliances/corelight/index.md) [CrowdStrike](../../docs/axoflow/data-sources/appliances/crowdstrike/index.md) [CyberArk](../../docs/axoflow/data-sources/appliances/cyberark/index.md) [F5 Networks](../../docs/axoflow/data-sources/appliances/f5/index.md) [FireEye](../../docs/axoflow/data-sources/appliances/trellix/index.md) [Forcepoint](../../docs/axoflow/data-sources/appliances/forcepoint/index.md) [Fortinet](../../docs/axoflow/data-sources/appliances/fortinet/index.md) [Fortra](../../docs/axoflow/data-sources/appliances/fortra/index.md) [General Unix/Linux host](../../docs/axoflow/data-sources/appliances/nix/index.md) [Imperva](../../docs/axoflow/data-sources/appliances/imperva/index.md) [Infoblox](../../docs/axoflow/data-sources/appliances/infoblox/index.md) [Ivanti](../../docs/axoflow/data-sources/appliances/ivanti/index.md) [Juniper](../../docs/axoflow/data-sources/appliances/juniper/index.md) [Kaspersky](../../docs/axoflow/data-sources/appliances/kaspersky/index.md) [Kubernetes](../../docs/axoflow/data-sources/appliances/kubernetes/index.md) [MicroFocus](../../docs/axoflow/data-sources/appliances/opentext/index.md) [Microsoft](../../docs/axoflow/data-sources/appliances/microsoft/index.md) [MikroTik](../../docs/axoflow/data-sources/appliances/mikrotik/index.md) [NetFlow Logic](../../docs/axoflow/data-sources/appliances/netflow/index.md) [Netgate](../../docs/axoflow/data-sources/appliances/netgate/index.md) [Netmotion](../../docs/axoflow/data-sources/appliances/netmotion/index.md) [NETSCOUT](../../docs/axoflow/data-sources/appliances/netscout/index.md) [Omnissa](../../docs/axoflow/data-sources/appliances/omnissa/index.md) [OpenText](../../docs/axoflow/data-sources/appliances/opentext/index.md) [Palo Alto Networks](../../docs/axoflow/data-sources/appliances/palo-alto/index.md) [Ping Identity](../../docs/axoflow/data-sources/appliances/ping-identity/index.md) [Powertech](../../docs/axoflow/data-sources/appliances/fortra/index.md) [Progress](../../docs/axoflow/data-sources/appliances/progress/index.md) [Riverbed](../../docs/axoflow/data-sources/appliances/riverbed/index.md) [RSA](../../docs/axoflow/data-sources/appliances/rsa/index.md) [rsyslog](../../docs/axoflow/data-sources/appliances/rsyslog/index.md) [SecureAuth](../../docs/axoflow/data-sources/appliances/secureauth/index.md) [Skyhigh Security](../../docs/axoflow/data-sources/appliances/skyhigh/index.md) [SonicWall](../../docs/axoflow/data-sources/appliances/dell/index.md) [Splunk](../../docs/axoflow/data-sources/appliances/splunk/index.md) [Superna](../../docs/axoflow/data-sources/appliances/superna/index.md) [syslog-ng](../../docs/axoflow/data-sources/appliances/syslog-ng/index.md) [Tanium](../../docs/axoflow/data-sources/appliances/tanium/index.md) [Thales](../../docs/axoflow/data-sources/appliances/thales/index.md) [Trellix](../../docs/axoflow/data-sources/appliances/trellix/index.md) [Trend Micro](../../docs/axoflow/data-sources/appliances/trend-micro/index.md) [Ubiquiti](../../docs/axoflow/data-sources/appliances/ubiquity/index.md) [Varonis](../../docs/axoflow/data-sources/appliances/varonis/index.md) [Vectra AI](../../docs/axoflow/data-sources/appliances/vectra/index.md) [Zscaler appliances](../../docs/axoflow/data-sources/appliances/zscaler/index.md)