1 Welcome to PRTG Network Monitor |
1.1 About this Document |
1.2 Key Features |
1.3 New in Version 12 |
1.4 Available Licenses |
1.5 System Requirements |
1.5.1 Detailed System Requirements |
2 Quick Start Guide |
2.1 ONE—Download, Installation, and First Login |
2.2 TWO—Auto-Discover Your Network |
3 Installing the Software |
3.1 Download PRTG |
3.2 Update From Previous Versions |
3.3 Install a PRTG Core Server |
3.4 Install a PRTG Cluster |
3.5 Enter a License Key |
3.6 Activate the Product |
3.7 Install a PRTG Remote Probe |
3.8 Install the Enterprise Console |
3.9 Uninstall PRTG Products |
4 Understanding Basic Concepts |
4.1 Architecture |
4.2 Clustering |
4.3 Object Hierarchy |
4.4 Inheritance of Settings |
4.5 Tags |
4.6 Dependencies |
4.7 Scheduling |
4.8 Notifying |
4.9 Data Reporting |
4.10 User Access Rights |
4.11 IPv6 |
5 Ajax Web Interface—Basic Procedures |
5.1 Login |
5.2 SSL Certificate Warning |
5.3 General Layout |
5.4 Sensor States |
5.5 Review Monitoring Data |
5.6 Object Settings |
5.7 Alarms |
5.8 Logs |
5.9 Historic Data Reports |
5.10 ToDos |
5.11 Working with Table Lists |
5.12 Object Selector |
5.13 Priority and Favorites |
5.14 Pause |
5.15 Context Menus |
5.16 Hover Popup |
5.17 Main Menu Structure |
6 Ajax Web Interface—Device and Sensor Setup |
6.1 Auto-Discovery |
6.2 Create Objects Manually |
6.2.1 Add a Group |
6.2.2 Add a Device |
6.2.3 Add a Sensor |
6.3 Manage Device Tree |
6.4 Root Group Settings |
6.5 Probe Settings |
6.6 Group Settings |
6.7 Device Settings |
6.8 Sensor Settings |
6.8.1 List of Available Sensor Types |
6.8.2 Active Directory Replication Errors Sensor |
6.8.3 ADO SQL Sensor |
6.8.4 Amazon CloudWatch Sensor |
6.8.5 Cisco IP SLA Sensor |
6.8.6 Cluster Probe Health Sensor |
6.8.7 Core/Probe Health Sensor |
6.8.8 DHCP Sensor |
6.8.9 DNS Sensor |
6.8.10 Event Log (Windows API) Sensor |
6.8.11 EXE/Script Sensor |
6.8.12 EXE/Script Advanced Sensor |
6.8.13 File Sensor |
6.8.14 File Content Sensor |
6.8.15 Folder Sensor |
6.8.16 FTP Sensor |
6.8.17 FTP Server File Count Sensor |
6.8.18 HDD Health Sensor |
6.8.19 HTTP Sensor |
6.8.20 HTTP Advanced Sensor |
6.8.21 HTTP Content Sensor |
6.8.22 HTTP Full Web Page Sensor |
6.8.23 HTTP SSL Certificate Expiry Sensor |
6.8.24 HTTP Transaction Sensor |
6.8.25 HTTP XML/REST Value Sensor |
6.8.26 Hyper-V Host Server Sensor |
6.8.27 Hyper-V Virtual Machine Sensor |
6.8.28 Hyper-V Virtual Network Adapter Sensor |
6.8.29 Hyper-V Virtual Storage Device Sensor |
6.8.30 IMAP Sensor |
6.8.31 INI File Content Check Sensor |
6.8.32 IP on DNS Blacklist Sensor |
6.8.33 jFlow V5 Sensor |
6.8.34 jFlow V5 (Custom) Sensor |
6.8.35 LDAP Sensor |
6.8.36 Microsoft SQL Sensor |
6.8.37 MySQL Sensor |
6.8.38 NetFlow V5 Sensor |
6.8.39 NetFlow V5 (Custom) Sensor |
