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Export device sensor list to Excel

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Views: 39142, on Feb 12, 2014 10:02:08 AM

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Can I Monitor my HP ProCurve Switch Health?

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By Stephan Linke [Paessler Support]
Views: 39022, on Mar 28, 2017 1:10:02 PM

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3 replies

Clean up diskspace Monitoring Database

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Views: 38966, on Oct 3, 2011 8:08:47 AM

2 votes
5 replies

Why does my Dell PowerEdge System Health sensor show a power unit status error after iDRAC update?

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By Brandy Greger [Paessler Support]
Views: 38905, on Jan 23, 2017 2:38:27 PM

1 vote
1 reply

How can I monitor JVMs with PRTG?

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By Gerald Schoch [Paessler Support]
Views: 38880, on Jan 9, 2014 3:21:19 PM

414 votes
1 reply

[IMPLEMENTED] Two-Factor (2FA) Implementation

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By Stephan Linke [Paessler Support]
Views: 38818, on Aug 30, 2018 7:41:18 AM

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13 replies

How can PRTG send notifications to Slack?

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By Gerald Schoch [Paessler Support]
Views: 38730, on Sep 8, 2015 2:09:52 PM

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1 reply

Assistance with installation, licensing, activation, and login

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By Daniel Zobel [Product Manager]
Views: 38653, on Apr 13, 2010 8:51:49 AM

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How can I change the size of PhantomJS full web page screenshots?

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By Gerald Schoch [Paessler Support]
Views: 38393, on Apr 28, 2014 1:12:57 PM

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5 replies

Measure download speed

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Views: 38332, on Nov 9, 2010 9:09:05 PM

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How does the PRTG Cloud deliver push notifications?

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By Gerald Schoch [Paessler Support]
Views: 38266, on Nov 27, 2014 4:45:32 PM

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10 replies

WMI: 80041017: The query was not syntactically valid. -- PerfCounter: The specified object is not fo

error perfmon wmi

Views: 38148, on Feb 20, 2014 1:28:54 PM

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5 replies

Is there a PRTG app for BlackBerry?

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By Matt Barringer [Paessler Support] (460) ●2 ●1
Views: 38127, on Oct 22, 2013 5:26:07 AM

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For which sensor types do you recommend at least Windows Server 2012 R2 and why?

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By Gerald Schoch [Paessler Support]
Views: 38095, on May 5, 2015 1:27:27 PM

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14 replies

How do I monitor a Video Stream (RTMP via Wowza)?

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Views: 37860, on Sep 9, 2010 3:52:16 PM