PRTG Manual: Context Menus
Right-click on an object to view a context menu with many options for direct access to monitoring data and functions. You can also access many of the functionalities via the main menu or the hover popup window. However, using the context menus is the easier way in most cases.
To view your browser's context menu, hold down the Ctrl key (Chrome) or the Shift key (Firefox) while right-clicking. You will then see the menu of your browser instead of the PRTG menu. This is not possible with Internet Explorer.
The content of the PRTG context menu varies, depending on the type of object you have selected. See the following subsections for an overview of the available options.
The Probe Menu contains actions for your local probe, hosted probe, remote probes, or mini probes.
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Probe Menu |
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Scan Now |
Perform an immediate scan for the selected probe. This queries the data for all devices and sensors underneath in the object hierarchy. |
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Details... |
Show the overview tab of the selected probe. |
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Edit › |
Hover over Edit to show the Edit menu.
The following actions are available:
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Add Group... |
Open an assistant that guides you through the process of adding a new group to the selected probe.
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Add Auto-Discovery Group... |
Open an assistant that guides you through the process of adding a new auto-discovery group to the selected probe. PRTG creates a new group and runs an auto-discovery in your network to add devices and sensors automatically. For more information, see section Using the Auto-Discovery.
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Add Device... |
Open an assistant that guides you through adding a new device to the selected probe.
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Sort Alphabetically |
Sort direct children (groups and devices) of the selected probe in alphabetical order.
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Delete... |
Delete the selected probe. PRTG will ask for confirmation before anything is actually deleted. |
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Move › |
Hover over Move to open the Move menu.
The following actions are available:
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Pause › —or— Resume |
Hover over Pause to open the Pause menu. If the probe is already in paused or in "simulate error" status, Resume appears. Click to restart monitoring on this probe.
You can pause and resume monitoring on the selected probe. The monitoring for all sensors in the object hierarchy underneath will be paused or resumed. You can choose between: Pause Indefinitely..., pause For 5 Minutes..., For 15 Minutes..., For 1 Hour..., For 3 Hours..., For 1 Day..., or Pause Until.... If you choose Pause Until..., an assistant appears where you can define a date. Use the date time picker to enter the date and time. PRTG will resume monitoring after this date. You can directly add a One-time maintenance window to pause monitoring during a planned downtime. In the appearing assistant, define the start and end date of the maintenance window for this probe. Use the date time picker to enter the date and time. |
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Priority › |
Hover over Priority to open the Priority menu.
Define the priority of the selected probe.
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Historic Data › |
Hover over Historic Data to open the Historic Data menu.
The following actions are available:
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Send Link by Email |
Send the link to the selected probe by email. Click to create a new email using your system's standard email client. It contains a direct link to the overview tab of the selected probe. |
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Add Ticket |
Open the Add Ticket dialog.
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This option is not available on the 
The Group Menu contains actions for your groups.
The context menu of the Root group is special and differs from the other groups' menu.
Group Menu |
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Scan Now |
Perform an immediate scan for the selected group. This queries the data for all devices and sensors underneath in the object hierarchy. |
Details... |
Show the overview tab of the selected group. |
Edit › |
Hover over Edit to show the Edit menu. The following actions are available:
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Add Group... |
Open an assistant that guides you through the process of adding a new group to the selected group.
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Add Auto-Discovery Group... |
Open an assistant that guides you through the process of adding a new auto-discovery group to the selected group. PRTG creates a new group and runs an auto-discovery in your network to add devices and sensors automatically. For more information, please see section Using the Auto-Discovery.
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Add Device... |
Open an assistant that guides you through adding a new device to the selected group.
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Auto-Discovery |
This option is only available for auto-discovery groups. These are groups with automatic device identification or sensor creation enabled. Hover over Auto-Discovery to show its menu. The following actions are available:
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Sort Alphabetically |
Sort direct children (groups and devices) of the selected group in alphabetical order.
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Delete... |
Delete the selected group. PRTG will ask for confirmation before anything is actually deleted. |
Clone... |
Open an assistant that guides you through cloning the selected group.
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Move › |
Hover over Move to open the Move menu. The following actions are available:
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Pause › —or— Resume |
Hover over Pause to open the Pause menu. If the group is already in paused or in "simulate error" status, Resume appears. Click to restart monitoring on this group. You can pause and resume monitoring on the selected group. The monitoring for all sensors in the object hierarchy underneath will be paused or resumed. You can choose between: Pause Indefinitely..., pause For 5 Minutes..., For 15 Minutes..., For 1 Hour..., For 3 Hours..., For 1 Day..., or Pause Until.... If you choose Pause Until..., an assistant appears where you can define a date. Use the date time picker to enter the date and time. PRTG will resume monitoring after this date. You can directly add a One-time maintenance window to pause monitoring during a planned downtime. In the appearing assistant, define the start and end date of the maintenance window for this group. Use the date time picker to enter the date and time. |
Priority › |
Hover over Priority to open the Priority menu. Define the priority of the selected group.
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Historic Data › |
Hover over Historic Data to open the Historic Data menu. The following actions are available:
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Send Link by Email |
Send the link to the selected group by email. Click to create a new email using your system's standard email client. It contains a direct link to the overview tab of the selected group. |
Add Ticket |
Open the Add Ticket dialog.
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The Device Menu contains actions for your devices.
Device Menu |
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Scan Now |
Perform an immediate scan for the selected device. This queries the data for all sensors underneath in the object hierarchy. |
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Details... |
Show the overview tab of the selected device. |
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Edit › |
Hover over Edit to show the Edit menu. The following actions are available:
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Add Sensor... |
Open an assistant that guides you through adding a new sensor to the selected device.
