Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold User Guide - Ipswitch Documentation Server

Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold User Guide
After configuring an active monitor in the Active Monitor Library, add the monitor to devices
(on page 226).
Adding and editing an FTP Monitor
The FTP active monitor performs upload, download, and delete tasks on designated FTP
servers to ensure that the FTP servers are functioning properly. You can configure a single
monitor to perform all three tasks, but note that if any one of the tasks fails, the entire
monitor is considered down.
Note: We recommend that you create a separate FTP monitor for each FTP server you are
monitoring, unless the same username and password are used for each of the servers.
Note: This feature is only available in WhatsUp Gold Premium Edition. To update your
license, visit the MyIpswitch portal (http://www.myipswitch.com).
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 and select FTP Monitor from the list to create a new FTP monitor. Click OK.
- or -
Select the FTP 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.
5 Complete the information in the Server Settings section:
FTP Server. Type the device address of the FTP server for which the FTP monitor is
configured. The monitor performs tasks on this FTP server.
Port. Type the port over which the monitor should use to connect to the FTP server.
The default port is 21.
Username. Type the username used to log in to the FTP server for which the monitor
is configured.
Password. Type the password used to log in to the FTP server for which the monitor is
configured.
Important: You must specify an account with the appropriate user permissions for the file
actions you select. For more information, see FTP user permissions (on page 883).
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