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Which user agent should I use in the HTTP Advanced sensor's settings?

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Which user agent should I use in the HTTP Advanced sensor's settings?

advanced help http prtg user-agent

Created on Jan 16, 2012 11:13:41 AM by Daniel Zobel [Product Manager]

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This article applies as of PRTG 22

This depends on the target device that you are monitoring. Usually, you can use the default setting. Only enter a custom string if you want to check a web server's response for a certain web browser identification.

See Wikipedia: User agent for details.

Created on Jan 16, 2012 11:16:22 AM by Daniel Zobel [Product Manager]

Last change on Jun 29, 2022 7:25:22 AM by Brandy Greger [Paessler Support]

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