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Auto-Discovery |
Hover over Auto-Discovery to show the Auto-Discovery menu. The following actions are available:
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Create Device Template... |
Open an assistant that guides you through creating a new device template. The template is then available in auto-discovery.
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Recommend Now |
Start an analysis to get sensor recommendations for this device. When PRTG has finished the inspection of the device, you see the sensor recommendations in a table list on the device overview tab where you can add the according sensor types directly.
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Sort Alphabetically |
Sort the sensors on the selected device in alphabetical order.
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Delete... |
Delete the selected device. PRTG will ask for confirmation before anything is actually deleted. |
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Clone... |
Open an assistant that guides you through cloning the selected device.
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Move › |
Hover over Move to open the Move menu. The following actions are available:
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Pause › —or— Resume |
Hover over Pause to open the Pause menu. If the device is already in paused or "simulate error" status, Resume appears. Click to restart monitoring on this device. You can pause and resume monitoring on the selected device. The monitoring for all sensors on this device will be paused or resumed. You can choose between: Pause Indefinitely..., pause For 5 Minutes..., For 15 Minutes..., For 1 Hour..., For 3 Hours..., For 1 Day..., or Pause Until.... If you choose Pause Until..., an assistant appears where you can define a date. Use the date time picker to enter the date and time. PRTG will resume monitoring after this date. You can directly add a One-time maintenance window to pause monitoring during a planned downtime. In the appearing assistant, define the start and end date of the maintenance window for this device. Use the date time picker to enter the date and time. |
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Priority/Favorite › |
Hover over Priority/Favorite to open the Priority/Favorite menu. Define the priority of the selected device, or add to or remove it from the favorite devices list.
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Historic Data › |
Hover over Historic Data to open the Historic Data menu. The following actions are available:
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Device Tools › |
Hover over Device Tools to open the Device Tools menu.
The following actions are available:
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Find Duplicates... |
Search in your PRTG configuration for devices with the same IP address or DNS name as the selected device. A window with the results will appear, either showing existing duplicates or a message indicating that there are no duplicates. |
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Send Link by Email |
Send the link to the selected device by email. Click to create a new email using your system's standard email client. It contains a direct link to the overview tab of the selected device. |
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Add Ticket |
Open the New Ticket dialog.
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The Sensor Menu contains actions for your sensors.
Sensor Menu |
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Scan Now |
Perform an immediate scan for the selected sensor. |
Details... |
Show the overview tab of the selected sensor. |
Edit › |
Hover over Edit to show the Edit menu. The following actions are available:
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Acknowledge Alarm › |
This option is available only in the sensor menu when you select a sensor in a Down or Down (Partial) status. You can acknowledge an alarm for the selected sensor. An acknowledged alarm will show up in the alarms list as "acknowledged" (see Sensor States) and will not trigger any more notifications. You can choose between: Acknowledge Indefinitely..., acknowledge For 5 Minutes..., For 15 Minutes..., For 1 Hour..., For 3 Hours..., For 1 Day..., or Until.... If you choose Until... an assistant appears where you can define a date. Use the date time picker to enter the date and time. If the alarm condition still exists after this date, the sensor will show a Down status again.
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Delete... |
Delete the selected sensor. PRTG will ask for confirmation before anything is actually deleted. |
Clone... |
Open an assistant that guides you through cloning the selected sensor.
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Move › |
Hover over Move to open the Move menu. The following actions are available:
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Pause › —or— Resume |
Hover over Pause to open the Pause menu. If the sensor is already in paused status or in Simulate Error Status, Resume appears. Click Resume to restart monitoring on this sensor. You can pause and resume monitoring of the selected sensor. Choose between: Pause Indefinitely..., pause For 5 Minutes..., For 15 Minutes..., For 1 Hour..., For 3 Hours..., For 1 Day..., or Pause Until.... If you choose Pause Until..., an assistant appears where you can define a date. Use the date time picker to enter the date and time. PRTG will resume monitoring after this date. You can directly add a One-time maintenance window to pause monitoring during a planned downtime. In the appearing assistant, define the start and end date of the maintenance window for this sensor. Use the date time picker to enter the date and time. Inheritance of the Schedules, Dependencies, and Maintenance Window setting from a parent device, group, or probe will be suspended for this timeframe and set again afterwards. |
Simulate Error Status |
Set the selected sensor to a Down status. Like for the paused status, Resume will appear in the context menu if a the selected sensor is already in a simulated error status.
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Priority/Favorite › |
Hover over Priority/Favorite to open the Priority/Favorite menu. Define the priority of the selected sensor, or add or remove it from the favorite devices list.
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Historic Data › |
Hover over Historic Data to open the Historic Data menu. The following actions are available:
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Send Link by Email |
Send the link to the selected sensor by email. Click to create a new email using your system's standard email client. It contains a direct link to the overview tab of the selected sensor. |
Add Ticket |
Open the Add Ticket dialog.
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Ajax Web Interface—Basic Procedures—Topics
- Login
- SSL Certificate Warning
- Welcome Page
- General Layout
- Sensor States
- Review Monitoring Data
- Compare Sensors
- Historic Data Reports
- Similar Sensors
- Recommended Sensors
- Object Settings
- Alarms
- System Information
- Logs
- Tickets
- Working with Table Lists
- Object Selector
- Priority and Favorites
- Pause
- Context Menus
- Hover Popup
- Main Menu Structure
Other Ajax Web Interface Sections
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