PRTG Manual: SNMP RMON Sensor

The SNMP RMON sensor monitors traffic on a device using the Remote Monitoring (RMON) standard via the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP).

i_round_blueYou can create it on an SNMP-compatible device that provides traffic data via RMON. Depending on the data that the device returns, PRTG displays traffic data for each port in different channels, which allows a detailed analysis. If available, the sensor queries 64-bit counters.

SNMP RMON Sensor

SNMP RMON Sensor

i_square_cyanFor a detailed list and descriptions of the channels that this sensor can show, see section Channel List.

Sensor in Other Languages

  • Dutch: SNMP RMON
  • French: RMON (SNMP)
  • German: SNMP RMON
  • Japanese: SNMP RMON
  • Portuguese: RMON (SNMP)
  • Russian: RMON по SNMP
  • Simplified Chinese: SNMP RMON
  • Spanish: RMON (SNMP)

Remarks

Consider the following remarks and requirements for this sensor:

Remark

Description

Localhost

It might not work to query data from a probe device via SNMP (querying localhost, 127.0.0.1, or ::1). Add this device with the IP address that it has in your network and create the sensor on this device instead.

IPv6

This sensor supports IPv6.

Performance impact

This sensor has a very low performance impact.

Port name templates

You can define the displayed sensor name with port name templates in the SNMP compatibility options of the parent device.

Knowledge Base

Basic Sensor Settings

Basic Sensor Settings

Basic Sensor Settings

The sensor has the following default tags that are automatically predefined in the sensor's settings when you add the sensor:

  • snmprmon

i_square_cyanFor more information about basic sensor settings, see section Sensor Settings.

RMON Specific

RMON Specific

RMON Specific

Setting

Description

Port

The number of the interface port that this sensor monitors.

Channel Mask

Describes which channels are available. This information might be useful for the Paessler support team.

Sensor Display

Sensor Display

Sensor Display

Setting

Description

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.

i_round_blueYou can set a different primary channel later by clicking b_channel_primary below a channel gauge on the sensor's Overview tab.

Graph Type

Define how this sensor shows different channels:

  • Show channels independently (default): Show a graph for each channel.
  • Stack channels on top of each other: Stack channels on top of each other to create a multi-channel graph. This generates a graph that visualizes the different components of your total traffic.
    i_round_redYou cannot use this option in combination with manual Vertical Axis Scaling (available in the channel settings).

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.

Inherited Settings

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 b_inherited_enabled under the corresponding setting name to disable the inheritance and to display its options.

i_square_cyanFor more information, see section Inheritance of Settings.

Channel List

i_round_blueWhich channels the sensor actually shows might depend on the target device, the available components, and the sensor setup.

Channel

Description

Broadcast Packets

The number of broadcast packets

Collisions

The number of collisions

CRC Errors

The number of CRC errors

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

Drop Events

The number of drop events

Fragments

The number of fragments

Jabbers

The number of jabbers

Multicast Packets

The number of multicast packets

Oversize Packets

The number of oversize packets

Packets

The number of packets

Packets <= 64 Byte

The number of packets with less than or equal to 64 bytes

Packets 65 - 127 Bytes

The number of packets with 65 - 127 bytes

Packets 128 - 255 Bytes

The number of packets with 128 - 255 bytes

Packets 256 - 511 Bytes

The number of packets with 256 - 511 bytes

Packets 512 - 1023 Bytes

The number of packets with 512 - 1023 bytes

Packets 1024 - 1518 Bytes

The number of packets with 1024 - 1518 bytes

Transmitted

The transmitted bytes

i_round_blueThis channel is the primary channel by default.

Undersize Packets

The number of undersize packets

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