PRTG Manual: Add an Auto-Discovery Group

Group Name

Enter a name to identify the group. By default, PRTG shows this name in the device tree, as well as in alarms, logs, notifications, reports, maps, libraries, and tickets.

If the name contains angle brackets (<>), PRTG replaces them with braces ({}) for security reasons. For more information, see the Knowledge Base: What security features does PRTG include?

Tags

Enter one or more tags. Confirm each tag with the Spacebar key, a comma, or the Enter key. You can use tags to group objects and use tag-filtered views later on. Tags are not case-sensitive. Tags are automatically inherited.

It is not possible to enter tags with a leading plus (+) or minus (-) sign, nor tags with parentheses (()) or angle brackets (<>).

For performance reasons, it can take some minutes until you can filter for new tags that you added.

Auto-Discovery Level

Select the level of detail for the auto-discovery:

• No auto-discovery: Select this option if you only want to manually create devices and sensors.
• Standard auto-discovery (default): Create a set of standard sensors for standard monitoring. This option works fine for most installations.
• Detailed auto-discovery: Create all standard sensors and additional sensors from detailed variants of device templates. As a result, you might get many sensors. This option is suitable for small network segments and whenever you want to monitor the maximum number of sensors available.
• Auto-discovery with specific device templates: Customize the auto-discovery and select or combine standard, detailed, and custom device templates. Select one or more templates from the Device Templates list.

Auto-discoveries can be resource intensive. They are primarily intended for devices on the same network as your probes.

Device Templates

This setting is only visible if you select Auto-discovery with specific device templates above.

Select one or more device templates by enabling a check box in front of the template name. PRTG uses the device templates that you select for the auto-discovery on the device:

• ADSL
• Buffalo TeraStation NAS
• Cisco ASA VPN
• Cisco Device (Generic)
• Dell EqualLogic
• Dell MDi Disk
• DNS Server
• Environment Jacarta
• Environment Poseidon
• FTP Server
• Generic Device (Ping Only)
• Generic Device (SNMP Enabled)
• Generic Device (SNMP Enabled, Detailed)
• HTTP Web Server
• Hyper-V Host Server
• IPMI-enabled Device
• Juniper NS Device
• Linux/UNIX Device (SNMP or SSH Enabled)
• Mail Server (Generic)
• Mail Server (MS Exchange)
• Microsoft SharePoint 2010
• MQTT Round Trip
• NAS LenovoEMC
• NAS QNAP
• NAS Synology
• NetApp
• NTP Server
• OPC UA
• Printer (Generic)
• Printer (HP)
• RDP Server
• RMON-compatible Device
• Server (Cisco UCS)
• Server (Compaq/HP Agents)
• Server (Dell)
• Server (Fujitsu)
• Server (IBM)
• SNMP Rittal CMC III Hardware Status
• SonicWall
• SSL Security Check
• Switch (Cisco Catalyst)
• Switch (Cisco IOS Based)
• Switch (HP Procurve)
• UNIX/Linux Device
• UPS Health (APC)
• UPS Health (Generic)
• UPS Health (Liebert)
• VMware ESXi / vCenter Server
• Web Server
• Windows (Detailed via WMI)
• Windows (via Remote PowerShell)
• Windows (via WMI)
• Windows IIS (via SNMP)
• XenServer Hosts
• XenServer Virtual Machines

Once the auto-discovery is finished, PRTG creates a new ticket and lists the device templates that it used to create new sensors.

Schedule

Select when PRTG runs the auto-discovery:

• Once (default): Run the auto-discovery only once. PRTG adds new devices and sensors once. If you select this option, you must manually start the auto-discovery.
• Hourly: Run the auto-discovery for new devices and sensors every 60 minutes.
  Use this option with caution. Frequent auto-discoveries might cause performance issues, in particular when PRTG scans large network segments every hour.
• Daily: Run the auto-discovery for new devices and sensors every 24 hours. The first auto-discovery runs immediately. All other discoveries start at the time that you define in the Monitoring settings, section Auto-Discovery.
• Weekly: Run the auto-discovery for new devices and sensors every 7 days. The first auto-discovery runs immediately. All other discoveries start at the time that you define in the Monitoring settings, section Auto-Discovery.

For performance reasons, PRTG sets Schedule to Once (default) on all devices that the scheduled auto-discovery creates.

Auto-Discovery Scanning Method

Select how you want to define the IP address range for the auto-discovery:

• Class C base IP address with start/end (IPv4) (default): Enter an IPv4 class C address range.
• List of individual IP addresses and DNS names (IPv4): Enter a list of individual IPv4 addresses or Domain Name System (DNS) names.
• IP address and subnet (IPv4): Enter an IPv4 address and subnet mask.
• IP address with octet range (IPv4): Enter an IPv4 address range for every IP octet individually. With this, you can define very customizable IP address ranges.
• List of individual IP addresses and DNS names (IPv6): Enter a list of individual IPv6 addresses or DNS names.
• Use computers from the Active Directory (maximum 1000 computers): Search in the Active Directory for computers to perform the auto-discovery.
  Make sure that you specify your Active Directory domain in the Core & Probes settings.

