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Network Speed Monitor Template

The Network Speed Monitor enables you to monitor data transfer rates between two hosts using either Windows Shares, SFTP or FTP/S. This template is typically used to monitor SFTP and FTP/S server availability, verify network speed and monitor network performance.

How to configure the Network Speed Monitor Template:

  • From the Menu Bar, select File | New. The Create New Object View displays.
  • From the Create New Object View, expand Templates | Network and Application Monitors then select Network Speed Monitor. The New Template Properties View displays.
  • The Template Properties view contains 3 tabs.

The Options Tab

  • Use the Server drop-down to select the remote host you want to monitor.
    Information Once selected, the server is automatically assigned to this template.
  • Use the Upload check box to test upload speed.
  • Use the Upload filename text box to select the local file to upload.
  • Use the Destination directory of filename to select the remote file destination and optionally the filename.
    Information If no filename is specified, the local filename is saved to the specified path.
  • Use the Delete file when complete to configure Server Manager to delete the remote uploaded file once the monitor has completed.
  • Use the Download check box to test download speed.
  • Use the Download filename text box to select the remote file to download.
    Alert If the file does not already exist, manually type the filename.
  • Use the Destination directory of filename to select the local file destination and optionally the filename.
    Information If no filename is specified, the remote filename is saved to the specified path.
  • Use the Delete file when complete to configure Server Manager to delete the locally downloaded file once the monitor has completed.
  • Use the Warning trigger and Critical trigger controls to configure the trigger thresholds.

The following example uploads a local file to the remote SFTP server at 192.168.0.2, then downloads the uploaded file from the remote SFTP server to the local file system:

Related Topics

Network and Application Monitor Templates