Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold User Guide - Ipswitch Documentation Server

Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold User Guide
Remote site. Select a Remote Site for the report from the list.
Note: The Remote Sites in this list are populated on the WhatsUp Gold console at Configure
> Program Options > Central Site Configuration.
Local device. Allows users, with rights, the ability to select a local device to
associate the Remote Site with. Click the browse (...) button to select a device. This
device is often the computer that is running the WhatsUp software on a Remote
Site. Associating a local device allows you to view the device status from the
Remote Site, keeping you informed about the connection status with the Remote
Site. It also provides easy access to the Network Tools for the local device you
selected.
Click OK to save changes.
Remote Reports: Tail of Remote Site Log dashboard report
This home-level Remote Reports dashboard report displays the tail (last 10 records) of the
Remote Site Log. The report displays information for both a WhatsUp Gold Client and a
Server, depending on which version of WhatsUp Gold you are running. For more information,
see Using the Remote/Central dashboard reports.
Each entry in the report contains the following information:
Date. The date the error took place.
Type. The type of the error message received.
Message. The error message received.
Remote Site. The Remote Site on which the failed connection took place.
Note: The Remote site column is only displayed when you are running the Server Distributed
version of WhatsUp Gold.
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. This name appears in the title bar
of the dashboard report pane.
Maximum number of Items to display. Enter the number of individual items within
the category you want to display in the dashboard report. The report will display the
top values based on the sort option selected in Display and Sort by. All other items in
the category are included in the 'Others' category, and will be displayed when Include
'Others' is selected.
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