PRTG can only discover subnets with up to 65,536 IP addresses. If you define a range with a higher number of addresses, the discovery stops before it is completed.

IPv4 Base

This setting is only visible if you select Class C base IP address with start/end (IPv4) (default) above.

Enter a class C network as the IP base for the auto-discovery. Enter the first three octets of an IPv4 address, for example, 192.168.0.

IPv4 Range Start

This setting is only visible if you select Class C base IP address with start/end (IPv4) (default) above.

Enter the IP octet of the class C network (specified above) from which PRTG starts the auto-discovery. This completes the IP base to an IPv4 address. For example, enter 1 to discover from 192.168.0.1 onwards.

IPv4 Range End

This setting is only visible if you select Class C base IP address with start/end (IPv4) (default) above.

Enter the IP octet of the class C network (specified above) at which PRTG stops the auto-discovery. This completes the IP base to an IPv4 address. For example, enter 254 to discover up to 192.168.0.254.

IPv4/DNS Name List

IPv6/DNS Name List

This setting is only visible if you select List of individual IP addresses and DNS names (IPv4) or List of individual IP addresses and DNS names (IPv6) above.

Enter a list of IP addresses or DNS names that the auto-discovery scans. Enter each address on a separate line.

IPv4 and Subnet (IPv4)

This setting is only visible if you select IP address and subnet (IPv4) above.

Enter an expression in the format address/subnet, for example, 192.168.3.0/255.255.255.0. You can also use the short form like 192.168.3.0/24. If you want to include multiple addresses and subnets, enter them as a list separated by a comma, for example, 192.168.3.0/255.255.255.0, 192.169.0.0/255.255.255.0. PRTG scans the complete host range (without network and broadcast address) that is defined by the IP address and the subnet mask.

IP Address with Octet Range

This setting is only visible if you select IP address with octet range (IPv4) above.

Enter an expression in the format a1.a2.a3.a4, where a1, a2, a3, and a4 are each a number between 0-255, or a range with two numbers and a hyphen like 1-127. PRTG calculates all permutations of all ranges. For example, 10.0.1-10.1-100 results in 1,000 IP addresses that PRTG scans during the auto-discovery.

Organizational Unit

This setting is only visible if you select Use computers from the Active Directory (maximum 1000 computers) above.

Enter an organizational unit (OU) to restrict the Active Directory search to computers that are part of this OU. For top-level OUs, use the distinguished name (DN) format without OU= and without the domain components (DCS). If you leave this field empty, there are not any restrictions.

Example:

• For the DN OU=Domain Controllers,DC=example,DC=com, enter only Domain Controllers.

If you have sub-OUs, use the DN format without the leading OU= and without the DCS.

Examples:

• For the DN OU=webserver,OU=production,DC=example,DC=com, enter only webserver,OU=production.
• For the DN OU=intranet,OU=webserver,OU=production,DC=example,DC=com, enter only intranet,OU=webserver,OU=production.

Make sure that the OU contains computer accounts. If the OU is empty, you receive an error message.

Do not enter the domain components. PRTG automatically uses the domain components from the domain name you enter in the Core & Probes settings.

Name Resolution

Select how to monitor newly discovered devices. This only affects new devices. This does not change the setting for other devices. Depending on your selection, the IP Address/DNS Name field of an added device shows the DNS name or IP address that PRTG uses to access the target device:

• Use DNS names (default): Monitor newly discovered devices via their DNS names (if available) We recommend that you use this option.
• Use IP addresses: Monitor newly discovered devices via their IP addresses.

This setting does not affect how PRTG shows the devices in the device tree.

Handling of Already Known Devices

Select how to handle known devices:

• Skip auto-discovery for existing devices/IP addresses (default): Do not rescan existing devices or IP addresses. PRTG only adds devices with new IP addresses or DNS names. PRTG does not add devices that that already exist in your configuration for example, in other groups. We recommend that you use this option.
• Perform auto-discovery for existing devices/IP addresses: Rescan devices that have existing IP addresses with every auto-discovery. PRTG adds devices that already exist in other groups to this group and runs the auto-discovery on the newly added devices.
  The auto-discovery does not run on devices that already exist in the group. If you want to run the auto-discovery for these devices, you must manually start the auto-discovery on them.

In certain cases, the IP resolution might not work and might result in PRTG not adding a device if it has the same local IP address as it does in a different LAN.