6.8.40 NetFlow V9 Sensor |
6.8.41 NetFlow V9 (Custom) Sensor |
6.8.42 Oracle SQL Sensor |
6.8.43 Packet Sniffer Sensor |
6.8.44 Packet Sniffer (Custom) Sensor |
6.8.45 Ping Sensor |
6.8.46 Ping Jitter Sensor |
6.8.47 Pingdom Sensor |
6.8.48 POP3 Sensor |
6.8.49 POP3 Email Count Sensor |
6.8.50 Port Sensor |
6.8.51 QoS (Quality of Service) One Way Sensor |
6.8.52 QoS (Quality of Service) Round Trip Sensor |
6.8.53 RADIUS Sensor |
6.8.54 RDP (Remote Desktop) Sensor |
6.8.55 Sensor Factory Sensor |
6.8.56 sFlow Sensor |
6.8.57 sFlow (Custom) Sensor |
6.8.58 Share Disk Free Sensor |
6.8.59 SMTP Sensor |
6.8.60 SMTP&IMAP Round Trip Sensor |
6.8.61 SMTP&POP3 Round Trip Sensor |
6.8.62 SNMP APC Hardware Sensor |
6.8.63 SNMP Custom Sensor |
6.8.64 SNMP Custom String Sensor |
6.8.65 SNMP Dell Hardware Sensor |
6.8.66 SNMP HP LaserJet Hardware Sensor |
6.8.67 SNMP Library Sensor |
6.8.68 SNMP Linux Disk Free Sensor |
6.8.69 SNMP Linux Load Average Sensor |
6.8.70 SNMP Linux Meminfo Sensor |
6.8.71 SNMP System Uptime Sensor |
6.8.72 SNMP Traffic Sensor |
6.8.73 SNMP Trap Receiver Sensor |
6.8.74 SNTP Sensor |
6.8.75 SSH Disk Free Sensor |
6.8.76 SSH INodes Free Sensor |
6.8.77 SSH Load Average Sensor |
6.8.78 SSH Meminfo Sensor |
6.8.79 SSH VMWare ESX(i) Disk Sensor |
6.8.80 Syslog Receiver Sensor |
6.8.81 TFTP Sensor |
6.8.82 Traceroute Hop Count Sensor |
6.8.83 Virtuozzo Container Disk Sensor |
6.8.84 Virtuozzo Container Network Sensor |
6.8.85 VMware Host Hardware (WBEM) |
6.8.86 VMware Host Server (SOAP) Sensor |
6.8.87 VMware Virtual Machine (SOAP) Sensor |
6.8.88 WBEM Custom Sensor |
6.8.89 Windows Last Update Sensor |
6.8.90 Windows Logged In Users Sensor |
6.8.91 Windows MSMQ Queue Length Sensor |
6.8.92 Windows Print Queue Sensor |
6.8.93 Windows Registry Sensor |
6.8.94 Windows Scheduled Task Sensor |
6.8.95 WMI CPU Load Sensor |
6.8.96 WMI Custom Sensor |
6.8.97 WMI Event Log Sensor |
6.8.98 WMI Exchange Server Sensor |
6.8.99 WMI File Sensor |
6.8.100 WMI Free Disk Space (Multi Drive) Sensor |
6.8.101 WMI IIS 6.0 SMTP Received Sensor |
6.8.102 WMI IIS 6.0 SMTP Sent Sensor |
6.8.103 WMI Logical Disk Sensor |
6.8.104 WMI Memory Sensor |
6.8.105 WMI Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Sensor |
6.8.106 WMI Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Sensor |
6.8.107 WMI Network Card Sensor |
6.8.108 WMI Pagefile Sensor |
6.8.109 WMI Physical Disk Sensor |
6.8.110 WMI Process Sensor |
6.8.111 WMI Security Center Sensor |
6.8.112 WMI Service Sensor |
6.8.113 WMI Share Sensor |
6.8.114 WMI System Uptime Sensor |
6.8.115 WMI Terminal Services (Windows 2008) Sensor |
6.8.116 WMI Terminal Services (Windows XP/Vista/2003) Sensor |
6.8.117 WMI UTC Time Sensor |
6.8.118 WMI Vital System Data (V2) Sensor |
6.8.119 WMI Volume Sensor |
