PRTG Manual: Devices
The Devices menu tab is your starting point for everyday use. It has two subtabs: All Objects and the Favorites. Click the Devices menu tab to automatically open the All Objects subtab.
The All Objects subtab gives you an overview of all objects in your network. The page is split into two parts. On the left-hand side, it shows the device tree that lists the PRTG server with its probes, groups, devices, and the sensors on the devices. Next to each object, you see an overview of the number of sensors, grouped according to their status.
All Objects device overview
You can display the device tree in Classic View or in Modern View.
For more information, see section User Interface.
The PRTG app for desktop arranges all objects in a hierarchical order. The object hierarchy defines common settings for groups of objects.
On the right-hand side, you see details about the object that you select on the left-hand side. The information is spread over several tabs.
Above the object's name, you always see a path that you can use to navigate through the device tree. Click a breadcrumb item to directly access the parent device, group, or probe.
The Devices menu tab for the root group, probes, and groups shows a sunburst view.
The Favorites subtab displays all of your favorite devices. On the left-hand side, you can see a table that lists all favorite devices with their DNS name or IP address, their last message, their geographical location, the parent probe or group, and the number of sensors on a device sorted by sensor status.
Favorite devices
Click 
above the table to see a list of all possible categories. You can show or hide categories in the table via the checkbox next to the category names. Sort the table by clicking the table headers.
Click a table row to see details of the device on the right-hand side. The information is spread over several tabs. Right-click a table row to open the device's context menu to access different important functions.
For more information, see the PRTG Manual: Priority and Favorites.
The PRTG app for desktop device subtabs on the Devices menu tab
The Overview tab shows general information about the object. Depending on the object that you select, you can see different information.
▪For servers, probes, and groups, the Overview tab shows information such as Status and Default Interval, the object's details in the sunburst view, and graphs for different time spans.
▪For devices, the Overview tab shows device details and graphs for different time spans, gauges, and a value table for all sensors on the respective device. By default, the table is sorted by status. Click above the table to see a list of all possible categories. You can show or hide categories in the table via the checkbox next to the category names. Sort the table by clicking the table headers.
For more information about sensor alarm states, see the section Alarms tab below.
The Graphs tab shows graphs for different time spans and their corresponding value tables. Click Hide Graphs or Hide Value Tables to only display value tables or graphs. To show the graphs or the value tables again, click Show Graphs or Show Value Tables.
Click Hide All Channels to only display the Alarms channel. Click Show All Channels to display the hidden channels again. You can also show or hide channels via the checkbox next to the channel names.
Click a graph to open it in a new window:
▪Click Show All Channels or Hide All Channels to show or hide all channels at once. You can also show or hide channels individually by enabling or disabling the checkbox next to the channel names. To show or hide the value table, click Hide Value Table or Show Value Table.
▪Right-click the graph in the new window to open the context menu for graphs. Here, click Copy to Clipboard to export the graph as a .png file for use in other applications.
▪The following options are only visible for sensors:
▫Use the slider on the timeline below the graph to show the graph data for different points in time.
▫Click 
to zoom in or 
to zoom out of the graph.
▫Click 
to reset all zoom and timeline slider settings.
The Alarms tab shows details about all alarms for this object.
You can see all sensors that are in the Down, Down (Partial), Down (Acknowledged), Warning, or the Unusual status. Sensors in other states, for example, Up, Paused, or Unknown, do not appear here. This is useful for keeping track of all irregularities in your network.
Click above the table to see a list of all possible categories. You can show or hide categories in the table via the checkbox next to the category names. Sort the table by clicking the table headers.
For more information, see section Alarms.
The System Information tab displays a table for each system information category.
This tab is only available for devices.
For more information, see the PRTG Manual: System Information.
The Log tab shows all log information for this object. This is a subset of the entries that are available via the Logs menu tab.
The Settings tab loads and displays the object's settings from the PRTG web interface. The view and functionality are the same as in the PRTG web interface. For every type of object, different options are available.
For more information, see the PRTG Manual:
Save your settings. If you change tabs or use the main menu without saving, all changes to the settings are lost.
The Notification Triggers tab loads and displays the object's notification trigger settings from the PRTG web interface. This feature works the same as in the PRTG web interface. You can set different notification triggers.
For more information, see the PRTG Manual: Notification Triggers Settings.
You cannot multi-edit notification settings. We recommend that you use the inheritance of settings.
For more information, see the PRTG Manual: Multi-Edit and Inheritance of Settings.
Save your settings. If you change tabs or use the main menu without saving, all changes to the settings are lost.
On the Comments tab, you can enter free text for each object. You can use this function for documentation purposes or to leave information for other users.
Save your settings. If you change tabs or use the main menu without saving, all changes to the settings are lost.
The History tab shows, for example, when an object was created, changes to the settings of an object via a time stamp, the user who made the change, and a message.
Click above the table to see a list of all possible categories. You can show or hide categories in the table via the checkbox next to the category names. Sort the table by clicking the table headers.
The Devices menu tab for probes, groups, devices, and sensors shows a sunburst view on the Overview tab. The sunburst view displays your entire monitoring setup as a circle diagram. The groups are represented as inner circles, and all devices that belong to a group are shown as 'cake slices' that are attached to the outside of a circle element.
Sunburst view
The sunburst is interactive:
▪You can click elements to open the Overview tab of your objects.
▪You can zoom in and out via your mouse wheel.
▪You can change the position of the sunburst on the Overview tab via drag-and-drop.
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