• Active Directory Replication Errors
• Event Log (Windows API)
• Exchange Backup (PowerShell)
• Exchange Database (PowerShell)
• Exchange Database DAG (PowerShell)
• Exchange Mail Queue (PowerShell)
• Exchange Mailbox (PowerShell)
• Exchange Public Folder (PowerShell)
• File
• File Content
• Folder
• Hyper-V Cluster Shared Volume Disk Free
• Hyper-V Host Server
• Hyper-V Virtual Machine
• Hyper-V Virtual Network Adapter
• Hyper-V Virtual Storage Device
• PerfCounter Custom
• PerfCounter IIS Application Pool
• Share Disk Free
• Windows CPU Load
• Windows IIS Application

• Windows MSMQ Queue Length
• Windows Network Card
• Windows Pagefile
• Windows Physical Disk I/O
• Windows Print Queue
• Windows Process
• Windows SMTP Service Received
• Windows SMTP Service Sent
• Windows System Uptime
• Windows Updates Status (PowerShell)
• WMI Battery
• WMI Custom
• WMI Custom String
• WMI Disk Health
• WMI Event Log
• WMI Exchange Server
• WMI Exchange Transport Queue
• WMI File
• WMI Free Disk Space (Multi Disk)
• WMI HDD Health
• WMI Logical Disk I/O

• WMI Memory
• WMI Microsoft SQL Server 2005 (Deprecated)
• WMI Microsoft SQL Server 2008
• WMI Microsoft SQL Server 2012
• WMI Microsoft SQL Server 2014
• WMI Microsoft SQL Server 2016
• WMI Microsoft SQL Server 2017
• WMI Microsoft SQL Server 2019
• WMI Remote Ping
• WMI Security Center
• WMI Service
• WMI Share
• WMI SharePoint Process
• WMI Storage Pool
• WMI Terminal Services (Windows 2008+)
• WMI Terminal Services (Windows XP/Vista/2003)
• WMI UTC Time
• WMI Vital System Data v2
• WMI Volume
• WSUS Statistics

Domain or Computer Name

Enter the domain or computer name of the user account with which you want to access the Windows system. PRTG uses this account for Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) sensors and other Windows sensors.

If you want to use a Windows local user account on the target device, enter the computer name. If you want to use a Windows domain user account (recommended), enter the domain name. PRTG automatically adds a prefix to use the NT LAN Manager (NTLM) protocol if you do not explicitly define it. Do not leave this field empty.

User Name

Enter the user name for access to the Windows system. Usually, you use credentials with administrator rights.

Password

Enter the password for access to the Windows system. Usually, you use credentials with administrator rights.

User Name

Enter the user name for access to the Linux/Solaris/macOS system via Secure Shell (SSH) and Web-based Enterprise Management (WBEM). Usually, you use credentials with administrator rights.

Authentication Method

Select the authentication method for the login:

• Password (default): Provide the password for the login.
• Private key: Provide an RSA private key for authentication.

Password

This setting is only visible if you select Password (default) above.

Enter a password for access to the Linux/Solaris/macOS system via SSH and WBEM. Usually, you use credentials with administrator rights.

Private Key

This setting is only visible if you select Private key above.

Paste the entire RSA private key, including the BEGIN and END lines. Make sure that a corresponding public key exists on the target device.

PRTG can only handle keys in the OpenSSH format that are not encrypted. You cannot use password-protected keys.

PRTG only supports RSA keys. It does not support DSA keys.

For more information, see section Monitoring via SSH.

If you want to enter a private key for the first time or change the private key, you need to restart the PRTG core server service for the private key change to take effect.

WBEM Protocol

Select the protocol that you want to use for the connection to the system via WBEM:

• HTTP: Use an unsecure connection for WBEM.
• HTTPS (default): Use a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)/Transport Layer Security (TLS) secured connection for WBEM.

This setting is only relevant if you use WBEM sensors.

WBEM Port

Select if you want to use one of the default ports for the connection to the system via WBEM or if you want to set a custom port:

• Default: Use one of the default ports. The default port for unsecure connections is 5988 and the default port for secure connections is 5989.
• Custom: Use a custom port.

This setting is only relevant if you use WBEM sensors.

Custom WBEM Port

This setting is only visible if you select Custom above.

Enter a custom WBEM port. Enter an integer.

SSH Port

Enter the port for SSH connections. Enter an integer. The default port is 22.

By default, PRTG automatically uses this setting for all SSH sensors unless you define a different port number in the sensor settings.

SSH Rights Elevation

Select the rights that you want to use to run the command on the target system:

• Run the command as the connecting user (default): Use the rights of the user who establishes the SSH connection.
• Run the command as a different user using 'sudo' (with password): Use the rights of a different user with a password required for sudo to run commands on the target system, for example, as a root user.
• Run the command as a different user using 'sudo' (without password): Use the rights of a different user without a password required for sudo to run commands on the target system, for example, as a root user.
• Run the command as a different user using 'su': Use the rights of a different user with su to run commands on the target system.

Target System User Name

This setting is only visible if you select an option that includes sudo or su above.

Enter a user name to run the specified command on the target system as a different user than the root user. If you leave this field empty, you run the command as a root user. Make sure that you set the Linux password even if you use a public key or a private key for authentication. This is not necessary if the user is allowed to run the command without a password.

