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Computer Monitoring with PRTG

Keep track of your computer systems 24/7, in real time 

  • Identify computer inefficiencies that affect employee productivity
  • Detect insider threats, data breaches, and other security risks
  • Make informed decisions about your hardware and software needs
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PRTG computer monitoring: What you will find on this page

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  • Prevent crashes and reduce downtime with our computer monitoring tool PRTG
  • What computer monitoring looks like in PRTG
  • 5 reasons to choose PRTG as your computer monitor
  • Computer monitoring: FAQ


PRTG makes computer activity monitoring easy

Custom alerts and data visualization let you quickly identify and prevent network and computer performance issues. 

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Prevent crashes & reduce downtime with PRTG's computer monitoring tool

Chasing down elusive hardware failures, losing computer uptime, and dealing with the associated costs don’t have to be a part of your IT routine. Keeping track of your computer usage and its critical parts is as easy as 1,2,3 with Paessler PRTG computer productivity monitoring.

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Enhance computer efficiency and reliability

Keep your on-premises or cloud-based computing environment at peak efficiency. With PRTG, a comprehensive overview of your computer systems and their health status, as well as computer traffic and capacity, provides you with the necessary information to keep things running smoothly for end user activity and your IT department alike.

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Diagnose and resolve computer issues quickly

Achieve a holistic perspective of your computer system’s health and performance, no matter if it runs on Windows, Linux, or Mac. This bird’s-eye view lets you identify anomalies and drill down to address specific problems like damaged hard disks swiftly, enhancing overall system functionality.

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Monitor and optimize computer performance

Stay on top of your computer health with monitoring in real time. Track CPU usage, temperature, and memory, detect system bottlenecks, connection failures, and possible network security breaches, for example suspicious user behavior, to protect your sensitive data, and ensure that your computer systems assist your organization's needs effectively.

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Streamline computing operations and management

Centralize the monitoring of your computers, networks, and applications. PRTG's unified interface simplifies oversight, making it easier to manage your computer inventory, or plan and report on your computer infrastructure, thus boosting your team's efficiency.

What computer monitoring looks like in PRTG

Diagnose network issues by continuously monitoring the traffic on your computers, device performance, and system health. Show computer hardware parameters, internet usage, application usage, remote work environment stats, activity reports, and other key metrics in real time. Visualize monitoring data on your computer screen in clear graphs and dashboards to identify problems more easily. Gain the overview you need to troubleshoot network and system performance issues.

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Device tree view of the complete monitoring setup

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Custom PRTG dashboard for keeping an eye on the entire IT infrastructure

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Live traffic data graph in PRTG

Start monitoring your computers with PRTG and see how it can make your network more reliable and your job easier.

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IT experts agree: Paessler PRTG is a great solution for IT infrastructure monitoring

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“All-around winning
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“The real beauty of PRTG is the endless possibilities it offers”

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“PRTG Network Monitor 
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5 key features: Why choose PRTG as your computer monitoring system

Flexible and scalable monitoring

PRTG adapts easily to your organization’s scale and complexity. Manage a few devices or expand to monitor thousands of devices, databases, applications, services, and more, ensuring consistent performance and reliability – sensible pricing guaranteed.

Effortless setup and deployment

Implementing PRTG for computer monitoring is straightforward and agentless. There’s no need to install software on each computer, saving time and resources. This simplicity allows IT administrators to focus on more critical tasks with a system that’s up and running quickly.

Access your monitoring data anywhere

Stay informed about your computer network's status, whether in the office or on the go. Our PRTG apps for iOS or Android deliver real-time insights into your computer systems, offering convenience and control from your smartphone, tablet, or laptop, wherever you are.

Customizable alerting system

Tailor your notification preferences to suit your workflow. PRTG allows for personalized alerts via email, SMS, Slack, Microsoft Teams, and more. Opt for detailed messages or concise summaries to stay informed about your computer network's health in the most efficient way for you.

Comprehensive feature set

Start with PRTG's robust suite of features at no cost. It includes 100 free sensors permanently, perfect for basic computer monitoring needs. Plus, explore the full potential with unlimited access to all sensors for the first 30 days, giving you a complete overview of its capabilities without immediate investment.

Explore our preconfigured PRTG sensors for computer monitoring

PRTG comes with more than 250 native sensor types for monitoring your entire on-premises, cloud, and hybrid cloud environment out of the box. Check out some examples below!

WMI Disk Health

The WMI Disk Health sensor monitors the health of a physical disk on a Windows system. It can show the following:

  • Maximum flush latency
  • Health status
  • Operational status
  • Maximum read and write latency
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WMI Disk Health

WMI Battery

The WMI Battery sensor monitors the available capacity and the state of connected batteries or uninterruptible power supplies (UPSs) of a Windows-based device. It can show the following:

  • Battery health and status
  • Estimated remaining charge
  • Time until the battery is empty
  • Time until the battery is fully charged
  • Voltage
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WMI Battery

WMI Security Center

The WMI Security Center sensor monitors the security status of a Windows client system. It can monitor all security products that are controlled by Windows Security Center / Windows Action Center. It can show the following:

  • Status code of the security product
  • Downtime
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WMI Security Cente

Windows System Uptime

The Windows System Uptime sensor monitors the uptime of a Windows system via Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) or Windows performance counters. It can show the following:

  • Downtime
  • System uptime
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Windows System Uptime

See the PRTG Manual for a list of all available sensor types.

