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July 25th, 2008

Filtering Data when using Custom Packet Sniffing or Netflow Sensors of PRTG 7

In PRTG Network Monitor 7 when adding custom Netflow or Packet Sniffing sensors, you will notice a field entitled “Channel Definition”. In this field you need to provide the channel definitions (one channel per entry) that allow you to account the monitored traffic in various ways.

This Knowledgebase article explains the details.

July 22nd, 2008

New version 7.0.6 of PRTG Network Monitor

We have uploaded a new version of PRTG 7. This version includes new features, usability improvements and a number of bugfixes.

Besides a number of bugfixes and changes we have added the following new features:

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July 14th, 2008

Using Graphs from PRTG Network Monitor in other webpages

If you want to include graphs that always show live traffic pattern (or other measured values) from PRTG 7 in your own webpages (e.g. Intranet), you have three options that use different authentication methods.

A new Knowledge Base Article explains the details.

July 11th, 2008

PRTG 7: What Placeholders are available in notifications?

Today we have published a new Knowledge Base article that lists all available placeholders that you can use in “subjects” and “bodies” of notifications (i.e. emails, SMS, EXE-calls, etc.).

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July 8th, 2008

PRTG Network Monitor V7.0.5

Based on the feedback from our users we have improved PRTG Network Monitor since the initial release last week and have today uploaded V7.0.5 with a number of bugfixes.

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July 8th, 2008

Using Graphs from PRTG Network Monitor in other webpages

If you want to include live graphs from PRTG Network Monitor into your own webpages (e.g. Intranet) that always show live traffic pattern (or other measured values) you have three options that use different authentication methods.

June 30th, 2008

Official Release of PRTG Network Monitor V7.0

Today we have officially released PRTG Network Monitor Version 7. This new version marks a major step in the development of Paessler’s monitoring products.

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June 17th, 2008

New Article: Network Visibility: The Key to Risk Management

Today a new article of mine was published by the Enterprise Systems Website www.esj.com:

IT faces three major classes of exposures:

  • Technology risks
  • Legal and personnel risks
  • Natural and man-made disasters

Read more here:
Network Visibility: The Key to Risk Management: These three steps can help you establish a “reality-based” risk mitigation plan

June 2nd, 2008

Introduction to PRTG 7 for IPCheck 5 users - What’s new? What’s different?

A new knowledge base article summarizes the differences between PRTG Network Monitor 7 and its part-predecessor IPCheck 5 - from the perspective of an IPCheck Server Monitor 5 user.
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May 27th, 2008

Release Candidate 1 of our new flagship product PRTG 7 is available for download

Today we have uploaded the first Release Candidate of our new monitoring tool PRTG Network Monitor.

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