Password

This setting is only visible if you select an option that includes sudo or su with password above.

Enter the password to run the sudo command or the su command.

SSH Connection Mode

Select the connection mode that you want to use to access data with SSH sensors:

• Default: This is the default connection mode for SSH sensors. It provides the best performance and security.
• Compatibility mode (deprecated): Use this only if the default connection mode does not work on the target system. The compatibility mode is the connection mode that PRTG used in previous versions and it is deprecated.

We strongly recommend that you use the default connection mode.

You can also individually select the connection mode for each SSH sensor in the sensor settings.

User Name

Enter the user name for access to VMware ESXi, vCenter Server, or Citrix XenServer. Usually, you use credentials with administrator rights.

Password

Enter the password for access to VMware ESXi, vCenter Server, or Citrix XenServer. Usually, you use credentials with administrator rights.

Single sign-on (SSO) passwords for vSphere do not support special characters. For more information, see the VMware sensors sections.

VMware Protocol

Select the protocol for the connection to VMware ESXi, vCenter Server, or Citrix XenServer:

• HTTPS (default): Use a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)/Transport Layer Security (TLS) secured connection.
• HTTP: Use an unsecure connection.

Session Handling

Select if you want to reuse a session for VMware sensors:

• Reuse a session for multiple scans (default): Select this option if you want a VMware sensor to reuse a single session for multiple sensor scans to query data. With this option, the sensor does not need to log in and out for each sensor scan. We recommend that you use this option because it reduces network load and log entries on the target device. This can increase performance.
• Create a new session for each scan: If you select this option, PRTG does not reuse a session and a VMware sensor has to log in and out for each sensor scan. This can decrease performance.

• Cisco IP SLA
• Cisco WLC Access Point Overview
• SNMP APC Hardware
• SNMP Buffalo TS System Health
• SNMP Cisco ADSL
• SNMP Cisco ASA VPN Connections
• SNMP Cisco ASA VPN Traffic
• SNMP Cisco ASA VPN Users
• SNMP Cisco CBQoS
• SNMP Cisco System Health
• SNMP Cisco UCS Blade
• SNMP Cisco UCS Chassis
• SNMP Cisco UCS Physical Disk
• SNMP Cisco UCS System Health
• SNMP CPU Load
• SNMP Custom
• SNMP Custom Advanced
• SNMP Custom String
• SNMP Custom String Lookup
• SNMP Custom Table
• SNMP Custom v2
• SNMP Dell EqualLogic Logical Disk
• SNMP Dell EqualLogic Member Health
• SNMP Dell EqualLogic Physical Disk
• SNMP Dell Hardware
• SNMP Dell PowerEdge Physical Disk
• SNMP Dell PowerEdge System Health
• SNMP Disk Free

• SNMP Disk Free v2
• SNMP Fujitsu System Health v2
• SNMP Hardware Status
• SNMP HP LaserJet Hardware
• SNMP HPE BladeSystem Blade
• SNMP HPE BladeSystem Enclosure Health
• SNMP HPE ProLiant Logical Disk
• SNMP HPE ProLiant Memory Controller
• SNMP HPE ProLiant Network Interface
• SNMP HPE ProLiant Physical Disk
• SNMP HPE ProLiant System Health
• SNMP IBM System X Logical Disk
• SNMP IBM System X Physical Disk
• SNMP IBM System X Physical Memory
• SNMP IBM System X System Health
• SNMP interSeptor Pro Environment
• SNMP Juniper NS System Health
• SNMP LenovoEMC Physical Disk
• SNMP LenovoEMC System Health
• SNMP Library
• SNMP Linux Disk Free
• SNMP Linux Load Average
• SNMP Linux Meminfo
• SNMP Linux Physical Disk
• SNMP Memory
• SNMP NetApp Disk Free

• SNMP NetApp Enclosure
• SNMP NetApp I/O
• SNMP NetApp License
• SNMP NetApp Logical Unit
• SNMP NetApp Network Interface
• SNMP NetApp System Health
• SNMP Nutanix Cluster Health
• SNMP Nutanix Hypervisor
• SNMP Poseidon Environment
• SNMP Printer
• SNMP QNAP Logical Disk
• SNMP QNAP Physical Disk
• SNMP QNAP System Health
• SNMP Rittal CMC III Hardware Status
• SNMP RMON
• SNMP SonicWall System Health
• SNMP SonicWall VPN Traffic
• SNMP Synology Logical Disk
• SNMP Synology Physical Disk
• SNMP Synology System Health
• SNMP System Uptime
• SNMP Traffic
• SNMP Traffic v2
• SNMP Trap Receiver
• SNMP Uptime v2
• SNMP Windows Service

SNMP Version

Select the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) version for the connection to the target SNMP device:

