Professional Checks

Available professional checks

• Printer Check
  It checks either the status of a local or network printer or the number of jobs queued for it.
• RAS Server Check
  This check monitors RAS (Remote Access Service) Server Availability. Generally, it can be used to verify modem connections (including ADSL) to the external networks.
• File Check
  Monitoring the existence and modifications of a file.
• SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) Check
  This check can monitor SNMP-enabled agents on the network.

Monitoring the existence and modifications of a file [pro]

General information

This check monitors the existence and modification of a local file and also checks its content. It is possible to check a file packed in an archive. ZIP and RAR archives are currently supported.

Example

Suppose we need to receive an e-mail notification whenever some file is modified. We create a file check and specify the name of the file on the Settings page. Then we select the “Fail if checksum changed” checkbox. On the Alerts page we create a Send Mail alert with the “On failure” and “On every occurrence” activation parameters and fill out the rest of the fields. We close the Options dialog box by clicking the OK button. Now an e-mail message will be sent each time the file is modified.

RAS Server check [pro]

General information
This check monitors RAS Server Availability.

Printer status check [pro]

General information
It checks either the status of a local or network printer or the number of jobs queued for a printer.

Example

Suppose it is necessary to get an e-mail notification when a printer runs out of paper. To do it, you should create a printer status check and specify the name of the printer on the Settings panel. Then check the “Check printer status” and “Out of paper” checkboxes. On the Alerts panel create a Send Mail alert with the “On failure” and “On every occurrence” triggering parameters and specify the rest of the fields. Click the OK button to close the settings window. Now, once the printer runs out of paper, an e-mail notification will be sent.

Simple Network Management Protocol Check [pro]

General information
SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) is used to monitor network-attached devices for conditions that warrant administrative attention. SNMP gives access to MIB (Management Information Bases), which specify the management data of a device subsystem. MIBs are collections of information that is organized hierarchically. They are comprised of managed objects and are identified by object identifiers (OIDs).

The simple application of Network Eagle SNMP check is to monitor SNMP agent alive status. Monitoring of MIB object status is more complex one.