Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold User Guide - Ipswitch Documentation Server

Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold User Guide
To add or edit an HTTP content 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 and select HTTP Content Monitor from the list to create a new HTTP content
monitor. Click OK.
- or -
Select the HTTP content 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 HTTP server settings section.
URL. Type the URL address that you want to check using the monitor. The URL must
begin with a proper URI, such as http:// or https://.
Note: The URL can include the full path to the document, including the document's file
name and any query string parameters. For example,
http://www.domain.com/nmconsole/reports.htm?ReportID=100.
Authentication username. If required, type the username the web site uses for
authentication.
Authentication password. Type the password that coincides with the username that
the web site uses for authentication.
Note: The HTTP Content Monitor only supports basic authentication.
Proxy server. If the content that you want WhatsUp Gold to check is behind a proxy
server, type the IP address of the proxy server.
Proxy port. Type the port on which the proxy server listens.
Timeout (seconds). Type the number of seconds WhatsUp Gold should attempt the
connection (min timeout is 1 second / max timeout is 30 seconds)
6 Complete the information in the Web page content section.
Web page content to find. Type the content you want WhatsUp Gold to look for on
the web page it checks. Type either plain text or a regular expression.
Use regular expression. Select this option to use regular expression in Web page
content search.
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