The Monitors Library is where all WhatsUp Gold monitors (Passive, Active, and Performance) are stored and configured.
The Actions Library is where all WhatsUp Gold actions are stored and configured.
The Action Policies Library is where all WhatsUp Gold action policies are stored and configured.
Action policies allow you to group multiple actions for use on a device or monitor. For example, you can create an action policy to restart a particular service if a service stops on a device and to email you if the device shuts down.
The Credentials Library is where all credentials are stored and configured. Credentials are required for WhatsUp Gold to discover devices, to monitor devices, and to perform actions on devices.
Recurring actions allow you to fire actions based on a schedule, independent of device statuses. Recurring actions can perform tasks such as sending current system status messages through email or text message.
Scheduled reports allow you to have report information sent on a schedule via email, Microsoft Excel, or Adobe .pdf
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Using the server options, you can configure the number of passive monitor records WhatsUp Gold stores on the server and the max height and width of graphical maps. Additionally, you can enable and disable access to WhatsUp Gold from mobile devices.
The SNMP MIB Manager provides a list of all of the MIB files installed in the WhatsUp Gold MIB directory. Using this tool, you can import new MIB files to the MIB Manager.
Use the LDAP Credentials dialog to configure LDAP or Active Directory (AD) credentials and to configure WhatsUp Gold to connect with an AD server to import group information from a Microsoft Domain Controller into WhatsUp Gold.
You can translate selected dialog groups or the entire WhatsUp Gold web interface using the Translation dialog. Any language on the list can be selected. The list is populated by language XLIFF files stored in the Language Library.
Use the Manage Users dialog to manage user accounts and user groups. From this dialog you can create and delete user accounts and user groups, and enable and disable group access rights.
The Polling Configuration Library displays all pollers configured for use with WhatsUp Gold. Use this library to configure new or existing pollers.
The Task Library allows you to schedule tasks through the WhatsUp Gold web interface. You can perform many tasks, such as clean the cache for performance monitors, update device groups, and perform database table maintenance. You can configure new and existing tasks using this dialog.
WhatsUp Gold uses these settings to send action alerts and scheduled report information. Typically, you should enter the network administrator's email information in the Configure Email Settings dialog.
The admin account password is changed on the Preferences dialog (Admin > Preferences).
Use the Preferences dialog (Admin > Preferences) to configure refresh intervals for reports, dashboards, and the device list; to set the number of records displayed for reports; to enable and disable web alarms as well as set how often they should be checked; and to select where to display Instant Info popups.
Use the Manage Dashboard Views dialog (Admin > Dashboard Views) to create, modify, and delete WhatsUp Gold dashboard views.