Adding and editing a TCPIP Monitor

The TCPIP monitor is used to monitor a TCP/IP service that either does not appear in the list of standard services, or uses a non-standard port number.

To add a new TCPIP active monitor:

1. From the WhatsUp Gold web interface, go to Admin > Monitors. The Monitor Library dialog appears.
2. Click the Active tab. The Active Monitor list appears.
3. Click New. The Select Active Monitor Type dialog appears.
4. Select TCIPIP Monitor, then click OK. The Add TCPIP Monitor dialog appears.
5. Enter or select the appropriate information:
   • Name. Enter a unique name for the active monitor. This name displays in the Active Monitor Library.
   • Description. Enter additional information about the monitor. This description displays next to the monitor in the Active Monitor Library.
   • Network type. Select the network type for the FTP (File Transfer Protocol) service is TCP; the network type for the RADIUS (Remote Authentication and Dial-In User Service) service is UDP; the HTTPS monitor uses the SSL type.
   • Port number. Enter the TCP or UDP port that you want to monitor.
   • Timeout. 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.
   • Script. Enter your script using as many Send, Expect, SimpleExpect, and Flow Control keywords as you would like. For more information, see Script Syntax.
6. (Optional) Click Expect to open the Rules Expression editor. Whatever is placed in the Expression box appends to the end of the script as an Expect expression.
7. Select the Use in Rescan 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 the Rescan on the Device Properties dialog, if the protocol or service is active on the device.
8. Click OK to save changes.
9. After configuring an active monitor in the Active Monitor Library, add the monitor to devices.

To edit an existing TCPIP active monitor:

1. From the WhatsUp Gold web interface, go to Admin > Monitors. The Monitor Library dialog appears.
2. Click the Active tab. The Active Monitor list appears.
3. Select the monitor you would like to edit, then click Edit. The Edit TCPIP Monitor dialog appears.
4. Enter or select the appropriate information:
   • Name. Enter a unique name for the active monitor. This name displays in the Active Monitor Library.
   • Description. Enter additional information about the monitor. This description displays next to the monitor in the Active Monitor Library.
   • Network type. Select the network type for the FTP (File Transfer Protocol) service is TCP; the network type for the RADIUS (Remote Authentication and Dial-In User Service) service is UDP; the HTTPS monitor uses the SSL type.
   • Port number. Enter the TCP or UDP port that you want to monitor.
   • Timeout. 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.
   • Script. Enter your script using as many Send, Expect, SimpleExpect, and Flow Control keywords as you would like. For more information, see Script Syntax.
5. (Optional) Click Expect to open the Rules Expression editor. Whatever is placed in the Expression box appends to the end of the script as an Expect expression.
6. Select the Use in Rescan 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 the Rescan on the Device Properties dialog, if the protocol or service is active on the device.
7. Click OK to save changes.

Types of TCPIP Monitors

WhatsUp Gold is installed with the following types of TCP/IP monitors already configured.

• Echo. Checks to make sure an Echo server is running on the assigned port.
• FTP. Checks to make sure an FTP server is running on the assigned port.
• HTTP. Checks to make sure an HTTP server is running on the assigned port.
• HTTPS. Checks to make sure the Secure HTTP server is running on the assigned port, and that WhatsUp Gold can negotiate a connection using SSL protocols. This monitor does not check on the validity of SSL certificates.
• HTTP Content Scan. Performs advanced monitoring of a specific web page to make sure specific content appears in the page's code. Supports advanced HTTP processes such as form submission and non-standard HTTP headers. For information on creating a basic HTTP Content Scan monitor, see New/Edit HTTP Content Monitor.
• IMAP4. Checks to make sure a IMAP4 server is running on the assigned port.
• NNTP. Checks to make sure a NNTP server is running on the assigned port.
• POP3. Checks to make sure a POP3 mail server is running on the assigned port.
• Radius. Checks to make sure a Radius server is running on the assigned port.
• SMTP. Checks to make sure a SMTP mail server is running on the assigned port.
• Time. Checks to make sure a Time server is running on the assigned port.

See Also Configuring Active Monitors Adding and editing an Active Script Active Monitor Adding and editing a Domain Service (DNS) Monitor Adding and editing a Service Monitor Adding and editing a Ping Monitor Adding and editing a Power Supply Monitor Adding and editing a SNMP Active Monitor Adding and editing an SSH Active Monitor Adding and editing a Telnet Monitor Using telnet to determine "Expect on Connect" string Adding and editing a WAP Radio Monitor