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How do I set up an external ping

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I would like to set up an sensor to sense when the ISP ASDL conenection fails.

Can I set up a ping to an enternal address? If so, how?

ping ping-sensor routers

Created on Mar 5, 2012 9:51:19 AM



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Hi,
please add a new device and put a external web address in the IPv4 Address / DNS Name field. Then just add a Ping sensor to the device. The sensor will then perform a ping to the given address in the settings.
Best regards

Created on Mar 5, 2012 12:12:17 PM by Konstantin Wolff [Paessler Support]




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