Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold User Guide - Ipswitch Documentation Server

Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold User Guide
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
(on page 226).
Adding and editing a SNMP Active Monitor
The Simple Network Management Protocol is the protocol governing network management
and monitoring of network devices and their functions. In this monitor, WhatsUp Gold utilizes
SNMP to gather specific information about the functions of SNMP-enabled network devices
by querying a device to verify that it returns an expected value. Depending on the state you
choose, the monitor is considered either Up or Down according to the returned value.
To add or edit a SNMP active 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 SNMP Monitor from the list to create a new SNMP monitor. Click
OK.
- or -
Select the SNMP monitor you want to change from the list of 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.
Object ID. Click the Browse (...) button, then locate and select the appropriate SNMP
object in the MIB object tree. For more information, see Selecting an Object in the
MIB Tree below.
Check type. Select Constant Value, Range of Values, or Rate of Change in Value.
160