# Remote WinlogBeat
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/remote-winlogbeat/253668
**Category:** Beats
**Tags:** winlogbeat
**Created:** [October 29, 2020, 9:49am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/remote-winlogbeat/253668 "2020-10-29T09:49:06Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@Eon](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Eon)
#### Post date: [October 29, 2020, 9:49am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/remote-winlogbeat/253668/1 "2020-10-29T09:49:06Z")
Hi All,
I would like to know, would it be possible to setup a winlogbeat to collect WEF events on a remote WEF server? I know you can install the winlogbeat on a WEF server and grab the forwarded events, but we have a requirement where we cant install the beat on the WEF server, so will need to collect it remotely.
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### Author:  [@antmar904](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/antmar904)
#### Post date: [October 29, 2020, 1:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/remote-winlogbeat/253668/2 "2020-10-29T13:20:08Z")
Hello all.
Has anyone else had this issue with winlogbeat for windows?
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### Author:  [@andrewkroh](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/andrewkroh)
#### Post date: [October 29, 2020, 2:11pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/remote-winlogbeat/253668/3 "2020-10-29T14:11:16Z")
Winlogbeat does not support reading remote event logs.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 26, 2020, 4:11pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/remote-winlogbeat/253668/4 "2020-11-26T16:11:17Z")
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