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How to bulk change the IP address of devices?

address api bulk configuration host hostname prtg script settings

Views: 7005, on Oct 22, 2015 1:49:12 PM

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Change Device Name Using Script

batch device-name script

Views: 3316, on Aug 23, 2017 3:34:47 AM

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I would like the graph images in the Historic Data Report to be in PNG format.

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Views: 1222, on Jul 5, 2022 8:18:35 AM

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Some PRTG sensors are not working anymore, after MS updates/ reboot. (80070005: Access denied.)

access-denied disk-capacity sensor windows-update wmi

Views: 6257, on Jun 28, 2022 9:38:50 AM

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WMI Sensor without using a domain admin account - "don't use GPO"

domain-admin prtg wmi

Views: 1738, on Jul 1, 2022 7:20:34 AM

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change the name of a sensor in maps

map name sensors

Views: 1467, on Jun 29, 2022 3:19:18 PM

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oracle sensor with channels defined by SQL query

oracle prtg sql

Views: 1310, on Jul 4, 2022 6:36:06 PM

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Oracle Database Sensor better connection management

oracle prtg sql

Views: 1253, on Jul 4, 2022 6:00:45 PM

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Filtering "known errors" in VMWare Host Hardware (SOAP) sensor

prtg vmware wildcards

Views: 3827, on Aug 3, 2021 5:02:06 PM

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SNMP Custom Advanced lookup change failed

custom lookup snmp

Views: 1265, on Jun 29, 2022 7:53:33 AM

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Custom Lookup that goes into error when false statement is caught instead of true

http-xml-rest-value-sensor json prtg

Views: 1613, on Jun 30, 2022 10:02:48 PM

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Ability to Rename "Down" and "Up" Sensor States

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Views: 1270, on Jun 28, 2022 3:35:17 PM

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What are percentiles and what differences do they make in PRTG reports?

historic-data percentiles prtg reports

By Daniel Zobel [Product Manager]
Views: 83750, on Oct 1, 2010 2:23:17 PM

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PRTG maps read only users not able to view color on maps

prtg-maps read-users read-write-users

Views: 1093, on Jun 23, 2022 1:58:50 PM

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Why are audible alerts in public maps not working in Chrome?

chrome maps prtg public-maps

By Brandy Greger [Paessler Support]
Views: 5875, on Jan 7, 2019 8:38:37 AM