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Introduction</a></font> </h4> <dl> <dt> <a name="914549"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="1introa2.html#323">What is WhatsUp Gold?</a></font> <dt> <a name="914551"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="1introa3.html#14028">Basic Features</a></font> <dl> <dt> <a name="914553"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="1introa3.html#13787">Mapping the Network</a></font> <dt> <a name="914555"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="1introa3.html#13798">Monitoring the Network</a></font> <dt> <a name="914557"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="1introa3.html#13839">Getting Information from the Network Map</a></font> <dt> <a name="914559"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="1introa3.html#13853">Getting Status for a Device</a></font> <dt> <a name="914561"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="1introa3.html#13859">Getting Information via Notifications</a></font> <dt> <a name="914563"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="1introa3.html#13863">Logs and Reports</a></font> </dl> <dt> <a name="914565"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="1introa4.html#13870">Additional Features</a></font> <dt> <a name="914567"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="1introa5.html#1475">What's New in Version 7.0?</a></font> <dt> <a name="914569"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="1introa6.html#509"> System Requirements</a></font> <dt> <a name="914571"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="1introa7.html#2312">Upgrading</a></font> <dt> <a name="914573"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="1introa8.html#543">Installation</a></font> <dt> <a name="914575"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="1introa9.html#3545">Trying WhatsUp Gold on Your Network</a></font> <dl> <dt> <a name="914577"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="1introa9.html#1673">Creating a New Network Map</a></font> <dt> <a name="914579"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="1introa9.html#1679">Adding a File Server</a></font> <dt> <a name="914581"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="1introa9.html#12478">Initiating Monitoring</a></font> </dl> <dt> <a name="914583"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="1intro10.html#574">Running WhatsUp Gold as an NT Service</a></font> <dl> <dt> <a name="914585"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="1intro10.html#578">Setting Up to Run as an NT Service</a></font> <dt> <a name="914587"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="1intro10.html#586">Starting and Stopping the NT Service</a></font> </dl> </dl> <h4> <a name="914589"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="2map.html#22917">Chapter 2: Creating Network Maps</a></font> </h4> <dl> <dt> <a name="914591"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="2mapa2.html#205">Creating a Network Map</a></font> <dt> <a name="914593"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="2mapa3.html#236">Discover and Map Network Devices</a></font> <dt> <a name="914595"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="2mapa4.html#42041">Mapping a Hierarchical Network</a></font> <dl> <dt> <a name="914597"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="2mapa4.html#13855">Using SmartScan</a></font> <dt> <a name="914599"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="2mapa4.html#42240">Results of the SmartScan</a></font> </dl> <dt> <a name="914601"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="2mapa5.html#48020">Mapping a Flat Network</a></font> <dl> <dt> <a name="914603"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="2mapa5.html#46869">Results of the Scan</a></font> <dt> <a name="914605"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="2mapa5.html#46859">SNMP Manageable Devices</a></font> </dl> <dt> <a name="914607"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="2mapa6.html#48466">Discover Devices from Network Neighborhood</a></font> <dt> <a name="914609"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="2mapa7.html#48476">Loading a Hosts File</a></font> <dt> <a name="914611"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="2mapa8.html#48490">Traceroute Mapping</a></font> <dt> <a name="914613"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="2mapa9.html#440">Manually Drawing a Map</a></font> <dt> <a name="914615"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="2mapa10.html#42246">Reading a Network Map</a></font> <dl> <dt> <a name="914617"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="2mapa10.html#12378">Tips for Making a Map Easier to Read</a></font> </dl> <dt> <a name="914619"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="2mapa11.html#1493">Device Properties</a></font> <dl> <dt> <a name="914621"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="2mapa11.html#3374">The Polling Method</a></font> <dt> <a