How To: Enable Client IP Logging on IIS 8.5

Version Affected: All

 

Overview

This article explains how to enable source IP logging on IIS 8.5. If you use a load balancer or reverse proxy, it must be configured to pass the real client IP address in an HTTP header before this will work.

Enable Client IP Logging

1. Open IIS Manager, select Default Web Site, and open the Logging feature.
   
2. Double-click Logging, then click Select Fields.
   
3. Click Add Field.
   
4. Add a custom field with Field Name ClientIP, Source Type Request Header, and Source X-FORWARDED-FOR, then click OK twice.
   
5. Click Apply.
   

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