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Troubleshooting SNMPv3 monitoring issues
SNMPv3 protocol is the latest and most secure version. Encryption and authentication may take their toll on the v3 traffic so in many cases admins decide to stay on v2. Yet sometimes you need to go for it. Learn what to check if you encounter issues with SNMPv3 monitoring.
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Diagnosing switch port capacity issues to optimize network efficiency
How do throughput and bandwidth affect network operational health? Learn what to check when looking for the root cause of your network bottlenecks or performance degradation.
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Monitoring text logs of popular Linux and Unix services
Nobody has time to browse service logs - see how you can use text parsing expressions to track and be alerted about specific events from the text log. To speed up diagnostics, see how you can set up a message description to be added to the alert message.
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Using hardware sensors for environmental monitoring
Environmental sensors are part of the business process that ensures the safety of the production, storage, or other facilities facing various environmental hazards that can be natural or man-made. Learn how you can make the most of the environmental sensors' implementation.
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Cloud-based Wake On LAN service for the work-from-home times
Learn how you can remotely power on selected computers at your office - or provide a WFH user with a custom link to do it from their browser! With the new free service from AdRem, admins no longer have to commute to press that button or be on call 24/7 for such tasks.
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How to configure SNMP traps for ESXi/ESX 3.5, 4.x, and ESXi 5.x hosts
Monitoring the health of older ESX/ESXi systems can be implemented by enabling SNMP and setting up SNMP traps to track performance events. Learn how to set it up.
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Setting up secure access to the monitoring server via Windows IIS Reverse Proxy with SSL certificate
A reverse proxy protects applications against cybercriminals and malicious software. It also allows limiting access to applications based on username, IP, domain, or geographical location.
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How to set up secure remote access to monitoring server using a NginX Reverse Proxy with SSL certificate
A reverse proxy protects applications against cybercriminals and malicious software. It also allows limiting access to applications based on username, IP, domain, or geographical location.
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How to monitor failed login attempts in Linux
One of the things administrators often do is check multiple failed login attempts in Linux. Monitoring them allows you to assess whether illegal or unwanted attempts to our network have occurred. In this article, we will show you how to track it automatically using NetCrunch.
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How to add Monitoring Sensor to multiple nodes using Monitoring Template
For larger infrastructures, applying sensors one by one can be tedious. Nevertheless, NetCrunch provides tools for more convenient management for both small and large numbers of nodes. Below you will find a simple example of adding Pending Reboot sensor to a large number of nodes.
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How to send tickets to Service Desk Plus
Service Desk Plus is a platform that can help you track the resolution of various cases that affect your business. This article will show you how NetCrunch integrates with Service Desk Plus.
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Monitoring Windows tasks
Monitoring Windows tasks can be a challenge as there is no easy way of retrieving information about them. Starting from version 10.9 NetCrunch introduced dedicated sensor and system view to view and monitor Windows tasks
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Integrating MessageBird with NetCrunch
MessageBird is a cloud communications platform that allows sending SMS notifications among other things. This article will help you configure NetCrunch to send SMS/text message notification through MessageBird.
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Enabling SNMP on a Windows machine
Despite the fact, that Microsoft depreciated SNMP for the Windows Server 2012 onwards, it is sometimes necessary to enable SNMP in this system. Below you will find a simple walkthrough how to do it.
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Windows VPN Monitoring
Remote work is growing and sometimes indispensable. There is a number of different VPN services that can be used to provide secure access to company networks for remote workers or those traveling away from the office. This article will describe how to set up VPN Monitoring in NetCrunch on the example of Windows VPN
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Actions automatically performed by NetCrunch when scanning your network
Instead of manually adding devices to be monitored, NetCrunch scans the network, identifies devices, and automatically configures their monitoring. See what is configured and what is monitored out-of-the-box when you first install NetCrunch.
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Monitoring Backup files
Backups are a vital part of any network infrastructure- they can contain personal data files, configurations or any important data. NetCrunch can help you track if backups are successfully created and if files are present in the designated directory
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Monitoring of Windows Shared Cluster
Monitoring Windows Shared Clusters can be achieved in many different ways. This article demonstrates the power of NetCrunch scripts combined with data parsers to show you how easy and fast it is to setup NetCrunch to collect data about free and used space on clusters
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Network Topology Mapping
Network Topology map tells you what's on your network, where it is and how it is connected. Created automatically, it can be searched, filtered and is automatically updated. Learn more about real-time maps and dynamic views that NetCrunch provides and their most common usage scenarios
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How To Monitor Any Device With SNMP
Here's an SNMP primer for any junior person on your IT team - they may actually be younger than the protocol itself. After all these years, for most devices that you need to monitor, starting with SNMP before you try anything else is a safe bet.