• SNMP v1: Use SNMP v1 for the connection. SNMP v1 only offers clear-text data transmission.
  SNMP v1 does not support 64-bit counters. This might result in invalid data when you monitor traffic via SNMP.
• SNMP v2c (default): Use SNMP v2c for the connection. SNMP v2c also only offers clear-text data transmission but it supports 64-bit counters.
• SNMP v3: Use SNMP v3 for the connection. SNMP v3 provides secure authentication and data encryption.
  SNMP v3 has performance limitations because of the use of encryption. The main limiting factor is CPU power. Also keep in mind that SNMP v3, unlike SNMP v1 and v2c, does not scale with more CPU power. Because of this limitation, PRTG can only handle a limited number of requests per second so that you can use only a limited number of sensors using SNMP v3. If you see an increase in Interval Delay or Open Requests with the Probe Health sensor, distribute the load over multiple probes. SNMP v1 and SNMP v2c do not have this limitation.

Community String

This setting is only visible if you select SNMP v1 or SNMP v2c (default) above.

Enter the community string of your device. This is like a clear-text password for simple authentication.

We recommend that you use the default value.

Authentication Method

This setting is only visible if you select SNMP v3 above.

Select the authentication method:

• MD5 (default): Use message-digest algorithm 5 (MD5) for authentication.
• SHA: Use Secure Hash Algorithm (SHA) for authentication.
• SHA-224: Use SHA-224 for authentication.
• SHA-256: Use SHA-256 for authentication.
• SHA-384: Use SHA-384 for authentication.
• SHA-512: Use SHA-512 for authentication.

If you do not want to use authentication but you need SNMP v3, for example, because your device requires context, you can leave the Password field empty. In this case, PRTG uses SNMP_SEC_LEVEL_NOAUTH and it entirely deactivates authentication.

The authentication method that you select must match the authentication method of your device.

User Name

This setting is only visible if you select SNMP v3 above.

Enter the user name for access to the target SNMP device.

The user name that you enter must match the user name of your device.

Password

This setting is only visible if you select SNMP v3 above.

Enter the password for access to the target SNMP device.

The password that you enter must match the password of your device.

Encryption Type

This setting is only visible if you select SNMP v3 above.

Select an encryption type:

• DES (default): Use Data Encryption Standard (DES) as the encryption algorithm.
• AES: Use Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) as the encryption algorithm.
• AES-192: Use AES-192 as the encryption algorithm.
• AES-256: Use AES-256 as the encryption algorithm.

The encryption type that you select must match the encryption type of your device.

Encryption Key

This setting is only visible if you select SNMP v3 above.

Enter an encryption key. If you provide a key, PRTG encrypts SNMP data packets with the encryption algorithm that you selected above. Enter a string or leave the field empty.

The encryption key that you enter must match the encryption key of your device. If the encryption keys do not match, you do not get an error message.

Context Name

This setting is only visible if you select SNMP v3 above.

Enter a context name only if the configuration of the device requires it. Context is a collection of management information that is accessible by an SNMP device. Enter a string.

SNMP Port

Enter the port for the connection to the SNMP target device. Enter an integer. The default port is 161.

We recommend that you use the default value.

Timeout (Sec.)

Enter a timeout in seconds for the request. Enter an integer. The maximum timeout value is 300 seconds (5 minutes).

Port

Select the port that PRTG uses for connections to the monitored databases:

• Default: PRTG automatically determines the type of the database and uses the corresponding default port to connect. PRTG uses the following default ports:

• • Microsoft SQL: 1433
  • MySQL: 3306
  • Oracle SQL: 1521
  • PostgreSQL: 5432

• Custom port for all database sensors: Select this option if your database management systems do not use the default ports. Enter a custom port for database connections below.

Custom Port

Enter a custom port for database connections. Enter an integer.

PRTG uses this custom port for all database sensors and for connections to all your databases.

Authentication Method

Select the authentication method for the connection to the Structured Query Language (SQL) database:

• Windows authentication with impersonation (default): PRTG uses the Windows credentials that you define in settings that are higher in the object hierarchy for the database connection.
  The user whose credentials PRTG uses needs to have permission to log in to the probe system with a database sensor. This is necessary for the impersonation.
• SQL server authentication: Use explicit credentials for database connections. Enter a user name and password below.

User Name

This setting is only visible if you select SQL server authentication above.

Enter the user name for the database connection.

Password

This setting is only visible if you select SQL server authentication above.

Enter the password for the database connection.

Timeout (Sec.)

Enter a timeout in seconds for the request. Enter an integer. The maximum timeout value is 900 seconds (15 minutes).

Access Key

Enter the Amazon Web Services (AWS) access key.

Secret Key

Enter the AWS secret key.

Placeholder 1 Description

Enter a description for Placeholder 1, for example information about the purpose or content of the placeholder.

Placeholder 1

Enter a value for the placeholder. PRTG inserts the value for the script execution if you add %scriptplaceholder1 in the argument list. PRTG does not display the value in the sensor log or the sensor's settings.

