Using EventReader 2
By default the program connects to the local computer. By selecting individual logs on the left panel, the log content is displayed on the right panel.
The information on the right panel can be sorted by clicking on the column header.
Computer groups can be created in order to organize the servers being monitored. Computers added to various groups can be dragged and dropped to a different group. By default EventReader 2 creates a group called Local and adds the local computer to it.
To add a new computer to the computers list right-click on the desired group and select "Add server" menu. Enter the name of the computer (this name could be its NetBIOS name, its DNS name or its IP address). To remove a computer, right-click on its name and select Remove. Proper rights are required in order to view the content of the logs or connect to a remote computer. If there is any problem adding a computer a quick way to find out if it is an EventReader problem or a rights/connectivity problem is to use Microsoft Event Viewer to view the same logs.
To export a specific log select the log and use the File, Export Log... menu or right-click and select "Export...". The application provides a default name for the html file but this can be overwritten. To export all the logs for a specific computer, right-click the computer name and select "Export....".
To filter the events list use the Options, Filter menu or bring up the Filter Options panel. A recommended filtering configuration: Errors - on, Warnings - on, Information - off, Failure Audit - on, Success Audit - off, Time - Last 24 hours. This way one can quickly see any recent issues with the computers.
To view the consolidated logs for a computer, right-click the computer name and select "Show events from all logs". To view again entries from an individual log, double-click on one of the logs.