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“PRTG: Finally there Is a

network monitoring tool

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to use!”
 
 Network monitoring tool for professionals

 Installed in a few minutes

 Automatically discovers your entire network

 Use as Free Network Monitoring Software with 100 sensors

 Tool monitors your network 24/7

 Alerts you before emergencies occur

 Used by 300,000 administrators worldwide

PRTG fits into any budget and grows with your

needs. Try the PRTG Network Monitoring Tool
now and see how it can make your network more
reliable and your job easier.
Everything you need is contained in one simple
installer, no additional downloads are required.
We make it simple for you, now and later!
 

FREE DOWNLOAD
 Unlimited version of PRTG for 30 days
 After 30 days, PRTG reverts to a free version
 Or, you can upgrade to a paid license anytime

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Monitor Your Network With the Network

Monitoring Tool PRTG
PRTG is a network monitoring tool that helps you to ensure that your computer systems are running
smoothly and that no outages occur.
Network monitoring is also important to increase the efficiency of your network by knowing bandwidth and
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With over 300,000 active installations, PRTG Network Monitor is Paessler's powerful and widely-used
network monitoring software.
 

WHAT IS NETWORK MONITORING?

Network monitoring refers to the monitoring of an entire network environment. Its goal is to allow sysadmins
to work in a better, quicker, and more efficient manner. Network monitoring focuses on parameters such as
bandwidth consumption and the availability of network devices. Some of the monitored devices include the
local and Internet-based systems in an IT environment, such as databases, applications, clouds, servers, and
network infrastructures. Network monitoring allows admins to ensure their networks run smoothly, effectively,
and free of errors. 

Read more here

HOW OUR NETWORK MONITORING SOFTWARE WILL HELP YOU

TO OPTIMIZE YOUR NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE
You should use PRTG if you would like to:
 Increase profits by avoiding losses caused by undetected system failures.
 Reduce costs by buying bandwidth and hardware according to actual load.
 Eliminate server performance problems and bandwidth bottlenecks.
 Improve quality of service through being proactive.

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REQUIREMENTS FOR A NETWORK MONITORING TOOL

A good network monitor should be easy to install and usage should be intuitive, so that there is no need for
external consultancy and training. Further necessary requirements are:
 Remote Management via web browser, PocketPC, or Windows client
 Notifications of outages by email, ICQ, pager/SMS, and more.
 Comprehensive sensor type selection
 Multiple location monitoring
 All common methods for network usage data acquisition (SNMP, Packet Sniffing, Xflow, IPFIX)
ought to be supported.

PRTG User interface

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 OPTIMIZE YOUR NETWORK AND AVOID SYSTEM DOWNTIMES
WITH PAESSLER’S FREE NETWORK MONITORING SOFTWARE
Continuous network and server monitoring enables you to find problems and resolve them before they become
a serious threat to your business. Our software helps your business to perform better:
 Avoid bandwidth and server performance bottlenecks
 Deliver better quality of service to your users by being proactive
 Reduce costs by buying bandwidth and hardware based on actual load
 Increase profits by avoiding losses caused by undetected system failures
 Find peace of mind: As long as you do not hear from PRTG via email, SMS, pager, etc. you know
everything is running fine and you have more time to take care of other important business

The free version of PRTG includes 100 sensors. You will need one sensor for each individual monitoring
entity. One sensor monitors for example one network service, one URL, one network connection, one port of a
switch, one NetFlow export stream, one CPU load or one disk drive.
So if you are looking for a free bandwidth controller, port sniffer or a tool for windows server monitoring
or web site monitoring, PRTG Network Monitor is the perfect free network monitoring software for you.
PRTG is easy to set up, configure and use – just download the installer, use the install wizard and set up your
sensors with auto-discovery, and after a few minutes and just a few clicks, you are ready to monitor network
activity, downtime of network devices or services, CPU load and much more.
Need more sensors to monitor a larger IT infrastructure? See our commercial licenses here.
You can download a 30-day-trial version of our commercial licenses for free. The trial version comes with
unlimited sensors.

300,000 system administrators worldwide trust

our software.
Every Day.
 

  
 

HOW TO SET UP THE PRTG NETWORK MONITORING TOOL

With the various infrastructure options in use today it can sometimes be difficult to decide which monitoring
technology is right to solve your problem. PRTG offers unified IT monitoring that is intuitive to use. The
autodiscovery of our free bandwidth meter makes the setup quick and easy. With its preconfigured device
templates, it selects the appropriate sensor settings for servers, applications and network devices. Of course
you can configure PRTG manually, too.
Download the free 30 day trial network monitoring tool. The trial supports unlimited sensors!
 

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 FREE DOWNLOAD
 Unlimited version of PRTG for 30 days
 After 30 days, PRTG reverts to a free version
 Or, you can upgrade to a paid license anytime
 

FREE NETWORK MONITORING

Many system administrators opt for free network monitoring software, if for nothing else than to avoid having
to get a budget approved by a supervisor. With our monitoring tool, you get:
 
 A permanent freeware monitoring solution
 100 free sensors
 Free alarm and reports features
 Licenses that cater to the needs of your company

With the freeware version of PRTG, you can get started with network monitoring in a matter of minutes. Our
Auto Discovery function detects all the devices within a given IP range and automatically incorporates them
into your monitoring environment.
 

