Using the Ping Monitor

The Ping monitor sends an ICMP (ping) command to a device. If the device does not respond, the monitor is considered down.

To configure a Ping Monitor:

1. Go to the Active Monitor Library:
   • From the web interface, click GO. The GO menu appears.
   • If the WhatsUp section is not visible, click WhatsUp. The WhatsUp section of the GO menu appears.
   • Select Configure > Active Monitor Library. The Active Monitor Library appears.

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     From the main menu of the console, select Configure > Active Monitor Library. The Active Monitor Library appears.

2. In the Active Monitor Library, do one of the following:
   • Click New. The Select Active Monitor Type dialog appears.
   • Select Ping Monitor from the list, then click OK. The Add Ping Monitor dialog appears.

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     Select an existing Ping Monitor, then click Edit. The monitor properties dialog appears.

3. Enter or select the appropriate information in the following fields.
   • Name. The name of the monitor as it appears in the Active Monitor Library.
   • Description. The description of the monitor as it appears in the Active Monitor Library.
   • Timeout. The ping will fail if the device does not respond after this number of seconds.
   • Retries. The number of times WhatsUp Gold will attempt to send the command before the device is considered down.
   • Payload size. The length in bytes of each packet sent by the ping command.
   • Use in discovery. Select this option to have the monitor appear in the Active Monitors list during discovery. From there, you can select the monitor to have WhatsUp Gold discover that monitor type on your devices.
4. Click OK to save changes.

See Also Configuring active monitors Using the Domain Name Service (DNS) Monitor Using the NT Service Monitor Using the SNMP Monitor Using the SSH Monitor Using the TCP/IP Monitor Using the Telnet Monitor Using the Temperature Monitor Using the WAP Radio Monitor Using premium active monitors