Use the Columns page to select columns (test parameters) to display in the Test Detail Area. To select/deselect a column, toggle the check mark next to it. To change a column's display order, highlight the column and then use the Up and Down arrow buttons to the right of the list of columns to display.

The Sort by list defines the order in which tests will be arranged. To add a column to the sort order, highlight a column in the left-hand list and then click the Right arrow button. The column will show up in the Sort by list. To remove a column from the search order, select a column in the Sort by list and then click the Left arrow button.

To change the display name of a column, highlight the column and click the little button to the right of the list box.

Here is a list of test parameters supported by HostMonitor with a brief description of each parameter.

Column name	Field description
Test name	The name of the test
Test method	The type of the test
Test by	Name of the remote agent that performs the test. Field displays "HostMonitor" when the test is performed by HostMonitor
Comment	Any arbitrary comments
Related URL	Test-related URL
Master test	The name of the Master test (for more information on test dependencies see Common test properties)
Interval	The time between two consecutive runs defined for the test
Schedule	The name of the associated schedule
Alert profile	Alert profile name
Private log	The specified private log file name
Created at	The time when the test was created
Modified at	The time when the test was last modified
Status	The current status of the test
Recurrences	The number of consecutive tests resulting in the same status as the current one
Reply	The value last returned by the test (the meaning of the Reply parameter is test specific)
Last test time	The time when the test was last performed
Last status	The status of the previous test
Last reply	The value returned by the previous test (test-specific)
Acknowledged at	The date and time when test status was acknowledged
Acknowledged by	Name of the operator who have acknowledged the test status
ACK comment	Shows the comment which was provided for "acknowledge" operation

In addition to the static test parameters (test name, interval, status, etc.), and current status related (status, reply, etc.) a number of dynamic statistics data fields are maintained and can be viewed (and reset) in real time.

Column name	Field description
Alive %	"Good" to overall tests ratio, in percent
Dead %	"Bad" to overall tests ratio, in percent
Unknown %	"Unknown" to overall tests ratio, in percent
Total time	The time the test has been in monitoring
Alive time	The overall time the test has had a "Good" status
Dead time	The overall time the test has had a "Bad" status
Unknown time	The overall time the test has had an "Unknown" status
Total tests	Overall tests performed
Passed tests	The number of "Good" tests
Failed tests	The number of "Bad" tests
Unknown result tests	The number of "Unknown" tests
Average reply	The average value of the results obtained
Min reply	The minimum value of the results obtained
Max reply	The maximum value of the results obtained
Status changed at	The time when the status last changed
Status changes count	The number of times the status has changed

 

• Windows Font
  Choose the font/size for the main window, log viewer and the utilities.
  
  
• Terminal window font
  Choose the font/size for the Telnet utility.

• Icon in system Tray
  Hide to tray HostMonitor when it is minimized.
  
  
• Animate tray icon when working
  The program can animate the tray icon when it is in working mode.
  
  
• Change icon when a host dies
  HostMonitor will change icon from blue to red when any host changes status to "bad", or change color to yellow if a test goes to "Unknown" status.
  
  
• HostMonitor always Top
  HostMonitor will remain in front of all other windows (unless minimized).

• Do not save test list automatically. If this option is selected, HostMonitor does not save test list modifications automatically. Saving changes is up to the user (use the "Save" or "Save as" menu items in the File menu). If changes have been made, the program will remind you to save them before exiting, loading another TestList, etc.
  BTW: HostMonitor will save modification automatically if Windows is shutting down
  
  
• Save tests and stats at midnight. With this option selected HostMonitor will save test settings (if test list was modified) and statistical information (Alive%, Dead%, Total time and other counters) every midnight. Of course you may save modifications and statistics manually using menu File -> Save
  
  
• Auto save TestList after any changes. If this option is selected, HostMonitor will automatically save changes every time you add or import new test items, remove a test, modify, enable or disable items, etc. Also HostMonitor will save test statistics every 30 minutes (HostMonitor does not save statistical information constantly for better performance).

Auto save windows options
When this options is enabled the program will save and restore window parameters (column widths, the size of the panels, etc).

Keep a list of N recent addresses
Instructs HostMonitor to keep a history of recently used addresses.


Store statistics in HML file
This option tells HostMonitor to write all statistical information into a file, so that the statistics build up across multiple program sessions. If the option is turned off, when an HML file closes down, the statistics pertaining to its tests get reset. Please note that statistics for any or all of the tests can be nullified at any time using the "Reset ..." menu command.

