PRTG Manual: Add Remote Probe

Remote probes are helpful for monitoring with PRTG because they can extend your monitoring.

• With remote probes, you can monitor different subnetworks that are separated from your PRTG on premises core server by a firewall, and you can keep an eye on remote locations. You can install one or more remote probes.
• Remote probes are useful if you want to distribute monitoring load by taking it from the PRTG core server system and putting it on one or more remote probe systems.
• You need a remote probe if you want to monitor your local network using a PRTG hosted by Paessler instance.

Monitoring Remote Locations via Remote Probes

For instructions on how to add a remote probe, see the following sections:

• Background information: Remote Probes and Multiple Probes
• Step-by-step installation: Install a Remote Probe
• Partially automatic installation: Remote Probe Setup via Device Tools
• Quick installation guide on the Paessler website: How to install a PRTG remote probe in 4 steps

More

Paessler Website: How to connect PRTG through a firewall in 4 steps

• https://www.paessler.com/support/how-to/firewall

Video Tutorial: Distributed Monitoring with PRTG

• https://www.paessler.com/learn/videos/distributed_monitoring

Advanced Topics

• Active Directory Integration
• Application Programming Interface (API) Definition
• Filter Rules for xFlow, IPFIX, and Packet Sniffer Sensors
• Channel Definitions for xFlow, IPFIX, and Packet Sniffer Sensors
• Define IP Ranges
• Define Lookups
• Regular Expressions
• Calculating Percentiles
• Add Remote Probe
• Failover Cluster Configuration
• Data Storage
• PRTG Housekeeping
• Using Your Own SSL Certificate