PRTG Manual: PRTG Servers

Setting

Description

Alias

Enter the alias used for the PRTG server. The alias is a unique identifier specific to PRTG Data Exporter.

Protocol

Select the type of protocol to use with the PRTG server:

▪HTTP

▪HTTPS

Port

Enter the TCP Port for the PRTG server. The default port for HTTP is 80. The default port for HTTPS is 443.

Host

Enter the hostname for your PRTG server, for example, yourPRTGserver.example.com.

The PRTG server hostname is often the DNS name. You can find the DNS name of your PRTG server in the PRTG web interface via Setup | System Administration | PRTG Web Interface.

Authentication

Select the type of authentication:

▪Credentials: Use a username and password or passhash to authenticate your PRTG server.

▪API Key: Use a unique alphanumeric key to authenticate your PRTG server.

We recommend that you use an API key to authenticate your PRTG servers. Add new API keys in the PRTG web interface via Setup | Account Settings | API Keys.

For more information about API keys in PRTG, see the PRTG Manual: API Keys.

Username

This setting is only visible if you select Credentials above.

Enter the username associated with the PRTG server.

Password

This setting is only visible if you select Credentials above.

Enter the password associated with the PRTG server.

Use passhash

Enable the toggle if you want to use a passhash instead of a password.

If you select Credentials, you must use a passhash for PRTG Hosted Monitor instances.

You can find the passhash for your PRTG instance in the PRTG web interface via Setup | Account Settings | My Account | User Account Settings.

We recommend that you use a passhash instead of a password as it is more secure.

API Key

This setting is only visible if you select API Key above.

Enter a unique alphanumeric key associated with your PRTG instance.

Status Data Profiles

Select a status data profile to add the PRTG server to. PRTG Data Exporter includes this PRTG server in the flow of the status data profile you select.

If you want to use a different status data profile, you must create one before you add a PRTG server.

Active

Disable the toggle if you want to set the PRTG server to Inactive upon creation.

You cannot collect data from an inactive PRTG server.

Degree of parallelism

Enter the number of parallel data requests that can run simultaneously.

We recommend that you keep the degree of parallelism equal to or lower than half the number of PRTG core servers to prevent system overload.

Batch size

Enter the number of items that PRTG Data Exporter processes in one request.

We recommend that you keep the batch sizes between 50 and 100 to prevent system overload.

Test connection

Click to test the connection to the PRTG server.

Setting

Description

Search

Use the search bar to filter for a specific PRTG server.

| Edit

Edit the selected PRTG server connection.

| Delete

Delete the selected PRTG server connection.

| Set as inactive/ Set as active

Set the connection to the PRTG server as inactive or active.

You cannot collect data from an inactive PRTG server.

| Sync Tree

Sync the PRTG server object tree with PRTG Data Exporter.