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PRTG Manual: Sensor Technologies

This section introduces different technologies that PRTG uses for monitoring to give you more background information.

In this section:

  • Monitoring via SNMP
  • Monitoring via WMI
  • Monitoring via SSH
  • Monitoring Bandwidth via Packet Sniffing
  • Monitoring Bandwidth via Flows
  • Bandwidth Monitoring Comparison
  • Monitoring Quality of Service
  • Monitoring Backups
  • Monitoring Virtual Environments
  • Monitoring Databases
  • Monitoring via HTTP
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PRTG MultiBoard & PRTG App for Desktop Manual (PDF) PRTG SLA Reporter Manual (PDF) PRTG Data Hub Manual (PDF) PRTG Database Observer Manual (PDF) PRTG Data Exporter Manual (PDF) PRTG OPC UA Server Quick Start Guide (PDF)
 

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  • PRTG Database Observer Manual (PDF)
  • PRTG Data Exporter Manual (PDF)
  • PRTG OPC UA Server Quick Start Guide (PDF)

 

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