| | Features
Auto-discovers the network
Ipswitch WhatsUp Small Business first finds network devices in a number of ways: - Services and devices by name or network address
- Devices within a selected range of network addresses
- SNMP scan of the local network
Monitors key devices
From a spectrum of device-types, users then select up to 10 devices to map and monitor, regardless of network size:
- Routers/switches/hubs
- Modems (DSL/cable)
- Modem banks
- CSUs/DSUs
- Web servers
- Mail servers
- Database servers
- Application servers
- Printers (laser/inkjet)
| - NT servers/workstations
- Windows 2000 servers/workstations
- Windows 2003 servers
- Windows 9.x workstations
- XP Home/Professional workstations
- Linux servers/workstations
- Unix servers/workstations
- Game machines (Xbox/PlayStation/GameCube/generic)
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Monitors essential services
Ipswitch WhatsUp Small Business uses TCP protocols to monitor services running on the selected devices, including:
Notification options
Users choose one or more ways to be alerted when services or devices are down 5 or 20 minutes, or as soon as services or devices have been up for 5 minutes:
- Audio alarm (.wav files recommended)
- E-mail via SMTP
- Visual alert via win pop-up or task tray
Report options
Current and historical reports include:
- Health (current device status)
- Availability by percent of devices or up/down history of each (by month, week, all or part of a day)
- Response time performance displayed as hourly or daily averages in reports covering a month, week, all or part of a day (raw data retained for 3 days)
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