Adding and editing a Ping Monitor
The Ping monitor can be configured to send an ICMP (ping) command to a device. This is the default monitor added to all devices during discovery. If the device does not respond, the monitor is considered down.
To add a new Ping active monitor:
- From the WhatsUp Gold web interface, go to . The Monitor Library dialog appears.
- Click the tab. The Active Monitor list appears.
- Click . The Select Active Monitor Type dialog appears.
- Select , then click . The Add Ping Monitor dialog appears.
- Enter or select the appropriate information:
- . Enter a unique name for the active monitor. This name displays in the Active Monitor Library.
- . Enter additional information about the monitor. This description displays next to the monitor in the Active Monitor Library.
- . Enter the length of time WhatsUp Gold attempts to connect to the selected device. When the time you enter is exceeded without connecting, a timeout occurs and WhatsUp Gold stops trying to connect to the device. This is considered a failed connection.
- . Enter the number of times WhatsUp Gold attempts to send the command before the device is considered down.
- . Enter the length in bytes of each packet sent by the ping command.
- . Select this option to have the monitor appear in the Active Monitor list on the Device Properties dialog. WhatsUp Gold adds the monitor type to the device during a rescan, which is launched using on the Device Properties dialog, if the protocol or service is active on the device.
- Click to save changes.
- After configuring an active monitor in the Active Monitor Library, add the monitor to devices.
To edit an existing Ping active monitor:
- From the WhatsUp Gold web interface, go to . The Monitor Library dialog appears.
- Click the tab. The Active Monitor list appears.
- Select the monitor you would like to edit, then click . The Edit Ping Monitor dialog appears.
- Enter or select the appropriate information:
- . Enter a name for the active monitor. This name displays in the Active Monitor Library.
- . Enter a short description for the monitor. This description displays next to the monitor in the Active Monitor Library.
- . Enter the length of time WhatsUp Gold attempts to connect to the selected device. When the time you enter is exceeded without connecting, a timeout occurs and WhatsUp Gold stops trying to connect to the device. This is considered a failed connection.
- . Enter the number of times WhatsUp Gold attempts to send the command before the device is considered down.
- . Enter the length in bytes of each packet sent by the ping command.
- . Select this option to have the monitor appear in the Active Monitor list on the Device Properties dialog. WhatsUp Gold adds the monitor type to the device during a rescan, which is launched using on the Device Properties dialog, if the protocol or service is active on the device.
- Click to save changes.