How to configure Event forwarding?

Introduction:

Event forwarding (also called SUBSCRIPTIONS) is a mean to send Windows event log entries from source computers to a collector. A same computer can be a collector or a source.

This technology uses WinRM (HTTP protocol on port TCP 5985 with WinRM 2.0, else TCP 80) . Be careful with the Window firewall and configure it to allow WinRM incoming requests.

MS reference:

http://windowsitpro.com/security/q-what-are-some-simple-tips-testing-and-troubleshooting-windows-event-forwarding-and-collec

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc749140.aspx

http://blogs.technet.com/b/askperf/archive/2010/09/24/an-introduction-to-winrm-basics.aspx

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa384372(v=vs.85).aspx

Tutorials:

1st: Event forwarding between computers in a Domain

http://tutorial.programming4.us/windows_7/Forwarding-Events-(part-1)—How-to-Configure-Event-Forwarding-in-AD-DS-Domains.aspx

2nd: Event forwarding between computers in workgroup

http://tutorial.programming4.us/windows_7/Forwarding-Events-(part-2)—How-to-Troubleshoot-Event-Forwarding—How-to-Configure-Event-Forwarding-in-Workgroup-Environments.aspx