Store "Recurrences" in HML file
This is an important option, because it is the "Recurrences" field that the program looks at to determine what actions and when to fire off. Therefore, if the option is deselected, upon closing an HML file or shutting down HostMonitor, the counter will be reset, so that when the program is restarted, actions will be triggered as tests are first performed. With the option turned on, recurrence counters will be saved on shutdown, and at the next startup the program will pick up where it left off, as if the program execution was not interrupted.

Remember current folder
If this option is turned on, HostMonitor will remember current folder and display it on the next load of the file with tests.
 

HostMonitor can display a popup window when a test changes its status (as long as you specify the "Show message" option in the alert profile for the test). On this page of the Options dialog window you can define the parameters for this popup window.

Position
You can choose "Predefined position" option and define the coordinates for the top left corner of the window. Or choose "Show in the last remembered position" option and HostMonitor will remember the window position on the screen and will display the popup window in the same location.

Time live

HostMonitor uses settings located on this page only when starts as Win32 interactive service (how to install HostMonitor as a service you can read here).

Log on as
Specify user account (login and password) to impersonate the security context of the user.
When HostMonitor starts as a service, it uses the system account (as all interactive services). But this account may not have all the necessary permissions, so some tests will not work correctly (UNC test, "disk free space" test for shared drives, "CPU Usage" test for remote machines, etc). If you need these tests, you will need to assign a special user account. In this case HostMonitor will impersonate the security context of the user.
Note: Do not change the account using the system utility "Services". If you do so, HostMonitor will not be able to interact with the desktop.

Startup delay
In some cases, initialization of dependent applications and services on the HostMonitor machine may consume a substantial amount of time. If HostMonitor's tests depend on these applications, false alerts may be generated while they are initialized.
This setting will cause HostMonitor to wait at least (n) minutes before executing the first monitoring cycle thus allowing applications and services to start and initialize properly. A setting of "1" (one minute) should be adequate for most systems.

When service is being stopped
Define HostMonitor's behavior when service is being stopped, choose 1 of 2 options:

On this page define the method to access the net to retrieve URLs.

Type of access to retrieve pages:

Proxy bypass list - list of addresses that don't need to be accessed through your proxy server. This list may include IP addresses, host names, or names of computers from your intranet. Also, wildcards may be used as well to match domains, host names or addresses. For example: www.*.com; 128.*; *man*; and so on. For local addresses use the "<local>" macro. Use semicolons ";" to separate entries.
 

You may specify Primay and Backup common logs, so there are 2 identical sets of parameters located on 2 pages in the Options dialog:
- [Primary log]
- [Backup log]
For each log you may choose defferent log type (ODBC or File), file format (HTML, Text or DBF) and logging mode (Full, Brief, Midnight or Reply). E.g. you may use Full logging mode for primary ODBC log managed by your SQL server and use Brief logging mode for backup HTML log stored on local hard drive.
HostMonitor can switch from primary to backup log when necessary or use both logs at the same time. Also HostMonitor may execute specified alert profiles when primary or backup logs are not accessible.

First you should decide what type of the log do you need: File or ODBC and choose logging mode that will be used for all test items.

Log type

• None
  Choose this option if you are really sure you don’t need a log
• File
  Record test results into a file stored on local hard driver is a fast and most reliable solution. HostMonitor supports three different data formats: plain text, HTML and DBF.
• ODBC
  Starting with version 3.0, HostMonitor can write log information into database using any ODBC driver installed on your system (e.g Oracle, MS SQL or MySQL database). It’s a very flexible solution - you may define table structure and choose type of the fields to fit your needs. However you must be sure that ODBC driver (provided by 3rd party) works reliable and will not cause HostMonitor to crash.
  E.g. Microsoft dBase Driver v 4.00 causes resource leakage; Oracle driver v8 may crash application.

