Using PRTG to monitor Network traffic Guideline
1. Installation PRTG Network Monitor
1.1. Install the software that is in the Setup folder.
1.2. When prompted for a serial number, install the Freeware Edition.
1.3. After the installation process finished close the "PRTG [Link]" (CTRL +
ALT + DEL, Processes tab).
1.4. Stop the two services "PRTG Core Server" and "PRTG Probe Service" (start
menu, execute, [Link]).
1.5. Copy the crack file contained in the installation folder by default. "C: Program
Files (x86) PRTG Network Monitor".
1.6. Restart computer or Restart both services previously stop "PRTG Core
Server" and "PRTG Probe Service".
Finish!
2 Simulation
2.1 Architecture
2.2 Enable SNMP trn Ommi Switch 6850
user snmp_user password your_password read-write all no auth
aaa authentication snmp local
snmp security no security
snmp community map mode enable
snmp community map your_community user snmp_user on
snmp station [Link] 161 snmp_user v2 enable
Result
2.3 Enable SNMP on Windows
2.3.1 Start Control Panel Programs and Features Turn Windows and
features on or off Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) OK
2.3.2 Start Computer Manage (Right click and Select) Services and application
Service SNMP Service.
2.4 Add Device in PRTG Network Monitor
Devices Add devices Add device to an existing group Continue.
3. Result
3.1 Probe Device
Sensor Probe Health
Sensor Disk Free
Sensor Dell Wireless
Sensor Wireless Network
Sensor Local Area Connection
3.2 vxTarget [Link]
Sensor Ping
Sensor FTP
Sensor HTTP
Sensor Loopback
Sensor Management_Lan
Sensor Alcatel-Lucent 1/11
Sensor Alcatel-Lucent 1/15
10
Sensor Alcatel-Lucent 1/19
11