PRTG Manual: Welcome to UVexplorer
UVexplorer is a network discovery and visualization application that can be used to quickly discover and inventory devices attached to an IP network.
At the heart of UVexplorer is a discovery engine that utilizes detailed discovery data to build a comprehensive connectivity model of all devices connected to the IP network.
UVexplorer uses industry-standard protocols, such as ICMP, SNMP, and Windows (WMI), to find devices on your network. The information gathered during the discovery process can be seen through explorer-type views and detailed network topology maps. The detailed discovery results enable the use of advanced network management tools that simplify and automate common network management and troubleshooting tasks.
Use the Network Discovery Wizard to get started discovering your network.
See Discovering Networks to learn more about discovering your networks and managing your discovery results.
UVexplorer allows network administrators to maintain a historical view of their network and network changes. In addition to the many tools and views available within UVexplorer, the discovered network information is also available in advanced reports which can be saved or printed in a variety of formats, including: PDF, HTML, and CSV.
See Reports to learn more about available network discovery reports.
Whether network information is discovered on a regular basis using Scheduled Discoveries, or manually; the historical view of your network provides a powerful way to compare and discover changes to your network over time. Network Administrators can view network differences in reports generated by discovery tasks or by using the network comparison tool that provides a powerful way to compare network discovery snapshots.
See Comparing Discovered Networks to learn more about discovering network differences.
UVexplorer provides network administrators with customizable monitors to keep track of and be alerted of real-time device status. Using monitors such as Ping/Latency or CPU/Processor Load an administrator can be alerted of any unexpected changes in network performance or availability.
See Monitors to learn more about configuring and managing device and network monitors.