Placeholder 2 Description

Enter a description for Placeholder 2, for example information about the purpose or content of the placeholder.

Placeholder 2

Enter a value for the placeholder. PRTG inserts the value for the script execution if you add %scriptplaceholder2 in the argument list. PRTG does not display the value in the sensor log or the sensor's settings.

Placeholder 3 Description

Enter a description for Placeholder 3, for example information about the purpose or content of the placeholder.

Placeholder 3

Enter a value for the placeholder. PRTG inserts the value for the script execution if you add %scriptplaceholder3 in the argument list. PRTG does not display the value in the sensor log or the sensor's settings.

Placeholder 4 Description

Enter a description for Placeholder 4, for example information about the purpose or content of the placeholder.

Placeholder 4

Enter a value for the placeholder. PRTG inserts the value for the script execution if you add %scriptplaceholder4 in the argument list. PRTG does not display the value in the sensor log or the sensor's settings.

Placeholder 5 Description

Enter a description for Placeholder 5, for example information about the purpose or content of the placeholder.

Placeholder 5

Enter a value for the placeholder. PRTG inserts the value for the script execution if you add %scriptplaceholder5 in the argument list. PRTG does not display the value in the sensor log or the sensor's settings.

API Key

Enter an API key that the sensor uses for authentication against the Cisco Meraki Dashboard API.

Meraki Dashboard API Endpoint

Enter the endpoint for the Cisco Meraki Dashboard API. The default api.meraki.com should be valid for most use cases.

See the Cisco Meraki Dashboard API documentation for other possible choices.

User Name

Enter the user name for access to the Dell EMC system.

Password

Enter the password for access to the Dell EMC system.

Port

Enter the port for the connection to the Dell EMC system. The default port for secure connections is 443.

API Token

Enter the API token for access to the FortiGate system.

Port

Enter the port for the connection to the FortiGate system. The default port for secure connections is 443.

User Name

Enter the user name for access to the HPE 3PAR system.

Password

Enter the password for access to the HPE 3PAR system.

Protocol

Select the protocol that you want to use for the connection to the HPE 3PAR system:

• HTTPS (default): Use a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)/Transport Layer Security (TLS) secured connection.
• HTTP: Use an unsecure connection.

WSAPI Port

Enter the Web Services API (WSAPI) port for the connection to the HPE 3PAR system. The default port for secure connections is 8080 and the default port for unsecure connections is 8008.

For more information, see the Knowledge Base: Where can I find the Web Services API (WSAPI) port for the connection to the HPE 3PAR system?

SSH Port

Enter the SSH port for the connection to the HPE 3PAR system. The default port for secure connections is 22.

Authentication Method

Select the authentication method for access to the server:

• None (default): Use no authentication.
• Basic authentication: Use basic authentication.
• Bearer authentication: Use an OAuth2 bearer token.

User Name

This setting is only visible if you select Basic authentication above.

Enter the user name for access to the server.

Password

This setting is only visible if you select Basic authentication above.

Enter the password for access to the server.

Bearer Token

This setting is only visible if you select Bearer authentication above.

Enter a bearer token for access to the server.

Placeholder 1 Description

Enter a description for Placeholder 1, for example information about the purpose or content of the placeholder.

Placeholder 1

Enter a value for the placeholder. PRTG inserts the value for the HTTP request if you add %httpplaceholder1 in the URL, POST Body, and Custom Headers fields of the HTTP v2 sensor. PRTG does not display the value in the sensor log or the sensor's settings.

Placeholder 2 Description

Enter a description for Placeholder 2, for example information about the purpose or content of the placeholder.

Placeholder 2

Enter a value for the placeholder. PRTG inserts the value for the HTTP request if you add %httpplaceholder2 in the URL, POST Body, and Custom Headers fields of the HTTP v2 sensor. PRTG does not display the value in the sensor log or the sensor's settings.

Placeholder 3 Description

Enter a description for Placeholder 3, for example information about the purpose or content of the placeholder.

Placeholder 3

Enter a value for the placeholder. PRTG inserts the value for the HTTP request if you add %httpplaceholder3 in the URL, POST Body, and Custom Headers fields of the HTTP v2 sensor. PRTG does not display the value in the sensor log or the sensor's settings.

Placeholder 4 Description

Enter a description for Placeholder 4, for example information about the purpose or content of the placeholder.

Placeholder 4

Enter a value for the placeholder. PRTG inserts the value for the HTTP request if you add %httpplaceholder4 in the URL, POST Body, and Custom Headers fields of the HTTP v2 sensor. PRTG does not display the value in the sensor log or the sensor's settings.

Placeholder 5 Description

Enter a description for Placeholder 5, for example information about the purpose or content of the placeholder.

Placeholder 5

Enter a value for the placeholder. PRTG inserts the value for the HTTP request if you add %httpplaceholder5 in the URL, POST Body, and Custom Headers fields of the HTTP v2 sensor. PRTG does not display the value in the sensor log or the sensor's settings.

