PRTG Manual: WMI Remote Ping Sensor
The WMI Remote Ping sensor remotely connects to a Windows system via Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) and performs an Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) echo request ("ping") from this device to a specified target.
For a detailed list and descriptions of the channels that this sensor can show, see section Channel List.
- Dutch: WMI Remote Ping
- French: Ping distant (WMI)
- German: WMI Remote Ping
- Japanese: WMI リモート Ping 実行
- Portuguese: Ping remoto (WMI)
- Russian: Удаленный пинг по WMI
- Simplified Chinese: WMI 远程 Ping
- Spanish: Ping remoto (WMI)
Consider the following remarks and requirements for this sensor:
Remark |
Description |
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Performance impact |
This sensor has a high performance impact. Stay below 200 WMI sensors per probe. Above this number, consider using multiple remote probes for load balancing. |
WoW64 |
This sensor requires WoW64 (Windows 32-bit on Windows 64-bit) for target systems that run Windows Server 2016. |
Credentials |
This sensor requires credentials for Windows systems. |
IPv6 |
This sensor supports IPv6. |
Hosted probe |
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The sensor has the following default tags that are automatically predefined in the sensor's settings when you add the sensor:
- pingsensor
- remotepingsensor
- wmisensor
- wmipingsensor
For more information about basic sensor settings, see section Sensor Settings.
Setting |
Description |
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Target |
Enter the Domain Name System (DNS) name or IP address of the target device that you want to ping. The sensor remotely connects to its parent device via WMI. Then it performs a ping request from this remote device to the target device or server. Enter a string. |
Timeout (Sec.) |
Enter a timeout in seconds for the ping. If the reply takes longer than this value, PRTG cancels the request and shows an error message. Enter an integer. The maximum timeout value is 300 seconds (5 minutes). |
Packet Size (Bytes) |
Enter the packet size for the ping in bytes. You can enter any value between 1 and 10000. Enter an integer.
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Setting |
Description |
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Result Handling |
Define what PRTG does with the sensor result:
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Setting |
Description |
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Primary Channel |
Select a channel from the list to define it as the primary channel. In the device tree, PRTG displays the last value of the primary channel below the sensor's name. The available options depend on what channels are available for this sensor.
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Graph Type |
Define how this sensor shows different channels:
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Stack Unit |
This setting is only visible if you select Stack channels on top of each other above. Select a unit from the list. PRTG stacks all channels with this unit on top of each other. By default, you cannot exclude single channels from stacking if they use the selected unit. However, there is an advanced procedure to do so. |
By default, all of these settings are inherited from objects that are higher in the hierarchy. We recommend that you change them centrally in the root group settings if necessary. To change a setting for this object only, click under the corresponding setting name to disable the inheritance and to display its options.
For more information, see section Inheritance of Settings.
Which channels the sensor actually shows might depend on the target device, the available components, and the sensor setup.
Channel |
Description |
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Downtime |
In the channel table on the Overview tab, this channel never shows any values. PRTG uses this channel in graphs and reports to show the amount of time in which the sensor was in the Down status |
Ping Time |
The ping time from the remote device to the target device
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