Default logging mode
This option tells HostMonitor when information should be written. Choose one of the following options:

• Full: Save information about every performed test
  The "Save information about every performed test" option tells HostMonitor to add a record every time a test is performed.
• Brief: Write a record when test status changes
  With this option selected no logging happens as consecutive tests return same status value, until the status changes, at which point a new log record is added.
• Midnight: Write a record when test status changes + midnight logging
  With this option selected HostMonitor records information about current status of all test items at midnight (every night), then no logging happens as consecutive test probes return same status value, until the status changes, at which point a new log record is added.
• Reply: Write a record when test status or reply value changes

Log format
Choose format of the log file:

HostMonitor uses the system log to record events like start/stop monitoring, as well as information on started and/or failed alert actions. You can either specify a particular file name for the log, or use date macro variables to have HostMonitor switch to a different file every day, week, month or year.

There are two more options available:

HostMonitor can switch from primary to backup log when necessary or use both logs at the same time. Choose one of the following options:

• Use backup log when primary is not accessible
  If both logs are specified, HostMonitor uses primary log until 1st failure. When logging operation fails, HostMonitor switches to backup log right away. However it will try to use primary log for the following test probes and switch back to primary log in case of success. If logging operation fails 8 times in a row, HostMonitor will not check primary log for the next 5 min.
• Use primary and backup logs all the time
  This option tells HostMonitor to use both logs at the same time. It has sense when you are using different logging options for primary and backup log. E.g. you may use Full logging mode for primary ODBC log managed by your SQL server and use Brief logging mode for backup HTML log stored on local hard drive.

Special file processing

The following options allow you to manage log files: e.g. you may set HostMonitor to remove files older than 3 months, or you may configure HostMonitor to keep just 2 log files - for previous and current month.

There are 2 similar sets of options: one for common log files, another - for private log files.

You may define command line for execution and choose one of 3 available options to specify when HostMonitor should execute external command for processing common log file(s):

• If common log(s) was created <N> days/weeks/months/years ago
  with this option selected HostMonitor will apply specified external command for each log file that was created specified number of days/weeks/months or years ago. HostMonitor checks age of log files once a day (normally at midnight).
• If common log(s) is bigger than <N> KB
  with this option selected HostMonitor will apply specified external command for current log file only when its size reaches specified limit. ("current" means this option does not affect old log files into which no records are added anymore).
• If common log(s) is switching
  with this option selected HostMonitor will apply specified external command for current log file when HostMonitor switches to another (new) log. E.g. if you use "Automatically change the log every month" option, HostMonitor will execute specified command before creating new log at midnight every 1st day of every month.

• If private log(s) was created <N> days/weeks/months/years ago
  with this option selected HostMonitor will apply specified external command for each log file that was created specified number of days/weeks/months or years ago. HostMonitor checks age of log files once a day (normally at midnight).
• If private log(s) is bigger than <N> KB
  with this option selected HostMonitor will apply specified external command for current log file only when its size reaches specified limit. ("current" means this option does not affect old log files into which no records are added anymore).

Execute command:
You may specify 2 commands for execution: one for common log files, another for private logs. You may use special variables in the command line:

%log%	- represents full name (including path) of the log file (e.g. C:\Program Files\HostMonitor\Logs\04-2004.htm)
%logpath%	- represents path to the log file (including trailing back slash. E.g. C:\Program Files\HostMonitor\Logs\)
%logname%	- represents name of the log file (e.g. 04-2002.htm)
%logext%	- represents extension of the log file (e.g. ".htm")

(!) Please note:
When you design external command/application for log processing you should consider following: external application MUST NOT lock CURRENT log file for more than 60 seconds. If it does, HostMonitor will terminate external application to unlock the log.
So, if you want to perform some operation that can take more than 60 sec (e.g. pack log file or move it to slow backup device), move it to another folder or rename log file first and then start slow process. See example #4
On the other hand, this limitation is not applicable for processes that work with old log files. If you change log file dynamically and want to pack old log files, you may do this without any restrictions. See example #2 and #3

Examples:

1. If you want to keep 2 log files at any moment: one log for current month and another for previous month, you may use following settings:
   • If common log(s) was created 1 month ago execute command cmd /c   move /y   "%log%"   "%logpath%oldlog%logext%"
   • Name of the log file could be static, you don't need to use "Automatically change the log every month" option (but you may use this option if you want)
   
   Please note: 1 month ago doesn't mean exactly 1 month (30 or 31 days) ago. It means "previous" month. E.g. if log file was created in October (any day of the October), HostMonitor will execute specified command on November 1st.
   
