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Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold User Guide
Working with Device Properties
Use the Device Properties dialog to manage each device, credentials, applied monitors,
actions, notes, and other details about the device.
To access device properties for a device:
Click the Devices tab, click either the Details View or Map View, then right-click a
device and select Properties.
The Device Properties dialog includes the following features:
Summary. View device information configured elsewhere in the Device Properties
dialog.
General. Configure basic device information.
Performance Monitors. Configure, manage and apply performance monitors for the
current device.
Active Monitors. Configure, manage and apply active monitors to the current device.
Applies monitors that log device responses to active inquiries (such as ping or HTTP
responses).
Passive Monitors. Configure, manage and apply passive monitors to the current
device. Applies monitors that log received status information sent from devices (such
as syslog, SNMP, and Windows event information).
Actions. Select and configure action policies or alerts for this device. Configures
device responses (such as sending email notifications) when particular conditions are
met (such as no ping response for five minutes).
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