Adding and editing a Ping Monitor

Configure an active ping monitor for WhatsUp Gold to send an ICMP (ping) command to the 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 or edit a ping monitor:

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, then select Ping Monitor from the list to create a new ping monitor. Click OK.
   - or -
   Select the ping 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.
   • Timeout. The ping fails if the device does not respond after this number of seconds.
   • Retries. The number of times WhatsUp Gold attempts to send the command before the device is considered down.
   • Payload size. The length in bytes of each packet sent by the ping command.
   • 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.
5. Click OK to save changes.

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

See Also Configuring Active Monitors Adding and editing a Domain Service (DNS) Monitor Adding and editing an NT Service Monitor Adding and editing a SNMP Active Monitor Adding and editing an SSH Active Monitor Adding and editing a TCPIP Monitor Adding and editing a Telnet Monitor