Tenant ID

Enter the Microsoft Entra tenant ID.

A tenant ID must be a 32-digit sequence in hexadecimal notation.

Client ID

Enter the Microsoft Entra client ID.

Client Secret

Enter the Microsoft Entra client secret.

Subscription ID

Enter the Microsoft Entra subscription ID.

Authentication Method

Select if you want to connect without credentials or define credentials for access to the MQTT broker:

• None (default): Connect without credentials.
• User name and password: Define credentials for the connection.

User Name

This setting is only visible if you select User name and password above.

Enter the user name for access to the Message Queue Telemetry Transport (MQTT) broker.

Password

This setting is only visible if you select User name and password above.

Enter the password for access to the MQTT broker.

Port

Enter the port for the connection to the MQTT broker. The default port for secure connections is 8883 and the default port for unsecure connections is 1883.

Transport-Level Security

Select if you want to use a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)/Transport Layer Security (TLS) secured connection:

• Do not use transport-level security: Establish the connection without connection security.
• Use transport-level security: Establish the connection with the strongest SSL/TLS method that the target device provides.

Server Authentication

This setting is only visible if you select Use transport-level security above.

Select if you want to use a certificate for server authentication:

• Disable (default): Do not use a certificate for server authentication.
• Enable: Use a certificate for server authentication.

CA Certificate

This setting is only visible if you select Enable above.

Paste the certificate authority (CA) certificate for the verification of the MQTT broker.

The certificate must be in Privacy-Enhanced Mail (PEM) format.

Client Authentication

This setting is only visible if you select Use transport-level security above.

Select if you want to use a certificate for client authentication:

• Disable (default): Do not use a certificate for client authentication.
• Enable: Use a certificate for client authentication.

Client Certificate

This setting is only visible if you select Enable above.

Paste the certificate that you created for authenticating the sensor against the MQTT broker.

The certificate must be in PEM format.

Client Key

This setting is only visible if you select Enable above.

Enter the client key for access to the MQTT broker.

The client key must be in PEM format and it must be encrypted using the Client Key Password.

Client Key Password

This setting is only visible if you select Enable above.

Enter the password for the client key.

User Name

Enter a user name for access to the ONTAP System Manager.

Password

Enter the password for access to the ONTAP System Manager.

Port

Enter the port for the connection to the ONTAP System Manager. The default port for secure connections is 443.

Protocol

Select the protocol that you want to use for the connection to the ONTAP System Manager:

• HTTPS (default): Use HTTPS for the connection.
• HTTP: Use HTTP for the connection.

Port

Enter the port for the connection to the OPC Unified Architecture (OPC UA) server. The default port for secure connections is 4840.

Server Path

Enter the path of the OPC UA server endpoint if you run more than one server under the same IP address or DNS name.

Security Mode

Select if you want to use encryption:

• None (default): Do not use encryption.
• Sign: Sign messages between the sensor and the OPC UA server.
• Sign & Encrypt: Sign and encrypt messages between the sensor and the OPC UA server.

Security Policy

This setting is only visible if you select Sign or Sign & Encrypt above.

Select if you want to use a security policy and define which policy you want to use:

• None (default): Do not use a security policy.
• Basic256Sha256: Use the Basic256Sha256 security policy.
• Basic256: Use the Basic256 security policy.

Client Certificate

This setting is only visible if you select Sign or Sign & Encrypt above.

Enter the certificate that you created for authenticating the sensor against the OPC UA server.

The certificate must meet the following requirements:

• The key size must be 2048-bit or 4096-bit.
• The secure hash algorithm must be SHA256.
• DataEncipherment must be part of the KeyUsage certificate extension.
• A uniform resource indicator (URI) must be set in subjectAltName.
• The certificate must be in Privacy-Enhanced Mail (PEM) format.

Client Key

This setting is only visible if you select Sign or Sign & Encrypt above.

Enter the client key for access to the OPC UA server.

The client key must be in PEM format and it must be encrypted using the Client Key Password.

Client Key Password

This setting is only visible if you select Sign or Sign & Encrypt above.

Enter the password for the client key.

Authentication Method

Select if you want to connect without credentials or define credentials for access to the OPC UA server:

• Anonymous (default): Connect without credentials.
• User name and password: Define credentials for the connection.

Most OPC UA servers do not support User name and password authentication without a client certificate. To use User name and password authentication, select Sign or Sign & Encrypt under Security Mode and Basic256Sha256 or Basic256 under Security Policy and enter the Client Certificate, Client Key, and Client Key Password that you want to use.

If you select None (default) under Security Mode and use User name and password authentication, PRTG sends the unencrypted password to the OPC UA server.

User Name

This setting is only visible if you select User name and password above.

Enter the user name for access to the OPC UA server.

Password

This setting is only visible if you select User name and password above.

Enter the password for access to the OPC UA server.

