This article applies to PRTG Network Monitor 13 or later

Acquiring an API Key to Use Google Maps in PRTG

Important notice:

• To use Google Maps in PRTG Network Monitor version 13 or later, you need to acquire a new API key for Google Maps API v3!
• Important: You have to Enable the Static Maps API in the Google API Console's settings!
• You have to run your PRTG web server as Secure HTTPS server to use Google Maps.

We recommend that you do not use Google Static Maps! If you use this option. Geo Maps will be shown with limited functionality.

Step 1: Get a Google Account

First you need a Google account. If you do not have one, you can create one here: https://accounts.google.com/NewAccount

Step 2: Use the Google APIs Console to Create Your Key

Important notice: As of PRTG version 13, use the Google Maps API v3 service. See above.

1. Go to the Google APIs Console and log in: https://code.google.com/apis/console/
2. Create a project or open an existing one.
3. Open Libraries to show all Google APIs.
4. In section Google Maps APIs, click Google Static Maps API (you might have to expand the list with More to see the entry).
5. Click Enable to turn on the Google Static Maps API.
6. Click Create credentials and create your API key.
7. Leave Key restrictions unchanged (None) or provide the domain of your PRTG installation. For example, get it from the URL of your PRTG installation: https://<provide this part>/group.htm?id=0&tabid=1
8. Copy your personal API key.

Step 3: Enter API Key in PRTG

1. Copy your API key from the Google page.
2. In the PRTG web interface, select Setup | System Administration | User Interface ("System & Website" in previous versions) from the main menu.
3. In the Geo Maps (Google Maps Integration) section, select one Map Type and paste your API key into the Google Maps API Key (required) field.
4. Save your settings.

Step 4: Switch Web Server to SSL

GeoMaps can only be shown when running the PRTG web server using https on port 443. To apply this setting, open Setup | System Administration | User Interface from the main menu bar in the PRTG web interface. In section Web Server, switch the TCP Port for Web Server to Secure HTTPS server (Port 443), click Save, and confirm the restart of Windows services.

Done

From now on, PRTG will show the location of groups and devices in maps if there is respective location information available in the objects' settings. There will be no GeoMaps displayed if you do not provide location information in PRTG!

Optional: Delete Browser Cookies

If you still do not see Google Maps in the PRTG web interface, please delete all cookies in the browser you use to access the web interface, or use a different browser.

More

To learn more about the Maps API, please see the FAQ from Google: http://code.google.com/apis/maps/faq.html

Google maps will not work in deprecated PRTG versions 7 through 9.2.0.2175. Please update PRTG to the current version.