# rsyslog

Axoflow treats rsyslog sources as a [generic syslog source](../../../docs/axoflow/data-sources/generic/index.md). To send data from rsyslog to Axoflow, just configure rsyslog to send data to an AxoRouter instance using the syslog protocol.

Note that even if rsyslog is acting as a relay (receiving data from other clients and forwarding them to AxoRouter), on the **Topology** page it will be displayed as a data source.

## Prerequisites

  * You have administrative access to the device running rsyslog.
  * The date, time, and time zone are correctly set on the appliance.
  * 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. 
  * 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.