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Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold User Guide
3 Click New and select Network Statistics Monitor to create a new network statistics
monitor. Click OK.
- or -
Select the network statistics monitor you want to change from the list of current
monitors, and then click Edit.
4 Type or select the appropriate information in 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.
Thresholds to monitor. Select the IP, TCP, and/or UDP thresholds you want to
monitor.
Tip: To configure individual settings, highlight a selected threshold, then click Configure.
Note: You can only configure one threshold at a time.
Object ID. The OID of the most recently selected parameter.
Description. The description of the most recently selected parameter.
5 Click OK to save changes.
After configuring an active monitor in the Active Monitor Library, add the monitor to devices
(on page 226).
xvii) Example: Using a Network Statistics Monitor to check
for IP data received and discarded
You can use the Network Statistics Monitor to verify that various types of packet and
connection statistic information for network protocols, such as IP, TCP, and UDP, are within
the thresholds that you define as acceptable. By doing so, you can ensure that devices handle
specific types of network data as expected.
For example, you can use the IP received discarded threshold monitor to watch for situations
where a router with Quality of Service (QOS) has priorities set for Voice over IP (VoIP). In these
situations, other IP datagrams that a router receives are buffered for delayed processing to
give processing priority to the VoIP data. If the buffer space is overrun, lower priority IP
datagrams are discarded even though the router initially received them. This example
describes configuring and assigning a network statistic monitor that monitors thresholds set
for IP data received by a router but discarded from the buffer. It also configures and assigns
an Email Action to notify you if the monitor fails.
To configure a Network Statistics Monitor:
1 From the Admin panel, select Monitor Library. The Monitor Library dialog appears.
2 If not already selected, select the Active tab.
3 In the Active Monitor Library, click New. The Select Active Monitor Type dialog appears.
4 Select Network Statistics Monitor from the list, and then click OK.
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