   
2. If you want to keep log files for last 3 months, you may use following settings:
   • If common log(s) was created 3 months ago execute command cmd /c del "%log%"
   • Name of the log file should be dynamic. Use Automatically change the log every month (week or day) option
   
   
3. if you want to zip old log files once a year,
   • use "Automatically change the log every month (week or day)" option
   • set If common log(s) was created 1 year ago execute command pkzip c:\logs\archive.zip "%log%" option
   Here you may start archive program to pack log file. It will lock the file but it's not a problem in this case - HostMonitor switches to a new log (because of ""Automatically change the log…" option)
   
   
4. If you want to zip current log file when it reaches 1,000,000 Kb simultaneously starting new log, this is more complicated because archiver is not allowed to lock log file for more that 1 minute. One of possible solutions:
   • you may create simple BAT file with the following commands
     cd %~p1
     mkdir tmp
     move /y %1 tmp\%~n1%~x1
     pkzip c:\logs\archive.zip tmp\%~n1%~x1
     Comments:
     3rd command moves log file, it allows HostMonitor to create new log. If you move file within the same drive, Windows moves it fast;
     4th command starts archiver that may pack new (moved) file as long as it needs, HostMonitor will work with another file
   • use If common log(s) is bigger than 1000000 Kb execute command cmd /c NameOfTheBATfile.BAT %log% option to start that BAT file
     

HostMonitor can generate HTML, DBF, WLM, and Text reports with the information about tested hosts (e.g. for publishing on your WEB or WAP site, for sending with E-Mail notification, or for analyzing). On this page you can define a list of up to 6 global reports (reports that apply to all tests in the working HML file). Just select report profile from drop-down list and specify name of a target file (you can use a naming pattern to have HostMonitor switch to a different file every day, month, year, etc., as prescribed by the date macro variables appearing in the pattern).
Also you can bring up Report Manager dialog to configure an existing report or create a new one.

There are two more parameters that can be specified on this page:
Generate reports every N min
Tells HostMonitor how often reports should be generated
Execute action profile when complete
With this option enabled HostMonitor will launch the specified alert profile after reports were generated (for example you may use this option to send reports by e-mail). Note: only "scheduled" actions will be executed, i.e. a condition to start action should be set to "on the schedule" (in Action Properties dialog).

Use "Generate reports now" button to immediately create reports (for testing purposes).

On this page define the settings for the build-in mail client.

Primary SMTP Server

Address
IP address or hostname of your SMTP server.
Port
TCP port number of the mail server (normally all SMTP servers use port #25).
Authentication method
Select one of authentication methods: None, Plain, Login, Cram-MD5, or POP before SMTP
Login
Specify login (if authentication method is not None)
Password
Define password (if authentication method is not None)

The same parameters you can define for the Backup SMTP server. When HostMonitor tries to send e-mail, at first it uses Primary SMTP server. If in consequence of some error this is impossible, HostMonitor tries to send e-mail using Backup SMTP server.

Show status window when sending mail
With this option enabled, HostMonitor will display a window when sending e-mail and show all requests to and answers from the mail server.

Close on disconnect, delay closing for [N] sec
If you enable this option, HostMonitor will close the window after a specified time interval after disconnection. Or, press the [Close] button to close the window immediately or the [Stop] button to continue displaying the window on the screen.

Show in the last stored position
The status window will save its coordinates and restore back to those coordinates when displayed again.
 

Use this page to setup general settings for the subsystem which sends messages to pagers and beepers. Information related to specific pagers may be defined in each action profile.

Device
Specifies your TAPI device (modem) which will be used by the program. Select a modem from the drop-down list or select the "Auto select free TAPI device item.". In this case HostMonitor will search through all the compatible devices on the system and attempt to send the message. If one port is busy, it will try the next port until it has exhausted all the compatible TAPI ports.

Baud rate
Specifies the baud rate that will be used to communicate with your modem. This can be any of the following: "300", "1200", "2400", "4800", "9600", "19200".

Modem init string
This is the initialization string for your modem. The modem must then respond with an "OK". You can leave the default value as "AUTO" in this parameter. HostMonitor will search your Modem's INF file from Windows and prepare a string that will work with most paging carriers. If the default string does not work, you will need to search the modem's manual and figure a string that will work. Any time you need to replace the string use the tilde character (~) (i.e. AT&F~). If you need to pause, the hat character (^) will give you a one second pause. (i.e. AT&F~^^AT~). The maximum length of the modem initialization string is 80 characters.
Specify a termination string by placing a vertical bar (|) after the modem init string. By specifying AUTO, it will use the strings specified in the modems INF settings. Examples: (AT~|ATZ~) (AUTO|AUTO)

Modem dial string
This is the string the program will send to the modem when it is ready to dial. The default value is "ATDT". If only a pulse dialtone is available, "ATDP" must be passed to this parameter. To control how long HostMonitor will wait for a connection before giving up, pass "TO=20" where 20 is the number of seconds desired. For example, the string to use here is: "TO=20,ATDT".