name="914623"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="2mapa11.html#48181">Defining General Properties</a></font> <dt> <a name="914625"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="2mapa11.html#48752">Setting Up Monitoring</a></font> <dt> <a name="914627"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="2mapa11.html#34216">Using the Right Mouse Menu</a></font> <dt> <a name="914629"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="2mapa11.html#32325">Adding a Command to the Right Mouse Menu</a></font> <dt> <a name="914631"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="2mapa11.html#41594">Adding Custom Menus to a Group of Devices</a></font> <dt> <a name="914633"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="2mapa11.html#32340">Program Variables</a></font> </dl> <dt> <a name="914635"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="2mapa12.html#46000">Customizing Device Types</a></font> <dl> <dt> <a name="914637"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="2mapa12.html#10545">Creating a Device Type</a></font> <dt> <a name="914639"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="2mapa12.html#48853">Changing the Double-Click Action for Customized Devices</a></font> <dt> <a name="914641"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="2mapa12.html#32048">Running a script or program for customized devices</a></font> <dt> <a name="914643"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="2mapa12.html#47071">Add Web Menu Items to Devices</a></font> <dt> <a name="914645"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="2mapa12.html#31401">Using the Customized Devices on a Map</a></font> <dt> <a name="914647"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="2mapa12.html#47186">Scanning and Mapping a Device</a></font> </dl> <dt> <a name="914649"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="2mapa13.html#46075">Changing the Standard Device Icons</a></font> <dt> <a name="914651"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="2mapa14.html#10650">Creating a Subnet</a></font> <dl> <dt> <a name="914653"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="2mapa14.html#52041">Active Discovery Settings</a></font> </dl> <dt> <a name="914655"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="2mapa15.html#47750">Setting Map Polling Properties</a></font> <dt> <a name="914657"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="2mapa16.html#47782">Setting the Map Display</a></font> <dl> <dt> <a name="914659"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="2mapa16.html#44203">Colored Link Lines</a></font> </dl> <dt> <a name="914661"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="2mapa17.html#46146">Setting Map Colors and Views</a></font> <dl> <dt> <a name="914663"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="2mapa17.html#41025">Optional Map Views</a></font> <dt> <a name="914665"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="2mapa17.html#41072">Device States</a></font> </dl> <dt> <a name="914667"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="2mapa18.html#1828">Editing a Network Map</a></font> <dl> <dt> <a name="914669"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="2mapa18.html#2115">Getting In and Out of Edit Mode</a></font> <dt> <a name="914671"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="2mapa18.html#44183">Draw Toolbar</a></font> <dt> <a name="914673"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="2mapa18.html#34744">Keeping Tools Active</a></font> <dt> <a name="914675"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="2mapa18.html#48319">Drawing</a></font> <dt> <a name="914677"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="2mapa18.html#1874">Attached Lines</a></font> <dt> <a name="914679"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="2mapa18.html#32089">Creating Text Captions</a></font> <dt> <a name="914681"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="2mapa18.html#48332">Arranging the Toolbars</a></font> <dt> <a name="914683"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="2mapa18.html#40736">Galleries</a></font> </dl> <dt> <a name="914685"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="2mapa19.html#43698">Saving and Naming a Network Map</a></font> <dl> <dt> <a name="914687"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="2mapa19.html#41199">Saving a Context</a></font> <dt> <a name="914689"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="2mapa19.html#41424">Exporting and Importing Map Data</a></font> </dl> </dl> <h4> <a name="914691"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="3alerts_and_notifs.html#481">Chapter 3: Setting Up Notifications</a></font> </h4> <dl> <dt> <a name="914693"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="3alerts%20and%20notifs2.html#19888">Defining Notifications</a></font> <dl> <dt> <a name="914695"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="3alerts%20and%20notifs2.html#5169">Defining Sound Notifications</a></font> <dt> <a name="914697"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="3alerts%20and%20notifs2.html#22509">Defining WinPopup Notification</a></font> <dt> <a name="914699"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="3alerts%20and%20notifs2.html#16139">Defining Pager Notifications</a></font> <dt> <a name="914701"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="3alerts%20and%20notifs2.html#23855">Defining Beeper Notifications</a></font> <dt> <a name="914703"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="3alerts%20and%20notifs2.html#16460">Defining E-mail Notifications</a></font> <dt> <a name="914705"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="3alerts%20and%20notifs2.html#23955">Defining Text to Speech Notifications</a></font> <dt> <a name="914707"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="3alerts%20and%20notifs2.html#23903">Defining Group Notifications</a></font> <dt> <a name="914709"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="3alerts%20and%20notifs2.html#4929">Notification Message Variables</a></font> <dt> <a name="914711"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="3alerts%20and%20notifs2.html#19691">Testing Notifications</a></font> <dt> <a name="914713"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="3alerts%20and%20notifs2.html#5245">Defining Program Notifications</a></font> <dt> <a name="914715"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="3alerts%20and%20notifs2.html#24583">Defining Syslog Notifications</a></font> <dt> <a name="914717"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="3alerts%20and%20notifs2.html#26539">Setting Up a Voice Modem</a></font> <dt> <a name="914719"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="3alerts%20and%20notifs2.html#5721">Defining Voice Notifications</a></font> <dt> <a name="914721"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="3alerts%20and%20notifs2.html#11653">To create a voice notification:</a></font> </dl> <dt> <a name="914723"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="3alerts%20and%20notifs3.html#26581"> Assigning Alerts to Devices</a></font> <dl> <dt> <a name="914725"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="3alerts%20and%20notifs3.html#5952">Using the Alerts Dialog</a></font> <dt> <a name="914727"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="3alerts%20and%20notifs3.html#27441">Assigning Alerts to Selected Devices</a></font> <dt> <a name="914729"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="3alerts%20and%20notifs3.html#27467">Assigning a Notification to an Alert</a></font> </dl> <dt> <a name="914731"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="3alerts%20and%20notifs4.html#21267">Editing Alerts</a></font> </dl> <h4> <a name="914733"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="4services.html#6748">Chapter 4: Monitoring Services</a></font> </h4> <dl> <dt> <a name="914735"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="4servicesa2.html#6973">Monitoring Standard TCP/IP Services</a></font> <dt> <a name="914737"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="4servicesa3.html#8142">Monitors and Services</a></font> <dl> <dt> <a name="914739"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="4servicesa3.html#2147">Defining a Custom TCP/IP Service</a></font> <dt> <a name="914741"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="4servicesa3.html#5098">Using Rule Expressions</a></font> <dt> <a name="914743"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="4servicesa3.html#3614">Rule Expressions Text and Quantifiers Tables</a></font> <dt> <a name="914745"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="4servicesa3.html#2462">Testing a Rule Expression</a></font> </dl> <dt> <a name="914747"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="4servicesa4.html#2039">Summary of Service Monitoring Requirements</a></font> <dt> <a name="914749"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="4servicesa5.html#11878">Custom Services API</a></font> </dl> <h4> <a name="914751"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="5console.html#1549">Chapter 5: Working from the Console</a></font> </h4> <dl> <dt> <a name="914753"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="5consolea2.html#1555">Opening Network Maps</a></font> <dt> <a name="914755"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="5consolea3.html#1577">Starting and Stopping Polling</a></font> <dl> <dt> <a name="914757"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="5consolea3.html#1588">To Initiate Automatic Polling</a></font> <dt> <a name="914759"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="5consolea3.html#1594">To Stop Automatic Polling</a></font> <dt> <a name="914761"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="5consolea3.html#1608">To Check a Device</a></font> </dl> <dt> <a name="914763"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="5consolea4.html#10578">Reading the Network Map</a></font> <dt> <a name="914765"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="5consolea5.html#1623">Receiving Alarms</a></font> <dt> <a name="914767"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="5consolea6.html#5652">Receiving Notifications</a></font> <dt> <a name="914769"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="5consolea7.html#9368">Acknowledging Alerts</a></font> <dt> <a name="914771"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="5consolea8.html#9344">Using Quick Status (Status)</a></font> <dt> <a name="914773"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="5consolea9.html#1665">Using the Status Window</a></font> <dt> <a name="914775"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="5console10.html#1687">Viewing and Changing Dependencies</a></font> <dl> <dt> <a name="914777"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="5console10.html#1714">Setting "Up" and "Down" Dependencies</a></font> </dl> <dt> <a name="914779"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="5console11.html#1723">Viewing the Polling Statistics</a></font> <dt> <a name="914781"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="5console12.html#15494">Viewing Active Notifications</a></font> <dt> <a name="914783"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="5console13.html#16322">Using the Mini Status View</a></font> </dl> <h4> <a name="914785"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="6reports.html#1549">Chapter 6: Logs and Reports</a></font> </h4> <dl> <dt> <a name="914787"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="6reportsa2.html#16757">WhatsUp Gold Syslog</a></font> <dt> <a name="914789"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="6reportsa3.html#3278">Logging and Reporting Events</a></font> <dl> <dt> <a name="914791"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="6reportsa3.html#3682">Types of Events Logged</a></font> <dt> <a name="914793"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="6reportsa3.html#3688">Changing How Events Are Logged</a></font> <dt> <a name="914795"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="6reportsa3.html#24180">Viewing the Event Log</a></font> <dt> <a name="914797"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="6reportsa3.html#14006">Creating an Event Report</a></font> <dt> <a name="914799"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="6reportsa3.html#12099">Debug Log Information</a></font> </dl> <dt> <a name="914801"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="6reportsa4.html#18776">Using the Command Line for Event Reports</a></font> <dl> <dt> <a name="914803"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="6reportsa4.html#4214">Basic Command Syntax</a></font> <dt> <a name="914805"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="6reportsa4.html#22486">Examples</a></font> <dt> <a name="914807"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="6reportsa4.html#4433">Return Codes</a></font> </dl> <dt> <a name="914809"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="6reportsa5.html#3392">Logging and Reporting Polling Statistics</a></font> <dl> <dt> <a name="914811"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="6reportsa5.html#3415">The Polling Statistics</a></font> <dt> <a name="914813"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="6reportsa5.html#3777">Changing Statistics Logging</a></font> <dt> <a name="914815"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="6reportsa5.html#3441">Creating Reports on Polling Statistics</a></font> <dt> <a name="914817"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="6reportsa5.html#6141">Exporting Raw Data</a></font> <dt> <a name="914819"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="6reportsa5.html#17291">Statistics Report Legend</a></font> </dl> <dt> <a name="914821"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="6reportsa6.html#3478">Using the Command Line for Statistics Reports</a></font> <dl> <dt> <a name="914823"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="6reportsa6.html#4447">Basic Command Syntax</a></font> <dt> <a name="914825"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="6reportsa6.html#9189">Examples</a></font> <dt> <a name="914827"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="6reportsa6.html#4519">Return Codes</a></font> </dl> <dt> <a name="914829"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="6reportsa7.html#22499">Creating Performance Graphs</a></font> <dl> <dt> <a name="914831"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="6reportsa7.html#10281">Graph Options</a></font> <dt> <a name="914833"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="6reportsa7.html#22504">Creating a Graph</a></font> <dt> <a name="914835"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="6reportsa7.html#22604">Using Search Expressions</a></font> <dt> <a name="914837"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="6reportsa7.html#22642">Sample Performance Graphs</a></font> <dt> <a name="914839"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="6reportsa7.html#11368">Viewing, Printing, and Exporting Performance Graphs</a></font> </dl> <dt> <a name="914841"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="6reportsa8.html#17136">Using the Command Line for Performance Graphs</a></font> <dl> <dt> <a name="914843"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="6reportsa8.html#15721">Basic Command Syntax</a></font> <dt> <a name="914845"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="6reportsa8.html#15758">Examples</a></font> </dl> <dt> <a name="914847"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="6reportsa9.html#11211">Sending Recurring Notifications</a></font> </dl> <h4> <a name="914849"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="7browser.html#1862">Chapter 7: Working from a Web Browser</a></font> </h4> <dl> <dt> <a name="914851"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="7browsera2.html#1547">Setting Up the WhatsUp Gold Web Server</a></font> <dl> <dt> <a name="914853"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="7browsera2.html#7455">Making Maps Available for Web Viewing</a></font> </dl> <dt> <a name="914855"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="7browsera3.html#1626">Setting Web Server Access</a></font> <dl> <dt> <a name="914857"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="7browsera3.html#1631">Default User Accounts for the Web Server</a></font> <dt> <a name="914859"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="7browsera3.html#1637">Setting Up User Accounts for the Web Server</a></font> <dt> <a name="914861"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="7browsera3.html#6972">Selecting Map Level Security Settings</a></font> <dt> <a name="914863"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="7browsera3.html#3982">Setting Web Access by IP Address</a></font> </dl> <dt> <a name="914865"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="7browsera4.html#1722">Logging On to the Web Server</a></font> <dt> <a name="914867"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="7browsera5.html#1743">WhatsUp Gold Web Display</a></font> <dt> <a name="914869"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="7browsera6.html#1776">WhatsUp Gold Web Functions</a></font> <dl> <dt> <a name="914871"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="7browsera6.html#8308">User Security Settings</a></font> <dt> <a name="914873"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="7browsera6.html#8332">Map Level Security Settings</a></font> </dl> <dt> <a name="914875"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="7browsera7.html#8362">Customizing Your WhatsUp Gold Web Site</a></font> </dl> <h4> <a name="914877"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="8snmp.html#1932">Chapter 8: Monitoring SNMP Devices</a></font> </h4> <dl> <dt> <a name="914879"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="8snmpa2.html#1547">SNMP Implementation in WhatsUp Gold</a></font> <dt> <a name="914881"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="8snmpa3.html#1572">SNMP Overview</a></font> <dl> <dt> <a name="914883"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="8snmpa3.html#1581">Management Information Base (MIB)</a></font> <dt> <a name="914885"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="8snmpa3.html#1596">Security</a></font> <dt> <a name="914887"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="8snmpa3.html#1599">SNMP Agent or Manager</a></font> <dt> <a name="914889"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="8snmpa3.html#1601">SNMP Operations</a></font> <dt> <a name="914891"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="8snmpa3.html#1606">SNMP Traps</a></font> </dl> <dt> <a name="914893"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="8snmpa4.html#1618">Setting Up the MIB Identifiers</a></font> <dt> <a name="914895"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="8snmpa5.html#4619">Viewing SNMP Objects</a></font> <dt> <a name="914897"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="8snmpa6.html#8790">SNMP Viewer</a></font> <dl> <dt> <a name="914899"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="8snmpa6.html#8940">To view interfaces for an SNMP manageable device:</a></font> <dt> <a name="914901"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="8snmpa6.html#9128">To view detailed SNMP data for an interface:</a></font> <dt> <a name="914903"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="8snmpa6.html#8952">To graph any of the SNMP counters:</a></font> <dt> <a name="914905"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="8snmpa6.html#8957">To view other SNMP objects for the selected device:</a></font> <dt> <a name="914907"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="8snmpa6.html#8964">To view SNMP objects for other devices, you can:</a></font> <dt> <a name="914909"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="8snmpa6.html#8968">Device SNMP Info</a></font> <dt> <a name="914911"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="8snmpa6.html#8977">MIB Viewer</a></font> <dt> <a name="914913"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="8snmpa6.html#8980">To monitor an SNMP Object:</a></font> <dt> <a name="914915"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="8snmpa6.html#8982">To get the object identifier for an SNMP Object:</a></font> <dt> <a name="914917"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="8snmpa6.html#8986">ARP Table</a></font> <dt> <a name="914919"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="8snmpa6.html#8997">Address Table</a></font> <dt> <a name="914921"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="8snmpa6.html#9008">Route Table</a></font> <dt> <a name="914923"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="8snmpa6.html#9026">Interface Table</a></font> </dl> <dt> <a name="914925"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="8snmpa7.html#1668">Graphing SNMP Values</a></font> <dl> <dt> <a name="914927"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="8snmpa7.html#1670">Starting the SNMP Graphing Utility</a></font> <dt> <a name="914929"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="8snmpa7.html#5630">Adding, Editing, and Deleting SNMP Objects</a></font> <dt> <a name="914931"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="8snmpa7.html#5765">Viewing Item Values</a></font> <dt> <a name="914933"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="8snmpa7.html#5649">Editing Item Properties</a></font> <dt> <a name="914935"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="8snmpa7.html#5655">Deleting Items from the Graph</a></font> <dt> <a name="914937"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="8snmpa7.html#5657">Saving and Opening Graph Files</a></font> <dt> <a name="914939"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="8snmpa7.html#5880">Editing Graph Properties</a></font> </dl> <dt> <a name="914941"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="8snmpa8.html#1797">Receiving SNMP Traps</a></font> <dl> <dt> <a name="914943"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="8snmpa8.html#3143">Setting Up Notifications for Traps</a></font> <dt> <a name="914945"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="8snmpa8.html#3156">Viewing Trap Log Entries</a></font> </dl> <dt> <a name="914947"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="8snmpa9.html#1838">Monitoring SNMP Service</a></font> </dl> <h4> <a name="914949"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="9tools.html#1538">Chapter 9: Using Network Tools</a></font> </h4> <dl> <dt> <a name="914951"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="9toolsa2.html#1557">Using Format, Copy, and Print Functions</a></font> <dl> <dt> <a name="914953"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="9toolsa2.html#4367">Printing Results</a></font> </dl> <dt> <a name="914955"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="9toolsa3.html#2758">Displaying Device Information (Info Tool)</a></font> <dt> <a name="914957"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="9toolsa4.html#2863">Checking a Web Address (HTML Tool)</a></font> <dt> <a name="914959"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="9toolsa5.html#2858">Synchronizing Time (Time Tool)</a></font> <dt> <a name="914961"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="9toolsa6.html#1564">Verifying Connectivity (Ping Tool)</a></font> <dt> <a name="914963"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="9toolsa7.html#1597">Tracing a Route (TraceRoute Tool)</a></font> <dt> <a name="914965"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="9toolsa8.html#2660">Finding Host and Name Server (Lookup Tool)</a></font> <dt> <a name="914967"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="9toolsa9.html#1716">Getting Information About Users (Finger Tool)</a></font> <dt> <a name="914969"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="9toolsa10.html#1738">Getting Owner Information (Whois Tool)</a></font> <dt> <a name="914971"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="9toolsa11.html#1763">Searching Directories (LDAP Tool)</a></font> <dt> <a name="914973"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="9toolsa12.html#1819">Viewing Quotations (Quote Tool)</a></font> <dt> <a name="914975"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="9toolsa13.html#1837">Scanning Your Network (Scan Tool)</a></font> <dt> <a name="914977"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="9toolsa14.html#6053">Viewing and Graphing SNMP Values (SNMP Tool)</a></font> <dt> <a name="914979"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="9toolsa15.html#1850">Displaying Network Information (WinNet Tool)</a></font> <dt> <a name="914981"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="9tools16.html#1869">Testing Data Speed (Throughput Tool)</a></font> <dt> <a name="914983"> </a><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a 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