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Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold User Guide
Creating device-specific APC UPS performance monitors
To create a device-specific APC UPS performance monitor:
1 In Details or Map View, right-click a device, then select Properties. The Device
Properties dialog appears.
2 Click Performance Monitors. The Device Properties - Performance Monitors dialog
appears.
3 In the Configure and enable performance monitors for this device section, click Add.
The Select Performance Monitor Type dialog appears.
4 Select APC UPS Performance Monitor from the list, and then click OK.
5 Enter a Name and short Description for the monitor. This information helps you to
identify the monitor later.
6 Enter or select the appropriate information in the following fields.
Collection interval. Enter how often (in minutes) you want data to be collected for
the selected APC UPS. This number represents the number of minutes between each
collection.
Timeout. The length of time (in seconds) WhatsUp Gold attempts to connect to the
selected device.
Retries. Enter the number of times you want to attempt to make the connection to
the selected device.
7 Verify the configuration of the monitor, then click OK to add the monitor to the device
Properties.
Creating device-specific Printer performance monitors
To create a device-specific Printer performance monitor:
1 In Details or Map View, right-click a device, then select Properties. The Device
Properties dialog appears.
Important: In order for the Printer Performance Monitor to work, in addition to being SNMPenabled,
the printer you are attempting to monitor must also support the Standard Printer
MIB. Make sure that you select a device that supports the Standard Printer MIB.
2 Click Performance Monitors. The Device Properties - Performance Monitors dialog
appears.
3 In the Configure and enable performance monitors for this device section, click Add.
The Select Performance Monitor Type dialog appears.
4 Select Printer Performance Monitor, then click OK. The New Printer Performance
Monitor dialog appears.
5 Enter the Name and short Description for the monitor. This information helps you to
identify the monitor later.
6 Select the ink/toner cartridge from which you want to collect ink/toner level data.
Note: You must set up a Printer performance monitor for each color ink/toner cartridge you
want to monitor.
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