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Greetings How can I set a rule to email me if a ping takes longer than for example 100ms to return? Thanks

email ping threshold

Created on May 13, 2022 1:02:50 AM



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Hello Dear customer,

You can set up and enable the sensor limits in PRTG for the Ping sensor by following the next steps:

>> Step 1: Select the sensor channel to set limits for Select the sensor that you want to add limits for. Click the gear icon below the channel gauge to edit the channel’s settings.

>> Step 2: Enable limit alerting In the channel settings, select Enable alerting based on limits under Limits.

>> Step 3: Enter the limit values Enter the desired limits. The sensor will enter a Warning or Down status when these limits are undercut or overrun. >> Step 4: Define limit messages (optional) You can optionally add messages to the sensor message if the Warning or Error limits are exceeded or undercut. Click Apply to save your settings.

You can consult the following documentation for more information: https://www.paessler.com/support/how-to/notifications-webinterface

Additionally, you can create a notification Trigger to receive the email notifications once the sensor is created, please follow the instructions on how to set up the notification triggers in the following documentation: https://www.paessler.com/manuals/prtg/sensor_notifications_settings. Also if you want to set up a channel limits you will be able to consult the following video which explains very easy and clear how you will be able configure it: https://www.paessler.com/support/videos-and-webinars/videos/how-to-set-channel-limits

Created on May 16, 2022 8:23:06 AM by  Ricardo Sanchez [Paessler Technical Support]

Last change on May 16, 2022 9:04:26 AM by  Ricardo Sanchez [Paessler Technical Support]




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