OneSight Administrator Guide

Configuring URL Monitors
HTTP Host Header – Specify the value to look for in the ―Host:‖
field in the HTTP Get Request. For example, if you host web sites
www.mywebsite.com and www.myotherwebsite.com using IP
address 255.255.001.001, specify http://255.255.001.001 as the
URL Address and www.mywebsite.com or
www.myotherwebsite.com as the HTTP Host Header value.
User Agent – You can specify a particular user agent when you monitor a
URL. When you configure a User Agent, the browser and operating
system you specify is added to the header of the URL request. This allows
you to test pages designed for a specific browser URL or confirm that a
page designed for multiple browsers works appropriately for each of them.
If you select a browser from the list, OneSight displays (in parentheses)
the user agent string that will be inserted in the header of the URL
request.
You can also specify a custom string. Select and type in the
browser and operating system specification you want to include in the
header of the URL request.
Retries – Sets the upper limit for the number of times a URL request is
retried due to any failure. For example, if Retries is set to 3, the URL
request will be sent up to four times (the initial try plus three retries).
After the fourth try, if no response is received, the URL check is treated as
a sample failure.
Test – When you add or modify a monitor, you can test General and
Advanced settings to determine if they are set appropriately. After
clicking the Test button, you will see messages in the status window as the
test runs and when the test completes.
To add an HTTP parameter to a URL:
1. In the Add HTTP Parameter dialog box, type in the name of the
parameter you want to include with the Get or Post operation.
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