Show status window when dialing
HostMonitor can display a window when sending messages to a pager, displaying how it sends the message and the results of the operation (also, the program writes the result of sending the message into a log file).

Close window on disconnect, delay before close [NN] sec
After a specified time interval, HostMonitor will close the message window after sending the current message. Press the [Close] button to close the window immediately or the [Stop] button to keep the window onscreen indefinitely.

If device(s) busy wait up to [xx] min
Specify how long the program will attempt to resend messages.
 

If you want to use “Send message to ICQ” action method, specify parameters of your primary and backup (optional) ICQ accounts here. For each account you should provide UIN and password.

Why do you need backup account?
HostMonitor utilizes message queue, uses deferred logout algorithm and some other tricks to make message delivery as reliable as possible. However ICQ servers use anti-spam technologies and may temporarily lock your account or do not accept messages for a while. When this happens HostMonitor switches to backup account.
If you do not specify backup account, HostMonitor will utilize flow control options provided by ICQ protocol.
Please note: we do not consider "Send message to ICQ" action as reliable way to notify network administrators about critical network problems.
 

If you want to use "Send message to Jabber" action method, specify parameters of your primary and backup (optional) Jabber accounts here. For each account you should provide the following parameters:

• JID (Jabber ID)
• Password
• Login server (host name or IP address of the server)
• Port (TCP port used by the server. Normally Jabber server listens on port 5222)

If you have GSM modem (cell phone) connected to the system where HostMonitor is running and you want to use "Send SMS" action to send SMS messages to your support staff or some devices, specify parameters of your primary and optional backup GSM modems here.
If you have 2 modems connected to the system and HostMonitor cannot send SMS through the primary modem, it will try to send messages using backup cell phone.

For each GSM modem you should specify the following parameters:

COM port
Specify COM port to which GSM modem is connected.

Baud rate
Specify the baud rate that will be used to communicate with your modem.

Modem type
Choose type of the cell phone that you have connected to the system. HostMonitor supports the following devices:

• Siemens A1
• Siemens M1
• Siemens M20
• Ericsson GM12
• Nokia 6210
• Nokia 6650
• Nokia 9110
• Siemens M35
• Siemens S25
• Motorola T260
• WaveCom
• Siemens TC35
• Wavecom Fasttrack
• Z-text Fixed Line SMS modem

Mode
Choose the type of SMS format that should be used by your GSM modem. When the modem supports both formats (Text and PDU), the PDU mode is recommended

PIN
Provide PIN of the SIM card installed in your modem (cell phone)

Service center
The SMS center number, e.g. +17044100000 (Sprint, USA), +17057969300 (Rogers, Canada) or +491710760000 (D1, Germany)


Logging options
SMS module has its own logging options. Why? HostMonitor puts messages into query and does not spend its resources to manage GSM modems. Separate module, called SMS spooler, manages messages and works with the modems.

SMS log
Choose one of the following logging options:

• No log
• Failed events only
• Failed and successful events
• Detailed tech info

Log file
Provide the path to the log file. If you use .HTM or .HTML extension for the file, SMS spooler will create log file in HTML format, otherwise TEXT format will be used


Test
“Test” button allows you to check your settings and modems right away.
Please note:

1. HostMonitor will not send testing SMS when SMS spooler is busy sending messages that were initiated by “Send SMS” alert actions.
2. SMS Test window will display technical information about your testing SMS; then it may display information about SMS messages that were initiated by “Send SMS” action started at the test execution time (if any).

In order to use "Send SMS (SMPP)" action you should specify parameters of your primary and optional backup SMPP accounts. If you provide 2 SMPP accounts and HostMonitor cannot send SMS through the primary account, it will try to send messages using backup account.

For each account you should specify the following parameters:

Host
Provide host name or IP address of the Short Message Service Centre (SMSC).

Port
Provide the port that SMSC is listening on for connections from SMPP clients.

