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Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold User Guide
2 Enter or select the appropriate information for the following fields.
Report name. Enter a title for the dashboard report.
Device group. Select a device group by clicking the browse (...) button. To select
every device on the network, select Every device.
Every device. Select this option to display every device in the system. However, only
devices that you have permissions to view display.
Style. Select the style and size in which you would like the mini status displayed.
Normal. Displays device and active monitor status with icons.
High Contrast. Displays device and active monitor status with bright colors.
Show Active Monitors. Select this option to display the active monitors associated
with the group devices.
Active Monitors per Row. Select the number of active monitors displayed per row.
Active Monitors Cell Width. Enter a cell width in pixels.
3 Click OK to save changes.
Problem Areas: Devices with Down Active Monitors
This dashboard report displays devices with down active monitors for a select group. Adding
this dashboard report to a dashboard view helps you watch your network status by showing
you which devices are down, and the status of active monitors.
Device. The network device.
Status. The status of the device active monitor after the last poll.
To help maximize the available viewing area on your monitor, you can limit the number of
rows displayed in the report or shortening the width of the Status column.
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 group. Select a device group by clicking the Browse (...) button. Select Every
device to select all devices.
Maximum rows to return. Enter the number of records you would like displayed in
the dashboard report.
Column 2 width. Enter a width for column 2 in pixels.
3 Click OK to save changes.
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