With IPHost Network Monitor you can monitor both Windows and Unix based networks, various servers and network equipment, availability and performance characteristics of web and other applications. The advanced alerting system provides timely notifications using several means such as e-mail, SMS, and instant messengers; the system is also able to execute correcting actions locally or remotely via SSH. Reporting and graphs are available through a web interface.
IPHost Network Monitor supports more than 20 monitoring methods and more than 10 alerting technologies. Custom monitors and alerts lets you to extend your monitoring systems based on changing needs of your company.
IPHost Network Monitor includes an add-on product for end-to-end monitoring of web applications and e-commerce web sites - Web Transaction Monitor. This tool simulates the steps of activity of a real user of web application or e-commerce site customer. With Web Transaction Monitor you can check web application availability and performance.
Another add-on is SMS over GSM modem alert that allows sending SMS (text message) over GSM modem or phone attached to the computer. This alert is the most reliable mechanism for sending notifications about system failures or serious degradation in application performance.
IPHost Network Monitor software is available in several editions: Basic, Standard and Professional. Editions have different sets of features and maximum number of monitors, also each edition is available with unlimited number of monitors.
Below you can find detailed description of main features of IPHost Network Monitor.
IPHost Monitor Features: Automatic Network Discovery
With automatic network discovery IPHost Network Monitor helps you to create a basis of your monitoring configuration. Discovery automates the task of detection network hosts and network services. IPHost Network Monitor discovers hosts and services using ICMP PING, SNMP, HTTP/HTTPS, FTP, SMTP, POP3, IMAP, Telnet. Software checks for services on default ports (both secure and non-secure), plus you can select additional custom ports to check. Monitors for different databases (Oracle, MySQL, ODBC), disc space or file, processor usage and other WMI and SNMP monitors you can add manually. Default monitoring and alerting settings let you start monitoring with minimum changes. Regular rediscoveries help you in equipment relocation/presence tracking.
Easy to follow three-page wizard helps you to specify network discovery parameters. To start the wizard click Discover Network button on the program toolbar or select Discover Network item from Tools menu.
On the first page of the wizard you can adjust IP range that will be used for discovery of network hosts and network services (monitors). IPHost Network Monitor determines subnet mask of your network automatically. Or else you can provide a list of network host names or IPs.
On the second page you can select types of services that should be detected during discovery. Current version of IPHost Network Monitor supports discovery of hosts and services using the following protocols: ICMP PING, SNMP, TCP, UDP, HTTP/HTTPS, FTP, SMTP, POP3, IMAP, Telnet. You can also provide a list of custom ports to be used in discovery.
"Scan for other monitors only if host responds to PING" checkbox is selected by default to speed up the discovery. But if there are hosts that don't respond to PING in you network and you want these hosts to be discovered you should deselect this checkbox.
"Activate discovered monitors" checkbox set IPHost Network Monitor to start polling discovered monitors immediately upon discovery. If you deselect this checkbox, discovered monitors remain in Discovered state and you should review discovered monitors then start them manually.
On the third page of the wizard you can set rediscovery schedule. IPHost Network Monitor can repeat rediscovery every several hours or to scan network at a specified time on selected weekdays. You can change rediscovery schedule parameters on Rediscovery tab of Settings dialog (click Settings button on the program toolbar or select Tools > Settings from the menu).
After completing the wizard please click the Scan button. Discovery will start immediately. You will be able to review discovered monitors and their properties during network discovery.
Description of other features
| Monitoring Features | Here you can find the list of monitor types supported in IPHost Network Monitor and brief description of their parameters. |
| Actions Features | Here you can find the list of action types (ways of reaction to the problems happened during monitoring) available in IPHost Network Monitor, and their brief description. |
| Reporting Features | Here you can find the list of report types available in IPHost Network Monitor with brief descriptions. |
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IPHost Network Monitor interfaces and structure |
Here you can find an overview of IPHost Network Monitor components, Windows and web interfaces. |