System ID
Provide the account that should be used to login to the SMSC.

Password
Provide the password that should be used to login to the SMSC.

Source Address
Specify source address

Source TON
Type of the Number (TON) used for "Source Address". Choose one of the following options:

• Unknown
• International
• National
• Network Specific
• Subscriber Number
• Alphanumeric
• Abbreviated

• Unknown
• ISDN (E163/E164)
• Data (X.121)
• Land Mobile (E.212)
• National
• Private
• ERMES
• Internet (IP)

On this page specify parameters for the Trace utility and for Ping tests.

Packets to Send
Specify the number of ECHO packets.

Packet Size
Specify the size of ECHO packets.

Timeout
Specify a timeout interval in milliseconds.

Time to Live
Specify a TTL value. TTL (Time To Live) - a technique used in best-effort delivery systems to avoid endlessly looping packets. For example, each IP datagram is assigned an integer time to live when it is created. IP gateways decrement the time to live field when they process a datagram and discard the datagram if the time to live counter reaches zero.

Number of Hops
Specify the maximum number of hops to reach the target. This is a measure of the distance between two points on the Internet. A hop count of n means that n gateways separate the source and destination.

Clean old info at start
If selected, Trace utility will clear the output window before perform new test.

Show Host's Description
If option is enabled, the program will display a description of the host beside host name in the Trace utility. Example:
... www.chat.ru        (Russia)
... mainboss.xaxa.BD   (Bangladesh)
... www.gazprom.ru     (Join-stock company GAZPROM, Moscow, Russia)

Stop tracing when a non-responding device is encountered
By default Trace utility stop tracing when some device does not respond. When you disable this option HostMonitor will continue trace until reach destination host.
 

RCI is a feature of the monitor that allows you to check and control HostMonitor remotely (using web browser or telnet client). RCI uses TCP/IP protocol and needs just one TCP port. On this page you may setup different parameters of the interface:

Enable Remote Control Interface
HostMonitor will accept remote control requests and commands only when this option is enabled. This is the main "switch" of all remote control functions of HostMonitor.

Listen for incoming connections on port
Here you may specify the TCP port number which HostMonitor will use to listen for incoming requests and commands from Web Service or Telnet Service. Note that both Web Service and Telnet Service should be configured to use the same TCP port number as the HostMonitor itself.

Timeout
This is the maximum amount of user inactivity time which HostMonitor will hold an established connection with the remote user. If the remote user after establishing the connection with HostMonitor does nothing (i.e. does not sends any control commands) HostMonitor will drop this connection after the specified amount of time expires.

Maximum simultaneous connections
This option specifies the maximum number of simultaneous remote connections that HostMonitor may accept from the remote users.
It is important to note here that even just one user that connects to HostMonitor via web browser may generate several simultaneous connections. When an internet browser acquires the document from the internet it may fetch several parts of the document at once to increase performance. Thus "Maximum simultaneous connections" option of the HostMonitor's RCI interface should be set to 8 (minimum) if you plan to use web browser to control HostMonitor (even if just one user at a time will be connected to HostMonitor). Otherwise the web browser may not be able to display a web page with an interface of the HostMonitor correctly.

User profiles button
This button brings up a User Profiles dialog. There you can specify (for each user account separately) a list of authorized IP addresses from which a connection to HostMonitor can be accepted and a list of authorized operations (such as start/stop of monitoring, enable/disable tests, etc) that are allowed for each user. Only "Admin" and users that already have permissions to modify accounts of other users may access the User Profile dialog.

The following group of check boxes specifies the types of events (associated with Remote Control Interface) that HostMonitor will or will not add to system log:
Record info about accepted connections
You may enable or disable recording the information about successful connections from the remote users.
Record info about rejected connections
Disable or enable recording the information about rejected (by a HostMonitor) connections from the remote users.
Record info about accepted/executed commands
Disable or enable logging of accepted commands.
Record info about rejected/failed commands
Disable or enable logging of rejected commands.
 

Options located on this page allow you to specify TCP port that will be utilized by HostMonitor to listen for incoming connections from Active RMA agents.

Also it allows you to setup filter for IP addresses

• Accept connections from any IP address
  Enabling this option will allow HostMonitor to accept connections from any IP address (as long as the incoming RMA request provides correct name and password)
• Accept connections from the following IP addresses
  This option allows you to specify the list of IP addresses. After enabling this option HostMonitor will accept remote connections only from the addresses within this list (password is required as always).

