PRTG Network Monitor

PRTG Network Monitor
PRTG Logo
Developer(s) Paessler AG
Stable release
18.3.44.2059 / September 26, 2018 (2018-09-26) [1]
Operating system Windows
Available in English, German, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Dutch, Russian, Japanese, Simplified Chinese [1]
Type Network monitoring
Website www.paessler.com/prtg

PRTG Network Monitor (Paessler Router Traffic Grapher until version 7) is an agentless network monitoring software from Paessler AG. It can monitor and classify system conditions like bandwidth usage or uptime and collect statistics from miscellaneous hosts as switches, routers, servers and other devices and applications. [2]

The first version of PRTG was released on 29 May 2003 by the German Company Paessler GmbH (now: Paessler AG), which has been founded by Dirk Paessler in 2001. [3]

Specifications

PRTG Network Monitor has an auto-discovery mode that scans predefined areas of an enterprise network and creates a device list from this data. In the next step, further information on the detected devices can be retrieved using various communication protocols. Typical protocols are Ping, SNMP, WMI, NetFlow, jFlow, sFlow, but also communication via DICOM or the RESTful API is possible. [4]

The tool is only available for Windows systems. In addition, Paessler AG offers the cloud-based monitoring solution "PRTG hosted by Paessler". [5][6]

Sensors

The software is based on sensors that are configured for a specific purpose. For example, there are HTTP, SMTP/POP3 (e-mail) application sensors and hardware-specific sensors for switches, routers and servers. PRTG Network Monitor has over 200 different predefined sensors that retrieve statistics from the monitored instances, e.g. response times, processor, memory, database information, temperature or system status. [7][8]

Web Interface and Desktop Client

The software can be operated completely via a AJAX-based web interface. The web interface is suitable for both real-time troubleshooting and data exchange with non-technical staff via maps (dashboards) and user-defined reports [9]. An additional administration interface in the form of a desktop application for Windows and macOS is also currently in the beta status. [10][11]

Notifications and Reports

In addition to the usual communication channels such as Email and SMS, notification is also provided via push notification on smartphones using an app for iOS or Android. [10] PRTG also offers customizable reports. [12]

Pricing

PRTG Network Monitor's licensing is based on sensors. Most devices require between 5-10 sensors to be fully monitored. A version with 100 integrated sensors is available free of charge. [10]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "PRTG Network Monitor". Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  2. ↑ Williams, Mike. "PRTG Network Monitor 18.3.43.2323 | Software Download". ComputerworldUK. Retrieved 2018-08-22.
  3. ↑ Paessler, Dirk. "How It All Started: 11 Years PRTG Network Monitor". Retrieved 2018-08-29.
  4. ↑ "List of Available Sensor Types | PRTG Network Monitor User Manual". www.paessler.com. Retrieved 2018-08-22.
  5. ↑ "PRTG hosted by Paessler - Service Description". www.paessler.com. Retrieved 2018-08-22.
  6. ↑ "Paessler Unveils PRTG in the Cloud, a Comprehensive Network Monitoring Service - Media Releases - PC World Australia". PC World. Retrieved 2018-08-22.
  7. ↑ "Paessler PRTG Network Monitor 17.4 review". IT PRO. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
  8. ↑ Chakchai, So-In. "A Survey of Network Traffic Monitoring and Analysis Tools". Retrieved 2018-08-22.
  9. ↑ "Ajax Web Interface—Basic Procedures | PRTG Network Monitor User Manual". www.paessler.com. Retrieved 2018-08-22.
  10. 1 2 3 "Paessler PRTG Network Monitor". PCMag UK. 2018-04-16. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
  11. ↑ "PRTG Desktop". www.paessler.com. Retrieved 2018-08-22.
  12. ↑ Security sage's guide to hardening the network infrastructure. Andrés, Steven. Rockland, MA: Syngress Pub. 2004. p. 255. ISBN 1931836337. OCLC 54985361.

Literature

  • Andrés, Steven, Brian Kenyon, and Erik Pack Birkholz. Security Sage's guide to hardening the network infrastructure. Elsevier, 2004.
  • Elsayed, Abdellatief, and Nashwa Abdelbaki. "Performance evaluation and comparison of the top market virtualization hypervisors." Computer Engineering & Systems (ICCES), 2013 8th International Conference on. IEEE, 2013.
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