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Importing devices

csv device import

Views: 12195, on Aug 3, 2015 11:26:39 AM

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My sensors show the Unknown state after a PRTG core server service restart. What can I do?

prtg restart restart-service sensor-state unknown

By Maike Guba [Paessler Support] (2,404) ●2 ●1
Views: 12195, on Jan 2, 2020 8:08:54 AM

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Creating Custom WMI Sensors For Dummies

custom-script-exe custom-sensor wmi wql

Views: 12179, on Sep 30, 2011 4:38:07 PM

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Cannot figure out why some WMI sensors work and some don't.

prtg rpc wmi

Views: 12173, on May 29, 2015 8:02:44 AM

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Why does my browser show an SSL certificate warning when I open the PRTG web interface?

browser prtg ssl-certficate-warning ssl-tls

By Maike Guba [Paessler Support] (2,404) ●2 ●1
Views: 12172, on Sep 28, 2021 9:36:05 AM

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How can I display a message to all PRTG users using the Web GUI?

ajax customize javascript

By Dirk Paessler [Founder Paessler AG] (11,025) ●3 ●6
Views: 12155, on May 2, 2013 8:41:00 AM

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How secure is it to access the PRTG web interface with Firefox?

firefox prtg reghack registry security xss

By Gerald Schoch [Paessler Support]
Views: 12146, on Jun 30, 2016 3:56:31 PM

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manually restart windows service on remote probe

probe remote restart service

Views: 12135, on Aug 10, 2015 7:39:09 AM

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WMI Windows 20012 R2

prtg windows-2012-r2 wmi

Views: 12129, on Oct 24, 2013 2:02:46 PM

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SNMP CPU Load "No Such Name"

cpu-load prtg sensor snmp

Views: 12100, on Apr 2, 2010 6:26:39 AM

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Why does my Cisco System Health sensor report out of threshold voltages?

cisco error n7k nexus-7000-series prtg system-health system-health-currents threshold

By Gerald Schoch [Paessler Support]
Views: 12094, on Jan 8, 2014 3:34:55 PM

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Nessus reports a SQL Injection Vulnerability in PRTG. Is this a real threat?

nessus security sql vulnerability

By Dirk Paessler [Founder Paessler AG] (11,025) ●3 ●6
Views: 12080, on Jul 15, 2010 7:24:09 AM

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J-Flow and Juniper SRX physical and logical interfaces

interfaces j-flow juniper sensors srx

Views: 12077, on Apr 29, 2014 7:14:54 PM

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Setup for MFA authentication through a 2016 WAP server

adfs mfa prtg prtg-website wap

Views: 12076, on Jan 2, 2020 8:47:35 PM

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Change web server port connection

change port web-server

Views: 12072, on May 30, 2016 10:27:47 PM