You can change that limit by editing the parameter wizard_max_msgs in /etc/aat/aat.xml file.
You can configure your LDAP/SMTP/Jabber server on the WebUI [[web#system configuration page|System Configuration Page]].
Look at the Contribution section of the Community Page.
Look at the Plugin Howto Page.
Look at the New Service Creation tutorial.
You can use Snare Agent for Windows to send Windows logs to Octopussy.
Take a look at Administrator Guide/Installation/Windows Host with Snare Agent.
The default login / password are admin / admin.
You can see the number of syslog messages you received on the last minute on the WebUI [[web#main page|Main Page]].
You can get the list of software requirements in Administrator Guide/Installation/Standard Installation/Software Requirements.
A Device is one source of syslog messages. A Device can contains one or more Services.
A Message is an object with 6 fields:
Look at the Plugin Howto Page.
A Service is a collection of Messages.