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Which servers does PRTG connect to for software auto-update, activation, etc.?

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By Daniel Zobel [Product Manager]
Views: 207658, on Feb 21, 2012 10:30:34 AM

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How does the PRTG Cloud deliver push notifications?

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By Gerald Schoch [Paessler Support]
Views: 37098, on Nov 27, 2014 4:45:32 PM

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Are there any limits for using Cloud Ping and Cloud HTTP sensors?

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By Gerald Schoch [Paessler Support]
Views: 23601, on Mar 10, 2015 3:18:54 PM

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Which .NET version does PRTG require?

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By Gerald Schoch [Paessler Support]
Views: 115368, on Jun 4, 2014 1:12:46 PM

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How can I monitor strings from an SQL database and show a sensor status depending on it?

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By Gerald Schoch [Paessler Support]
Views: 81030, on Feb 12, 2015 4:57:47 PM

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What is the Overflow Values setting in the SNMP Compatibility Options?

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By Daniel Zobel [Product Manager]
Views: 77529, on Nov 13, 2012 1:40:26 PM

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What To Do if Sensors Show a "Not Licensed" Message?

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By Dirk Paessler [Founder Paessler AG] (11,025) ●3 ●6
Views: 93889, on Jan 25, 2010 9:57:28 PM

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Automatic reports with data of last 12 months

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Views: 2020, on Aug 2, 2018 8:25:23 AM

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Reports into Power BI via API?

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Views: 5413, on Feb 13, 2019 5:01:48 PM

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SLA reports

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Views: 6100, on Mar 5, 2015 6:47:14 AM

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PRTG Data Extractor hang

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Views: 1028, on Mar 4, 2020 6:47:17 AM

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SLA Calculation

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Views: 1630, on Dec 6, 2019 5:50:53 AM

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Reports with Device Name & Sensor ID, Parent Device, statistics

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Views: 1964, on Sep 11, 2018 8:04:08 PM

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Downtime exceeding Threshold Report

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Views: 1159, on Jul 21, 2020 10:49:46 AM

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Down / Up Reporting showing device names and time/dates

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Views: 550, on Sep 23, 2019 2:55:20 PM