6.8.120 WMI Windows Version Sensor |
6.8.121 WSUS Statistics Sensor |
6.8.122 Xen Virtual Machine Sensor |
6.9 Additional Sensor Types (Custom Sensors) |
6.10 Sensor Channels Settings |
6.11 Sensor Notifications Settings |
7 Ajax Web Interface—Advanced Procedures |
7.1 Toplists |
7.2 Arrange Objects |
7.3 Clone Object |
7.4 Multi-Edit Lists |
7.5 Create Device Template |
7.6 Compare Sensors |
7.7 Show Dependencies |
7.8 Geo Maps |
7.9 Notifications |
7.10 Libraries |
7.10.1 Libraries Step By Step |
7.10.2 Management |
7.10.3 Libraries and Node Settings |
7.10.4 Context Menus |
7.11 Reports |
7.11.1 Reports Step By Step |
7.11.2 View and Run Reports |
7.11.3 Reports Settings |
7.12 Maps |
7.12.1 Maps Step By Step |
7.12.2 Maps Designer |
7.12.3 Maps Settings |
7.13 Setup |
7.13.1 Account Settings—My Account |
7.13.2 Account Settings—Notifications |
7.13.3 Account Settings—Schedules |
7.13.4 System Administration—System and Website |
7.13.5 System Administration—Notification Delivery |
7.13.6 System Administration—Probes |
7.13.7 System Administration—Cluster |
7.13.8 System Administration—User Accounts |
7.13.9 System Administration—User Groups |
7.13.10 PRTG Status—System Status |
7.13.11 PRTG Status—Cluster Status |
7.13.12 PRTG Status—Activation Status |
7.13.13 Software Auto-Update |
7.13.14 Downloads / Add-Ons |
7.13.15 Chrome Desktop Notifications |
8 Enterprise Console |
8.1 First Start |
8.2 General Layout |
8.3 Menu Tabs and Page Content |
8.3.1 Devices |
8.3.2 Libraries |
8.3.3 Sensors |
8.3.4 Alarms |
8.3.5 Maps |
8.3.6 Reports |
8.3.7 Logs |
8.3.8 ToDos |
8.3.9 Setup |
8.3.10 Search Results |
8.4 PRTG Servers |
8.5 Options |
8.6 Windows Menu Structure |
8.7 Context Menus |
8.8 Shortcuts Overview |
9 Other User Interfaces |
9.1 Mobile Web GUI |
9.2 Smartphone Apps |
10 Sensor Technologies |
10.1 Monitoring via SNMP |
10.2 Monitoring via WMI |
10.3 Monitoring via SSH |
10.4 Monitoring Bandwidth via Packet Sniffing |
10.5 Monitoring Bandwidth via Flows |
10.6 Bandwidth Monitoring Comparison |
10.7 Monitoring Quality of Service |
10.8 Monitoring Email Round Trip |
11 System Administration Tools |
11.1 PRTG Server Administrator |
11.2 PRTG Probe Administrator |
12 Advanced Topics |
12.1 Active Directory Integration |
12.2 Application Programming Interface (API) Definition |
12.3 Filter Rules for xFlow and Packet Sniffer Sensors |
12.4 Channel Definitions for xFlow and Packet Sniffer Sensors |
12.5 Define IP Ranges |
12.6 Regular Expressions |
12.7 Add Remote Probe |
12.7.1 Remote Probes and Multiple Probes |
12.7.2 Remote Probe Setup |
12.8 Data Storage |
12.9 Using Your Own SSL Certificate |
12.10 Calculating Percentiles |
13 Appendix |
13.1 Glossary |
13.2 List of Abbreviations |
13.3 Support and Troubleshooting |
13.4 Legal Notices |