Scheduling reports

Tip: In some cases, exported reports show more detailed data than that of the data displayed in the report in the web interface. For example, an exported Excel report may contain more data columns, or a floating data point with higher precision.

To send a log or monitor report as a scheduled report:

1. Open the monitor report you want to email.
2. Click Email in the WhatsUp Gold toolbar.
3. Select Email / Schedule Report. The Email Report dialog appears.
4. Enter the following information for the Email Options tab:
   • To. The email address of the account which is to receive the report
   • From. The address you want to appear as the sender of the report.
   • Subject. The subject line you want to appear in the report email.
   • Include url in email. Select to also include the report as a web link.
     • Alternate host. When Include url in email is selected, you can choose to alter the way the URL appears to the end user. This is a useful option if users outside of your network need to access the server using a different name or address than the default address of the WhatsUp Gold server.
5. Select PDF Options, if appropriate. See Exporting reports and logs more information.
6. Click the Email Server tab.
7. Enter the following information for the email server:
   • SMTP Server. The name of the mail server.
   • SMTP Port number. If necessary, change the SMTP port number. The default value is 25.
   • Timeout. The amount of time to retry connecting to the SMTP server before giving up.
   • Use SMTP authentication. Select this option if the SMTP server requires authentication.
     • Username. The username WhatsUp Gold should use to authenticate.
     • Password. The password WhatsUp Gold should use to authenticate.
   • Use an encrypted connection. Select this option if the SMTP server requires an encrypted connection.
8. Click Schedule.
9. Enter a name for the report.
10. Select Disable this schedule if you want to prevent WhatsUp Gold from running and sending scheduled reports.
11. In the Send email section, make the following selections:
    • Interval
    • Start Time
12. Complete the settings in the box that display after you make your interval selection. These options change according to the Interval selection.
13. Click OK to save your scheduled report.

See Also Using WhatsUp Gold monitor reports List of reports and logs Learning about monitor reports Device Properties - Performance Monitors Using the Performance Monitor Library Exporting reports and logs Emailing reports and logs Printing reports and logs Viewing scheduled reports