Video conference monitoring with PRTG
Smooth out the kinks in your video communications
- Stop pop-up video conferencing issues with drill-down analytics
- Keep your virtual meetings reliable, private, and secure
- Monitor Zoom, Cisco Webex, RingCentral, Microsoft Teams, and more
Our users give top ratings for monitoring with Paessler PRTG
PRTG video conference monitoring: What you’ll find on this page
- Talk for hours without the headache with PRTG’s video conference monitoring
- What video conference monitoring looks like in PRTG
- 4 more reasons to choose PRTG as your video conference monitoring tool
- Custom video conference monitoring with PRTG
- Explore our preconfigured PRTG sensors for storage performance monitoring
- Monitoring video conferences: FAQ
PRTG makes video conference monitoring as easy as it gets
Custom alerts and data visualization let you quickly identify and prevent issues with your online meetings.
Talk for hours without the headache with PRTG’s video conference monitoring
An ergonomic business is one where the work fits the worker, not the other way around. If struggling to fix your video call quality is causing back pain, fatigue, and productivity issues, it’s time for a better solution to network monitoring. Paessler PRTG helps make your virtual conference room as comfortable as your on-site boardroom – no uncomfortable silences from dropped calls included.
Reduce stress with proactive monitoring
As the ad says, can you hear me now? With PRTG, the answer is a resounding yes! PRTG actively monitors the performance and quality of your video conferencing and VoIP systems.
This proactive monitoring reduces neck strain, helping admins quickly identify and address the issues that affect your audio and video quality. We can’t help dead headset batteries or broken cords, but for everything else on your voice and video calls, PRTG is there.
Lighten the IT load for less team strain
Manually managing and troubleshooting video conferencing systems can be time consuming and frustrating, no matter their complexity. PRTG is an all-in-one monitoring solution with an intuitive dashboard that reduces your IT team’s workload.
Manage your virtual video workspace easier, resolve issues faster, and have time to focus on higher-level tasks. PRTG makes network management more comfortable, even if your chairs aren’t.
Help end users be more productive
Unclear audio and video can lead to miscommunication and wasted video conferences. PRTG makes your infrastructure easier to use, meetings more productive, and presentations more interactive.
Get real-time detection of pending disruptions before they affect users for a seamless, frustration-free meeting room. Participants can focus on the conversation without technical distractions and your IT team can finally take the time to stand and stretch.
Stop recurring & repetitive problems
Without proper monitoring, recurring issues can go unnoticed, so challenges like repeated disruptions go unsolved. PRTG helps identify performance patterns and locate the underlying causes.
Whether the issue is a bad actor in a small server farm somewhere or the availability of a webcam in the home office, PRTG can help. Say goodbye to the pains of repetitive strain and hello to a more comfortable, stable network environment.
Put your network control in easy reach
Save the stretching for break time – let PRTG’s video conferencing monitor handle the heavy lifting. PRTG provides better visibility into your network performance, giving you greater control over your systems.
Real-time monitoring and detailed reports help you move quickly before alerts turn into full-blown issues. Manage your network without the hassle and pulled muscles.
What video conference monitoring looks like in PRTG
Diagnose network issues by continuously tracking video conference hardware and application health, and connection stability. Show data traffic, bandwidth usage, latency, packet loss, and other key metrics in real time. Visualize monitoring data in clear graphs and dashboards to identify problems more easily. Gain the overview you need to troubleshoot all kinds of issues with your video calls.
Device tree view of the complete monitoring setup
Preconfigured Zoom Service Status sensor in PRTG
Custom PRTG dashboard for keeping an eye on the entire IT infrastructure
Start monitoring video conference performance with PRTG and see how it can make your network more reliable and your job easier.
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4 more reasons to choose PRTG as your video conference monitoring tool
PRTG is height adjustable
There’s no better time to implement PRTG’s network monitoring system than the one you’re in. PRTG scales with you, offering automated network discovery, network mapping, and many preconfigured sensor types and device templates to expand your network monitoring capabilities.
The best solution is the one that’s easiest to implement, and PRTG wins the fight. Fast setups are the rule, not the exception, with a typical implementation time of a few minutes to a couple of hours.
PRTG gets rid of data noise
PRTG’s central dashboard has an in-depth drill-down function, helping teams quickly locate any issues. Whether you need a bird’s-eye overview of your entire network or a detailed look at specific application processes, PRTG provides the clarity you need.
These noise-free deep dives simplify troubleshooting, making most issues a no-brainer for your tech teams – no noise-canceling mic required.
PRTG plays well with others
Difficult relationships are hard on your frown lines. PRTG keeps wrinkle-free, seamlessly integrating with your legacy systems, whether physical, hybrid, or in the cloud.
Multi-vendor support is baked in, so your video conferencing platforms and hardware have a unified monitoring solution across different systems. You deserve hassle-free video conference monitoring. Push the button and go smell the roses. We’ll do the rest.
