Other system settings

Network Monitor > > Other > Other system settings

The Other system settings page specifies additional settings for alerts and other events, using the following tabs:

• Monitor defaults
• Date & week formats
• PageGate integration
• Other settings

Monitor defaults

This tab contains default settings for monitor parameters related to monitoring and storage of statistical data.

• Test interval - The default poll interval for new monitors.
• Alarm gen. - The default alarm generation value for new monitors.
• Alarm test interval - The default alarm test interval for new monitors.
• Telnet prompt - Enter the command prompts, separated by a comma. Whenever Network Monitor logs into a telnet server, it needs to know what the command prompt looks like.
• Telnet login prompt - Enter the login prompts, separated by a comma. Whenever Network Monitor logs into a telnet server, it needs to know what the login prompt looks like.
• Telnet pass prompt - Enter the password prompts, separated by a comma. Whenever Network Monitor logs into a telnet server, it needs to know what the password prompt looks like.

Date & week formats

This tab contains settings for date and week formats in Network Monitor.

• Date format - Specifies the date format preferred when displaying a date in the management interface and alert messages.
• Week format - Specifies the week format preferred.
• Week numbering - Specifies the week numbering method used in your region.

PageGate integration

This tab contains settings for PageGate integration in Network Monitor. PageGate is a paging gateway application developed by NotePage (http://www.notepage.net).

• Interface method - Select the interface method to communicate with the PageGate software. Currently the only supported method is the GetAscii method.
• Polling directory - Specify the polling directory used for the GetAscii method. Please see the documentation for the PageGate software for more details.

Other settings

This tab contains various uncategorized settings.

• Syslog server - If checked, enables an internal syslog server provided with Network Monitor. The Syslog monitor requires this internal syslog server be checked. Once checked, intercepted syslog messages display on the > Tools > List syslog messages page.

  Note: The > Other > Log settings > Syslog tab refers to sending Network Monitor log data to an external syslog server.

• Watchdog sensitivity - Network Monitor has a built in watchdog function to monitor the system itself. If any errors are detected related to the monitoring process, Network Monitor sends an email message with details about the error to system administrators. This function is disabled by default.
• Watchdog mail subject - The subject line for alert messages sent from the watchdog function.
• Backups - Specify whether or not to create regular backups of the Network Monitorsystem configuration. Backups are placed in the KNM\nxdbackups folder of the KNM host machine. This option is enabled by default.
• Backup frequency - Specify the interval for creating backups.
• IP connection list - Optionally restrict access to the Network Monitor management interface by filtering IP addresses. Enter IP number ranges that may connect to the interface. For example, entering: 192.168.1.0 -192.168.1.255 would specify that only IP addresses within that interval would be able to connect to the Network Monitor interface. See the Web server configurationSyslog topic for more details.
• Default proxy - Specify the proxy server address, if the Network Monitor server requires a proxy server for outgoing web traffic. This server is only relevant when Network Monitor is checking for new versions. Web server monitors have their own proxy server settings.
• Default proxy port - Specify the port for the default proxy server if used.
• Login notice - This is a message displayed on the logon page of all users connecting to the management interface.