Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold User Guide - Ipswitch Documentation Server

Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold User Guide
To configure this dashboard report in WhatsUp Gold:
1 In the title bar of the dashboard report pane, select Menu > Configure. The Configure
Report dialog appears.
2 Enter or select the appropriate information for the following fields.
Report name. Enter a title for the dashboard report.
Device. Select a device for the report by clicking on the Browse (...) button.
Interface to graph (available in some dialogs). For devices that have more than one
interface, select an interface to graph.
Graph type. Choose the type and size of the graph.
3 Click OK to save changes.
Last Polled Interface Utilization Values (Single Device)
This device-level dashboard report displays current interface utilization percentages for all
interfaces on a selected device. Displaying this dashboard report in a device dashboard
allows you to monitor an important device's interface(s) to keep up with the number of
packets they are currently transmitting and receiving. The colors in the second Transmit and
Received columns coincide with the WhatsUp Threshold colors:
Red. Above 90%
Yellow. Between 80% and 90%
Green. 80% or less
Each entry in the report contains the following information:
Description. The particular interface.
Speed. The interface speed.
Transmit (kbps). The number of packets transmitted in kbps.
Receive (kbps). The number of packets received in kbps.
Transmit. The percentage of packets transmitted.
Receive. The percentage of packets received.
To configure this dashboard report in WhatsUp Gold:
1 In the title bar of the dashboard report pane, select Menu > Configure. The Configure
Report dialog appears.
2 Enter or select the appropriate information for the following fields.
Name. Enter a title for the dashboard report.
Device. Select a device by clicking the Browse (...) button.
3 Click OK to save changes.
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