I have some sensors that I would like to ping for connectivity less than the minimum 30 second interval. Is this possible?
Created on Mar 10, 2010 9:27:59 PM by
Last change on Mar 11, 2010 10:02:59 AM by
This article applies to PRTG Network Monitor 7 or later
Yes, you can change the intervals. But...
Scanning sensors with intervals below 30 seconds usually does not give you more accuracy but causes unnecessary load on your machine and the network. Except for PING sensors - which only create minimal load - intervals below 30 seconds can cause problems and should be avoided.
Please use intervals below 30 seconds on a few selected sensors only. Especially WMI sensors should not scan with an interval smaller than 30 sec at all (for WMI the rule of thumb is: the longer the better).
In the PRTG web interface, go to
Click in the list, and add your desired scanning intervals.
Instead of pinging more often, increasing the number of pings per interval might give you more information. In the PING sensor settings, set the Ping Count to e.g. 10. So instead of getting one value for each ping you would get an average, max, min ping time and packet loss.
Created on Mar 11, 2010 8:02:44 AM by
Last change on Jan 31, 2011 11:06:08 AM by
By default it's not possible.
This article applies to PRTG Network Monitor 7 or later
Yes, you can change the intervals. But...
Scanning sensors with intervals below 30 seconds usually does not give you more accuracy but causes unnecessary load on your machine and the network. Except for PING sensors - which only create minimal load - intervals below 30 seconds can cause problems and should be avoided.
Please use intervals below 30 seconds on a few selected sensors only. Especially WMI sensors should not scan with an interval smaller than 30 sec at all (for WMI the rule of thumb is: the longer the better).
In the PRTG web interface, go to
Click in the list, and add your desired scanning intervals.
Instead of pinging more often, increasing the number of pings per interval might give you more information. In the PING sensor settings, set the Ping Count to e.g. 10. So instead of getting one value for each ping you would get an average, max, min ping time and packet loss.
Created on Mar 11, 2010 8:02:44 AM by
Last change on Jan 31, 2011 11:06:08 AM by
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