THE BEST NETWORK MONITORING TOOL IN CUSTOMER

SURVEYS

More than 200,000 administrators worldwide put their trust in our software. Often they work for organizations
that rely on a stable and secure IT infrastructure, such as manufacturing companies, hospitals, airports, cities,
and universities. For example:
 
 Klinik in Jena uses more than 12,000 sensors to monitor its servers, routers, switches, VMWare, and
LAN. To the case study.

 Aquafin monitors 600 pumping stations in the Netherlands with 30,000 sensors. To the case study.

 The Swiss pen manufacturer Prodir also monitors with PRTG.  To the case study.
 

Discover more examples and best practices here.

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COMPARING THE BEST NETWORK MONITORING TOOLS

Many admins start with a comparison of network monitoring tools. There are a variety of specialized and all-
in-one monitoring tools on the market. By comparing individual tools, you can determine which one best
meets the needs of your company.
 PRTG
 Nagios
 Solarwinds
 Wireshark
 ManageEngine
 WhatsUp Gold
 Zabbix

We’ve gathered a selection of reports and comparisons for you to browse:

 Collection of tools on IT Pro
 Comparison by PC Mag
 IT Pro Portal: Healthcare IT Environment
As always, the needs of your company will determine which tool you choose. Here are some of the advantages
of PRTG: System administrators get one centralized monitoring tool for their entire network infrastructure. All
the features of the software are included, as well as speedy, first-rate support.
 

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 NETWORK MONITORING TOOL FOR WINDOWS
You may be one of the many admins whose IT infrastructure runs on Windows. If so, you’re in luck. PRTG is
designed especially for Windows. Among other things, PRTG uses Windows Management Instrumentation
(WMI), performance counters, and SNMP. Here are a few things you can monitor with our Windows
monitoring tool:

 Windows System Uptime

 Windows CPU Load
 WMI File
 WMI Free Disc Space
 WMI Microsoft SQL Server
 Windows Security Monitoring
 Windows Event Log Monitoring

All our WMI sensors are customizable. You define the threshold values that trigger an alarm. Learn more
about WMI monitoring with PRTG here.

WMI Service Sensor

WHAT SHOULD I MONITOR?

The mere implementation of a network monitor is not enough. The key to effective network monitoring in real
time is to ensure that the chosen tool has been configured to monitor what are essentially a network's vital
signs: availability, speed and usage.
Monitoring network availability allows both internal and external parties to access the services,
including websites and you can determine whether the mail servers and leased lines are working.
Monitoring network speed with bandwidth monitoring prevents your websites and network services from
losing visitors or frustrate users due to slow-loading pages, files or images.
Finally, usage monitoring enables you to accurately assess CPU load and learn just what sort of work the
servers are doing at times of different the day.
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GENERAL NETWORK STATUS

With PRTG, a quick glance is all it takes to check the status of your entire network. PRTG gives you peace of
mind and lets you confidently go about your other tasks. If a malfunction occurs or the status of a device
changes, you'll be notified immediately and can take action at once.

NETWORK DEVICES
All large networks contain countless different devices made by a variety of manufacturers. These include
switches, servers, workstations, and routers. Many monitoring tools can only monitor the devices of specific
manufacturers while others require expensive add-ons, e.g. to monitor Cisco devices. The advantage of PRTG
is that it comes with sensors for monitoring the devices of nearly every manufacturer.

MONITOR NETWORK TRAFFIC

PRTG is the perfect tool for monitoring network traffic. It shows you which applications, connections, and
data types are putting the greatest strain on your network. In the event of disruptions or overloads, the PRTG
alarm is triggered at once. 
 

The rundown on network monitoring tools

WHY DO YOU NEED NETWORK MONITORING?
Once a network reaches a certain size, it makes sense to monitor it permanently. Downtime and malfunctions
can cause the performance of the entire company to suffer. At the same time, IT managers are under more and
more pressure. They’re forced to act quickly but often don’t know where the problem lies. PRTG helps IT
managers get a handle on their network.
WHAT EXACTLY IS MEANT BY “A CERTAIN SIZE?”
PRTG is used by companies with a few dozen workers as well as by companies with several thousand
employees. Its licenses are customized in accordance with the required number of sensors. Our software also
provides peace of mind to the sysadmins of smaller networks. 

CAN YOU MONITOR INDIVIDUAL DEVICES SUCH AS A ROUTER

OR A SWITCH?
You get to choose which devices are monitored by the PRTG network monitoring tool. You also get to define
the scope of your monitoring. For example, you can choose to only monitor the CPU, free disk space, or
certain ports.
HOW DOES MONITORING WORK?
Our software comes with sensors that you create for each of the devices you wish to monitor. These sensors
send monitoring data to the core PRTG server. Check out the following video to learn more about sensors.

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