Top Endpoint Groups
Top Endpoint Groups report reveals the top endpoint groups that are sending and receiving the most traffic for the selected interval.
: The same bytes can be counted twice where a byte total is noted arriving from a sender and the same bytes are counted when relayed to the receiver.
- . Top endpoint group name. Other indicates traffic not associated with a group.
- . Field composed of top combined with and identifiers included.
- . Combined (incoming/outgoing) number of bytes transferred. (Use Report Settings
option to rank the list by packet or flow count, not bytes.) Red (
) indicates fraction received. Blue (
) indicates fraction sent. (Mouse hover to display in/out summary.) - . Average bit rate, in total bits per second (bps).
- . Percentage of the total traffic.
To display Flow and Packet measurements, click a column heading (
) for column selection list (
). You can also include:
- . Degrees latitude associated with the endpoint's city.
- . Degrees longitude associated with the endpoint's city.
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- The rate of bits transmitted in the interface for the selected date range.
- . The rate of bits transmitted out of the interface for the selected date range.
- . The number of flows transmitted in the interface during the selected date range.
- . The number of flows transmitted out of the interface during the selected date range.
- . The total number of flows for the interface during the selected date range.
- . The rate of flows transmitted in the interface during the selected date range.
- . The rate of flows transmitted out of the interface during the selected date range.
- . The average flow rate, in multiples of flows per second (fps) for the selected date range.
- . The number of packets transmitted in the interface for the selected date range.
- . The number of packets transmitted out of the interface for the selected date range.
- . The total number of packets for the specific item in the report category for the selected date range.
- . The rate of packets transmitted in the interface for the selected date range.
- . The rate of packets transmitted out of the interface for the selected date range.
- . Displays the average packet rate, in packets per second (pps), for the selected date range.
Generate a report
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Choose a networking device or single physical or virtual interface you want to see Top Endpoint Groups measurements for. Choose traffic direction across an interface.
Use the Select Device dialog for one of the following:
Control
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Description
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Device.
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Browse and choose a networking device that is a Network Traffic Analyzer monitoring source. (For example, wireless router, router, and more)
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Network Interface.
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- Choose a single physical or virtual interface Network Traffic Analyzer you want traffic statistics for.
- Choose direction of traffic over the network interface (, , , or for invalid traffic.).
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Network. 
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Network devices known to NTA.
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Choose times for the Top Endpoint Groups. (Subject to NTA collection interval and retention policies.)
Choose time constraints for your NTA data view
Date Range . Choose or define an overall window of time network activity data.
: Detail rendered in graphs depends on the time window you choose (Date Range) along with how long your system retains raw, hourly, and daily time-series data (NTA data collection and Data Retention settings). NTA graphs network activity as time-series averaged over daily intervals, hourly intervals, or over shorter periods (raw). Raw data interval is defined by the data collection interval in NTA settings.
: If you choose a time window outside of your NTA default data retention limits (8 hours for Raw and 10 days for Hourly, for example) your graph will default to an interval detail of Daily.
Detail Revealed with Default Retention Settings
Over time, the NTA collector cleans up older data. Eventually, collected data is combined into daily totals at the rates shown in the following table. If your site's mission and database capacity allow for more detailed data be retained for longer periods, increase the default retention settings in the NTA Settings dialog ( menu ).
Report Time Window Selection
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Data Interval Shown in Graph (default retention settings)
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Example
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0 – 7 hours
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Raw
- Data interval = every two minutes.
- Default data retention = 7 hours plus the current fraction of an hour (unless extended in NTA Settings).
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Top Applications observed over the last 30 minutes (raw)
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more than 8 hours within the past 9 days
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Hourly
- Data interval = every hour.
- Default data retention = 9 days plus the current fraction of a day (unless extended in NTA Settings).
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Top Senders over the last day (hourly)
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10 days or more
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Daily
Data interval = every 24 hours.
Daily is also the Archive data interval.
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Top Protocols over the last 10 days (daily)
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. Choose and hide columns, reorder columns, and apply advanced filters 
to customize your data view.
Filter and pick by column
Click a report heading () and use the "column picker" () from the drop down list.
Control
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Purpose
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Columns.
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Click a check box to display the column. Clear the check box to hide it.
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Move Column.
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Click on a column heading and drag it to reorder your table's columns.
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Advanced Filtering.
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Apply category, pattern, and keyword filtering to column data.
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. Fine tune report presentation and range of values displayed using the Report Settings dialog (optional).
Specify threshold and top n:
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Purpose
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Show Top n Items
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Limit items to the samples with the highest values.
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Sort by Field
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Select a column to sort by (if applicable).
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Chart and view options
Control
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Purpose
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View Options
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Select/clear the checkboxes to display/hide
- Totals. Display totals for each column.
- Others. Remainder values that do not make the top n.
- Chart. Display the selected Chart Type
- Legend. Include legend and grid lines for readability.
- Trend Lines. Present data a smoothed average to show trend.
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Chart Type
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Select a chart type and associated options:
- Pie. Pie distribution chart.
- Line/Area. Scatter graph that connects adjacent measurements with straight lines.
- Spline/Area Spline. Choose a graph with a smoothed appearance where adjacent samples exhibit a gradual slope.
- Vertical Bar/Horizontal Bar. Vertical or horizontal bar chart/histogram.
- World Map. Organize and plot traffic and traffic indicators by device or group location.
: To rotate the World Map (east-to-west, for example) hold the CTRL key and drag the mouse.
: To unzoom the World Map on devices with no mouse, hold shift key and double click (or double tap).
: The magnitudes of incoming and outgoing bandwidth utilization per interface are summed when presented in plotted graphs  and charted distributions  .
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Y-Axis Scale
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Scale Y-axis (chart and graph height) automatically or choose a fixed size.
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Export report data
Report data can be exported from WhatsUp Gold, reused, and distributed in multiple formats. Select (
) from the Dashboard Options (
) menu. After the report has been expanded, select the Export Data icon to access the following options:
- . Generate and download a .htm file presenting your report data as it appears in the WhatsUp Gold user interface.
- . Generate and download a .xml spreadsheet containing your report data.
- .Generate and download a .csv file containing your report data.
- Generate and download a .txt file containing your report data.
- . Set a recurring date and time, format, and email destination for report data export.
: Current report data file format options are only applicable to export schedules created using WhatsUp Gold version 2021 and later. Any report data export schedule created using an earlier version of WhatsUp Gold will still result in a .PDF output until that schedule is removed from, then recreated in the Scheduled Reports Library using the latest version of WhatsUp Gold.
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