List of topics tagged "configuration"

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How do I configure HTTPS access to Web interface for maximum security?


Making Web interface secure Q: I have configured Web interface to use HTTPS, to access it from outside local network. How can I further harden security? A: The first piece of advice is to upgrade to the latest IPHost version (v5.1 build 14047 at the moment of writing this text). You can look at release […]

How should I set up SNMP Trap if IPHost Network Monitor is behind NAT?


Traps are not passing through to IPHost installation, when it’s behind NAT. How to make it work? Q: I want to set up SNMP Traps from devices behind our NAT local network. Is it possible? A: Yes, it is possible. Depending on how IPHost interconnects to the network device in question, certain adjustments can be […]

How to avoid receiving multiple alerts telling that agent is disconnected?


When agent gets disconnected, I receive multiple alerts for every monitor it serves. How to prevent that? Q: When agents running in remote network, stops running, I receive “Agent failed to connect” alerts for every monitor provided by that agent. How to avoid such mass alerts? A: You need to monitor presence of agent in […]

Can we ping 500 devices simultaneously?


If we have 500 devices, does IPHost ping all devices at the same time and log the data? Or does it ping 1 device at a time and log it? Q: We are looking into your product and would like some more information on how your ping monitor works. If we have 500 devices, does […]

How to measure traffic speed on Linux server?


How can we monitor network transfer speed on Linux server? Q: We need to know what network transfer speed for our Linux server. What are the steps? A: IPHost Network Monitor, since version 3.5, offers SNMP Traffic Speed monitor. Here is the sequence of its setup: SNMP Traffic Speed monitor description Start New Monitor wizard […]

How to measure bandwidth consumption on Linux server?


How can we monitor bandwidth consumption on Linux server? Q: We need to know how much bandwidth consumes our Linux server. What is the simplest means to accomplish that? A: IPHost Network Monitor, since version 3.5, offers SNMP Traffic Volume monitor. The sequence of its setup is described below. SNMP Traffic Volume monitor description Start […]

How to monitor Windows system traffic speed via WMI?


How can we monitor data transfer speed on Windows server? Q: We need to know what network throughput (data transfer speed) our Windows server can use. How that can be done? A: IPHost Network Monitor, since version 3.5, offers WMI Traffic Speed monitor. Here is the sequence of its setup: WMI Traffic Speed monitor description […]

How to monitor Windows system traffic volume via WMI?


How can we monitor bandwidth consumption on Windows server? Q: We need to know how much bandwidth consumes our Windows server. What is the easiest way to accomplish that? A: IPHost Network Monitor, since version 3.5, offers WMI Traffic Volume monitor. The sequence of its setup is described below. WMI Traffic Volume monitor description Start […]

What is inheritance of Alerts and Alerting Rules?


What is Alerting Rules and Alerts inheritance? Q: Can you explain in more details inheritance of alerts and alerting rules? A: A number of parameters used to create monitors are inherited from other object types. For 4.0.8652 and newer release: The following inheritance rules are in effect (available from a node Alerting tab ) for […]

Why WMI monitor enters Down state soon after it’s been started?


Why WMI monitor switches to Down state soon after being started? Q: WMI monitor starts, but soon switches to ‘Down’ state. How to fix that? A: If you are sure all the parameters of your WMI monitor (credentials, query etc.) are correct, try to start it and pay attention to Log pane. You will most […]
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