PRTG Traffic Grapher - User Manual
Monitoring Networks With PRTG Traffic Grapher
Why Monitoring Of Bandwidth and Network Usage Is Important
What PRTG Traffic Grapher can do for you
PRTG Traffic Grapher Feature List
Freeware Edition and Commercial Editions
Ordering PRTG Traffic Grapher Commercial Editions
Choosing the right software - PRTG Traffic Grapher vs. IPCheck® Server Monitor
System Requirements for the Web Interface
System Requirements for SNMP Monitoring
Networking Basics You Should Be Aware Of
How to Choose A Method of Data Acquisition
Available Methods of Data Acquisition
Comparison of SNMP, Packet Sniffing, and NetFlow
How to Set Up Traffic Monitoring for Various Network Infrastructures
A0: Monitoring Network traffic for a single PC connected to the Internet via DSL, cable, or a modem
A2: Monitoring Total Network traffic with NetFlow
A3: Monitoring Total Network traffic using a switch with monitoring port
B2: Monitoring Network traffic for each PC (or connection) with NetFlow
B3: Monitoring Network traffic for each PC using a switch with monitoring port
C2: Monitoring network traffic by IP address or protocol with NetFlow
C3: Monitoring network traffic by IP address or protocol using a switch with monitoring port
D1: Monitoring Network traffic for a PC running PRTG using SNMP
D3: Monitoring Network traffic for a PC running PRTG using Packet Sniffing
E3: Monitoring Network traffic for a PC running PRTG using Packet Sniffing
First Steps with PRTG Traffic Grapher
Basic Concepts: Understanding Views, Sensors, Graphs, Charts, Tables, and Tags
Starting PRTG for the first time
Choosing between Standard Traffic, SNMP Helper, Library, or Custom SNMP Sensors
All SNMP Sensor Types: Starting the Add Sensor Wizard
All SNMP Sensor Types: Device Selection
SNMP Traffic Sensors: Port Selection
SNMP Helper Sensors: Sensor Selection
OIDLIB/MIB Library Sensors: Sensor Selection
Notifications & Limits Settings
Importing MIBs using Paessler MIB Importer and Converter
Editing the Skin of the Web GUI
Articles from the Paessler Knowledge Base
How to set up traffic monitoring with PRTG for various infrastructures
Configuration Tips for Cisco Routers and PRTG (NetFlow/SNMP)
Netflow 5 Filter Parameters supported by PRTG Traffic Grapher
Planning large installations of PRTG Traffic Grapher
How PRTG Traffic Grapher stores its data
Using live graphs from PRTG in other webpages using static image URLs
How to find out OIDs for PRTG's custom SNMP sensors
Upgrading from PRTG Version 3 to Version 5/6
Why PRTG may stop recording data as soon as the Windows GUI is closed
PRTG service is not started (Event ID 7000/Error 193 in system log)
Howto: Installing SNMP Service on Windows NT/2000/XP
What is PRTG Traffic Grapher?
PRTG Traffic Grapher is an easy to use Windows software for monitoring and classifying bandwidth usage. It provides system administrators with live readings and long-term usage trends for their network devices. The most common usage is bandwidth usage monitoring, but you can also monitor many other aspects of your network like memory and CPU utilizations.