HostMonitors` built in scheduler. Here you may specify which action profiles HostMonitor will execute on schedule. You have five separate entries in the list. Each of the entries has the following schedule options:

• "None" - no action (alert) will be performed.
• "Regular" - specify the time interval (e.g. every 60 minutes) to perform action profile.
• "Daily" - an action profile will be executed every day at a specified time of the day. Note: the time of the day is specified in 24h format.
• "Weekly" - an action profile will be launched once a week on specified day of the week at a specified time of the day (e.g.: weekly, every Tuesday at 22:00).
• "Monthly" - once a month, on a specified day of the month, at a specified time of that day (e.g.: every 5-th day of the month at 7:00). Use "Last day" option to start action profile on the last day of the month (you don't have to worry how many days it is in the current month).
• "Quarterly" - an action profile is performed once in a quarter on a specified day of the FIRST month of each quarter (1,4,7,10 month) at the specified time. Please note: if you are using "Quarterly" schedule with "Last day" option, action will be performed on the last day of the LAST month of each quarter (3,6,9,12 month).

You may set maximum five schedules of a/m types. In each schedule you may select an action profile that will be executed accordingly. Use the drop down list to select action profiles. By clicking the button next to a drop down list you will access the Action Profiles dialog window where you may add new action profiles and actions or edit the properties of existing actions.
Note: only "scheduled" actions will be executed by Scheduler, i.e. a condition to start action should be set to "on the schedule" (in Action Properties dialog).
 

Use fixed date & time formats
By default HostMonitor gets current Windows regional settings at startup and uses these parameters until you change Windows settings and restart monitor. You can mark this option and define date & time formats. In this case, HostMonitor will use the specified formats, regardless of the system settings.

Reports & Statistics
ODBC related options
RMA / Logging
Update check

Settings for URL tests
Settings for UNC tests
NT Event Log test related option
Performance Counter test related option
Settings for SNMP Get tests
Settings for SNMP Trap tests
Settings for Traffic Monitor tests


Reports & Statistics

Reports:

• Show folder names
  With this option enabled HostMonitor inserts into reports additional line with the name of folder preceding the list of tests in this folder. Compact HTML and Dashboard reports always display folder name, regardless of this option.
• Skip empty folders
  With this option enabled folders that do not contain any tests will not be included into reports. Otherwise report will display single line (row or cell - it depends on report type) with the folder name.
  

• Display Alive/Dead ratio of passed/failed tests
  
• Display Alive/Dead ratio of alive/dead time
  This switch defines how Alive/Dead/Unknown ratio should be calculated: it is either based on quantity of passed/failed probes (HostMonitor version 3 and 4 supported this mode only) or based on alive/dead time (new mode). New mode is useful when you setup HostMonitor to change test intervals for failed tests.
• Precision: display [N] digit(s) after decimal
  Sets precision of the Alive%, Dead%, Unknown% fields

• Set "Unknown" status, log the error, then repeat test using backup agent
• Request backup agent without reporting error

Log: record info about inactive statuses (Disabled, Wait for Master, Paused)
Normally HostMonitor records information about every status change. If you disable this option, HostMonitor will not record information about “inactive” test statuses.


Update check

This option tells HostMonitor to check for software updates at http://www.ks-soft.net/ every 3rd night. If new version detected, HostMonitor will inform logged in operator (next morning). HostMonitor also checks your license and informs operator about validity of the registration code for this new version.

Also you may use menu item "Help" -> "Update check" to check for software updates at any time convenient for you.


URL test related options

Do not check Internet connection
Normally HostMonitor checks if computer connected to Internet before "URL request" test (to avoid appearance Dial-Up dialog). With this option enabled HostMonitor will not perform this check.

Agent name
Some server-based scripts can check agent name and returns different information for different HTTP agents (e.g. generate different HTML pages for IE or Netscape). You can change this parameter to get correct results.

Accept SSL/PCT certificates with invalid host name
Disables function checking of SSL/PCT-based certificates that are returned from the server against the host name given in the request.

Accept SSL/PCT certificates with invalid dates
Disables function checking of SSL/PCT-based certificates for proper validity dates.


UNC test related options

UNC test mode
This parameter defines behavior of UNC tests. Select 1 of 3 options: