The Monitors and the Action systems work together in WhatsUp Professional to help you stay informed about what is happening in your network and the devices connected to your network. It is a cooperative relationship that can be configured to go well beyond the default setting included with the installation of the product. With some helpful examples, and a touch of creativity, a network administrator should be able to tailor the Monitors and Actions systems to watch over all of thier important devices, and to troubleshoot problems that may arise.

There are a few things to think about when setting up your Actions and Monitors. These will help you maximize the usefulness of the features, and minimize headaches you may incur.

• Notification Coverage - Set up your notification actions so that only the people that have to be notified are sent the alert. Consider creating vacation Action types that will not send alerts to people who can't do anything about it.
• Understanding SNMP - It will take a little research, but when you find out which of your networked devices have SNMP capabilities, you can configure Monitors to listen for all sorts of information, and trigger an Action accordingly.
• Security Features - Pay careful attention to your devices and services that are critical to the security of your network.
• Network Resources - WhatsUp Professional can be configured to perform an action when your network resource availability beyond a certain threshold.