Adding and editing an FTP Monitor

The FTP active monitor performs upload, download, and delete tasks on designated FTP servers to ensure that the FTP servers are functioning properly. You can configure a single monitor to perform all three tasks, but note that if any one of the tasks fails, the entire monitor is considered down.

Note: We recommend that you create a separate FTP monitor for each FTP server you are monitoring, unless the same username and password are used for each of the servers.

Note: This feature is only available in WhatsUp Gold Premium Edition. To update your license, visit the MyIpswitch portal.

1. Click the Admin tab, then click Monitor Library. The Monitor Library dialog appears.
2. Click the Active tab. The Active Monitor list appears.
3. Click New and select FTP Monitor from the list to create a new FTP monitor. Click OK.
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   Select the FTP monitor you want to change from the list of current monitors, and then click Edit.
4. Complete the information for the following fields.
   • Name. Type a name for the active monitor. This name displays in the Active Monitor Library.
   • Description. Type a short description for the monitor. This description displays next to the monitor in the Active Monitor Library.
5. Complete the information in the Server Settings section:
   • FTP Server. Type the device address of the FTP server for which the FTP monitor is configured. The monitor performs tasks on this FTP server.
   • Port. Type the port over which the monitor should use to connect to the FTP server. The default port is 21.
   • Username. Type the username used to log in to the FTP server for which the monitor is configured.
   • Password. Type the password used to log in to the FTP server for which the monitor is configured.

     Important: You must specify an account with the appropriate user permissions for the file actions you select. For more information, see FTP user permissions.

   • Use Passive Mode. Select this option to instruct WhatsUp Gold to use passive (PASV) mode as it attempts to connect to the FTP server and then to perform the selected tasks. If you do not select this option, the monitor uses Active mode. This option is selected by default. For more information, see Active and Passive modes.
6. Make the appropriate selections in the File Actions section:
   • Upload. Select this option to have the active monitor upload a file to the designated FTP server. This option is selected by default.
   • Download. Select this option to have the active monitor download a file from the designated FTP server. This option is selected by default.
   • Delete. Select this option to have the active monitor delete a file from the designated FTP server. This option is selected by default.

   Note: You cannot select the Download or Delete options if you have not selected the Upload option.

   • Timeout (sec). Type a timeout (in seconds) for the amount of time WhatsUp Gold should wait for each attempted task to complete. The default timeout is 3 seconds.
   • Use in Rescan. 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 the Rescan button on the Device Properties dialog, if the protocol or service is active on the device.
7. Click OK to save changes.

After configuring an active monitor in the Active Monitor Library, add the monitor to devices.

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