PRTG combats alert fatigue
We’re firm believers in fighting alert fatigue, so PRTG’s alert system is highly customizable. Customize your alert thresholds to fit your network’s unique quirks.
Set key stakeholders on an alert-by-alert basis, so only those who need to know get the real-time notifications. For example, if a built-in webcam goes haywire or a mic array stops working, a physical team might be alerted.
Custom video conference monitoring with PRTG
With most video conference tools, you can find out if the service is available without having to log in. The EXE/Script Advanced sensor lets you monitor and display information on the status of each tool in PRTG’s central dashboard. Here are some examples for custom monitoring of video conference tools with PRTG:
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Find the root cause of the problem with our PRTG video conference monitoring solution
Real-time notifications mean faster troubleshooting so that you can act before more serious issues occur.
PRTG is compatible with all major vendors, products, and systems
Explore our preconfigured PRTG sensors for storage performance monitoring
PRTG comes with more than 250 native sensor types for monitoring your entire on-premises, cloud, and hybrid cloud environment out of the box. Check out some examples below!
Zoom Service Status
The Zoom Service Status sensor monitors the overall status of Zoom groups. It can show the following:
- Status of several Zoom phone groups based on their components
- Status of Live Streaming
- Status of Zoom Events, Zoom Video Webinars, Zoom Whiteboard, and Zoom Workspace Reservation
Common SaaS
The Common SaaS sensor monitors the availability of several Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) providers. It can show the following:
- Available services
- Response time of the SaaS provider (Bing, Dropbox, Facebook, GitHub, Google Apps, Office 365, Salesforce, Twitter, YouTube)
Microsoft 365 Service Status
The Microsoft 365 Service Status sensor accesses the Microsoft API to monitor the detailed status of a service of a Microsoft 365 subscription. It can show the following:
- Overall status
- Administration status
- Portal status
- Purchase and billing status
EXE/Script Advanced
The EXE/Script Advancedsensor runs an executable file (.exe) or a script (batch file, VBScript, PowerShell) on the probe system. This option is available as part of the PRTG API. It can show the following:
- Downtime
- Value that the executable file or script file returns in several channels
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“Excellent tool for detailed monitoring. Alarms and notifications work greatly. Equipment addition is straight forward and server initial setup is very easy. ...feel safe to purchase it if you intend to monitor a large networking landscape.”
Infrastructure and Operations Engineer in the Communications Industry, firm size 10B - 30B USD
PRTG makes video conference monitoring as easy as it gets
Custom alerts and data visualization let you quickly identify and prevent issues with your online meetings.
Monitoring video conferences: FAQ
What is video conference monitoring?
Video conference monitoring tracks the performance and quality of your video conferencing systems. This includes monitoring metrics such as bandwidth usage, jitter rates, and device health. PRTG’s monitoring provides the added benefits of clear line of sight and actionable insights for quick problem resolution.
Why do I need video conference monitoring?
Video conference monitoring makes sure you deliver high-quality communication to your users without interruptions. It helps you identify and resolve issues before they impact users, maintaining the efficiency of meetings and collaborations.
What video conferencing software can I integrate with PRTG?
PRTG is an equal opportunity network monitor. With many preconfigured sensor types, including those specific to video monitoring, your company can confidently use your favorite video conferencing solutions, from Zoom and Google Meet to Microsoft Teams, Cisco Webex, RingCentral, join.me, and more. PRTG supports standard video conferencing tools, as well as features like virtual whiteboards, ensuring all aspects of your virtual meetings are monitored.
What operating systems is PRTG compatible with?
Although PRTG is primarily designed for Windows-based systems, it’s also compatible with other OS such as Linux/Unix systems, mac OS, or ARM-based systems using its light-weight Multi-Platform Probe feature – at no extra cost.
What is a sensor in PRTG?
In PRTG, “sensors” are the basic monitoring elements. One sensor usually monitors one measured value in your network, for example the traffic of a switch port, the CPU load of a server, or the free space on a disk drive.
On average, you need about 5-10 sensors per device or one sensor per switch port.
PRTG: The multi-tool for sysadmins
Adapt PRTG individually and dynamically to your needs and rely on a strong API:- HTTP API: Access monitoring data and manipulate monitoring objects via HTTP requests
- Custom sensors: Create your own PRTG sensors for customized monitoring
- Custom notifications: Create your own notifications and send action triggers to external systems
- REST Custom sensor: Monitor almost everything that provides data in XML or JSON format
Paessler conducted trials in over 600 IT departments worldwide to tune its network monitoring software closer to the needs of sysadmins. We asked: would you recommend PRTG?
Over 95% of our customers say yes!
The result of the survey: over 95% of the participants would recommend PRTG – or already have.
Paessler PRTG is used by companies of all sizes. Sysadmins love PRTG because it makes their job a whole lot easier. Bandwidth, servers, virtual environments, websites, VoIP services – PRTG keeps an eye on your entire network. Everyone has different monitoring needs. That’s why we let you try PRTG for free.Still not convinced?
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