Authentication Method

Select if you want to connect without credentials or define credentials for access to the Orchestra platform:

• None (default): Connect without credentials.
• User name and password: Define credentials for the connection.

User Name

This setting is only visible if you select User name and password above.

Enter the user name for access to the Orchestra platform.

Password

This setting is only visible if you select User name and password above.

Enter the password for access to the Orchestra platform.

Timeout (Sec.)

Enter a timeout in seconds for the request. Enter an integer. The maximum timeout value is 300 seconds (5 minutes).

Port

Enter the port for the connection to the Orchestra platform. The default port for secure connections is 8443 and the default port for unsecure connections is 8019.

Protocol

Select the protocol that you want to use for the connection to the Orchestra platform:

• HTTPS (default): Use a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)/Transport Layer Security (TLS) secured connection.
• HTTP: Use an unsecure connection.

Port

Enter the port for the metrics endpoint of the PRTG Data Hub API. The default port is 443.

User Name

Enter the user name for access to the PRTG Data Hub API.

Password

Enter the password for access to the PRTG Data Hub API.

User Name

Enter the user name for access to the Redfish system.

Password

Enter the password for access to the Redfish system.

Protocol

Select the protocol that you want to use for the connection to the Redfish system:

• HTTPS (default): Use a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)/Transport Layer Security (TLS) secured connection.
• HTTP: Use an unsecure connection.

Port

Enter the port for the connection to the Redfish system. The default port for secure connections is 443.

Authentication Method

Select the authentication method for access to the Representational State Transfer (REST) application programming interface (API):

• None (default): Use no authentication.
• Basic authentication: Use basic authentication.
• Bearer authentication: Use an OAuth2 bearer token.

User Name

This setting is only visible if you select Basic authentication above.

Enter the user name for access to the REST API.

Password

This setting is only visible if you select Basic authentication above.

Enter the password for access to the REST API.

Bearer Token

This setting is only visible if you select Bearer authentication above.

Enter a bearer token for access to the REST API.

Placeholder 1 Description

Enter a description for Placeholder 1, for example information about the purpose or content of the placeholder.

Placeholder 1

Enter a value for the placeholder. PRTG inserts the value for the REST API request if you add %restplaceholder1 in the Request URL, POST Body, and Custom Headers fields of the REST Custom v2 sensor. PRTG does not display the value in the sensor log or the sensor's settings.

Placeholder 2 Description

Enter a description for Placeholder 2, for example information about the purpose or content of the placeholder.

Placeholder 2

Enter a value for the placeholder. PRTG inserts the value for the REST API request if you add %restplaceholder2 in the Request URL, POST Body, and Custom Headers fields of the REST Custom v2 sensor. PRTG does not display the value in the sensor log or the sensor's settings.

Placeholder 3 Description

Enter a description for Placeholder 3, for example information about the purpose or content of the placeholder.

Placeholder 3

Enter a value for the placeholder. PRTG inserts the value for the REST API request if you add %restplaceholder3 in the Request URL, POST Body, and Custom Headers fields of the REST Custom v2 sensor. PRTG does not display the value in the sensor log or the sensor's settings.

Placeholder 4 Description

Enter a description for Placeholder 4, for example information about the purpose or content of the placeholder.

Placeholder 4

Enter a value for the placeholder. PRTG inserts the value for the REST API request if you add %restplaceholder4 in the Request URL, POST Body, and Custom Headers fields of the REST Custom v2 sensor. PRTG does not display the value in the sensor log or the sensor's settings.

Placeholder 5 Description

Enter a description for Placeholder 5, for example information about the purpose or content of the placeholder.

Placeholder 5

Enter a value for the placeholder. PRTG inserts the value for the REST API request if you add %restplaceholder5 in the Request URL, POST Body, and Custom Headers fields of the REST Custom v2 sensor. PRTG does not display the value in the sensor log or the sensor's settings.

User Name

Enter the user name for access to the Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager.

Password

Enter the password for access to the Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager.

Port

Enter the port for the connection to the Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager. The default port for secure connections is 9398.

User Group Access

Select the user groups that have access to the object. You see a table with user groups and group access rights. The table contains all user groups in your setup. For each user group, you can choose from the following group access rights:

• Inherited: Inherit the access rights settings of the parent object.
• No access: Users in this user group cannot see or edit the object. The object neither shows up in lists nor in the device tree.
  There is one exception: If a user in this user group has access to a child object, the parent object is visible in the device tree but users in this user group cannot access it.
• Read access: Users in this group can see the object and view its monitoring results. They cannot edit any settings.
• Write access: Users in this group can see the object, view its monitoring results, and edit its settings. They cannot edit its access rights settings.
• Full access: Users in this group can see the object, view its monitoring results, edit its settings, and edit its access rights settings.

To automatically set all child objects to inherit this object's access rights, select the Revert access rights of child objects to "inherited" option.

For more information on access rights, see section Access Rights Management.