PRTG is compatible with all major vendors, products, and systems

compatible with all major vendors, products, and systems

PRTG makes computer activity monitoring easy

Custom alerts and data visualization let you quickly identify and prevent network and computer performance issues. 

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“From a server perspective, we're monitoring all of the key components of our service such as CPU usage, RAM disk space, the Windows services that it's running, and network connectivity of that server. In terms of networks, we’re monitoring all of our switches, firewalls, and access points. It’s really useful to be able to easily pull performance metrics from the PRTG dashboard.”

Ollie Kerslake, Infrastructure Lead
Riverford Organic Farmers

“The tool has given us greater control over all types of devices connected to the network (switches, IP telephony, security cameras, IoT, WiFi) that previously remained opaque when dealing with service incidents. This has improved our ability to diagnose and resolve problems, which has translated into greater efficiency and a better user experience in both internal and public services.”

Jordi Tolosà Bel, New Technologies Technician
Vinaroz City Council

“Our objective was to be able to monitor the health of our most critical servers containing data and applications, but also the flows and bandwidth between headquarters, our 50 servers in the cloud and the 15 servers at our production sites. For us, it is essential to have a proactive approach to understand where the weaknesses of the IT system are to be able to improve them.”

Marc Boullier, CIO
Carambar & Co

Your computer monitor at a glance – even on the go

Set up PRTG in minutes and use it on almost any mobile device.

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“Great interface, intuitive, full REST support. custom scripts, rest sensors add extra value. We have been using PRTG for 10 years now in multiple environments and use cases. it has by far the best interface and very easy to setup without prior experience.”

Read the complete review at Gartner Peer Insights

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Find the root cause of the problem with our PRTG computer monitoring solution

Real-time notifications mean faster troubleshooting so that you can act before more serious issues occur.

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Computer Monitoring: FAQ

 

How does computer monitoring work?

During computer monitoring, data packets are sent to the monitoring tool, where they are processed and analyzed. The data is sent via WMI, flow technologies, or SNMP, depending on the manufacturer of the monitored device.

Which computer manufacturers does PRTG support?

PRTG has no vendor lock-in. It can monitor all computers and devices that support SNMP or other standard protocols and technologies. For more convenience, it comes with preconfigured monitoring sensors for the most common manufacturers such as Dell, HPE, and more out-of-the-box.

How can I prevent my computers from crashing?

If computers or the network go down, company operations usually come to a standstill. Computer monitoring software with a customizable alerting system, like PRTG, ensures IT managers are immediately notified in the event of a major malfunction or disruption. Such software helps you prevent your computers and network from crashing.

How much does computer monitoring cost?

You can find everything from free computer monitoring software to tools that will cost several thousand dollars or euros per year. It all depends on your monitoring needs and the size of your network. PRTG offers flexible licenses so you can upgrade your monitoring as you please.

How can I monitor all the computers in my network?

Monitoring your entire network of computers with PRTG is as easy as ensuring your target system supports SNMP and has it enabled. After allowing access to PRTG, the computers are shown in the central dashboard, providing a comprehensive overview of your system.

How can I monitor the temperature on my computer?

Computers heat up quickly. At extremely high temperatures, they can even crash. PRTG computer monitoring software lets you keep a constant eye on the temperature of your computers – even while on the go with the mobile app. This makes it easy to quickly take action when temperatures spike unexpectedly.

Is PRTG employee computer monitoring software?

No, it isn’t. Employee computer monitoring software is a tool used by employers to track and monitor the activities of their employees on company-provided computers and networks. This includes tracking what employees are doing on their computers, such as websites visited, applications used, and files accessed (activity monitoring); recording every keystroke made by an employee, including passwords, emails, and other typed content (keystroke logging); taking screenshots or records screen activity at regular intervals or in response to specific triggers (screen capturing); or monitoring the amount of work time spent on various tasks, websites, or applications to gauge employee activity (time tracking).

What is a sensor in PRTG?

In PRTG, “sensors” are the basic monitoring elements. One sensor usually monitors one measured value in your network, for example the traffic of a switch port, the CPU load of a server, or the free space on a disk drive. On average, you need about 5-10 sensors per device or one sensor per switch port.

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Paessler conducted trials in over 600 IT departments worldwide to tune its network monitoring software closer to the needs of sysadmins. The result of the survey: over 95% of the participants would recommend PRTG – or already have.

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Monitoring with PRTG

  • Network monitoring
  • Bandwidth monitoring
  • SNMP monitoring
  • Network mapping
  • Wi-Fi monitoring
  • Server monitoring
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