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Graphical Network Monitoring with PRTG

Build a complete picture of your IT infrastructure

  • Track network performance in real-time via easy-to-read dashboards
  • Create custom visualizations and topology maps for surgical monitoring
  • Spot issues at one glance to troubleshoot them promptly
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PRTG graphical network monitoring: What you will find on this page

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  • Not all graphical network monitoring tools are created equal
  • Custom visuals, live data: Why PRTG
  • What graphical infrastructure monitoring looks like in PRTG
  • Performance you can see: PRTG's graphical network monitoring in action
  • Graphical network monitoring: FAQ

PRTG makes graphical network monitoring as easy as it gets

Custom alerts and data visualization let you quickly identify network issues at one glance.

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Not all graphical network monitoring tools are created equal

Maintaining a stable, reliable network without keeping a close eye on key health and performance metrics is like trying to drive a car blindfolded.

But it’s not the data itself that makes the difference. It’s being able to quickly grasp what that data is telling you. The easier it is to understand and digest, the more effective you’ll be as a system administrator, and, in turn, the more stable and reliable your network will be.

Paessler PRTG’s graphical network mapping and monitoring is designed to present critical information as intuitively as possible, so you can easily discover what’s going on in your network at any point in time.

Create your own topology maps, use preconfigured or custom toplists for quick reference, and design a network monitoring environment that works for you, instead of an environment you have to work around.

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Custom visuals, live data: Why PRTG

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Plug-and-play setup

Set up in minutes. The automatic network discovery detects every network device within a given IP address range, assigns the appropriate sensors, and builds a network topology. Once you're up and running, you can configure performance thresholds and tailor dashboards and other visuals to suit.

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Real-time monitoring

See what's happening across your network, right now and in color. PRTG's sophisticated sensors collect live data from your network infrastructure round the clock, giving you comprehensive, pinpoint-accurate oversight and simplifying network management.

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Complete customization

Tailor every visual component of the PRTG web interface so it meets your exact needs. Monitoring dashboards. Graphs. Maps. Color-coded status indicators. Toplists. Heatmaps. You can even import your own graphics, images, and HTML elements.

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Flexible reporting

PRTG's customization capabilities don't stop with visuals. You can also build tailor-made reports for your higher-ups with a few clicks, and export them in your preferred format – CSV, XML, HTML, and even PDF. Oh, and you can add graphs and other custom visuals to them, too.

What graphical infrastructure monitoring looks like in PRTG

Diagnose network issues by continuously tracking servers, routers, virtual machines, and other hardware and software components across your network. Show server status, uptime, bandwidth usage, data transfer speeds, and other key metrics in real time. Visualize monitoring data in clear graphs and dashboards to identify problems more easily. Gain the overview you need to troubleshoot bottlenecks, latency, server overload, and other network problems.

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Device tree view of the complete monitoring setup

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Custom PRTG dashboard for keeping an eye on the entire IT infrastructure

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Live traffic data graph in PRTG

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Network topology in PRTG

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Map designer in PRTG

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Tree map view in PRTG

Start network mapping with PRTG and see how it can make your network more reliable and your job easier.

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IT experts agree: Paessler PRTG is a great solution for IT infrastructure monitoring

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“All-around winning
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“The real beauty of PRTG is the endless possibilities it offers”

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“PRTG Network Monitor 
is very hard to beat”

Performance you can see: PRTG's graphical network monitoring in action

Network performance monitoring doesn’t get any easier than this.

With preconfigured sensors and device templates, and support for all major protocols – SNMP, WMI, Windows performance counters, NetFlow, HTTP, and many more – our network monitoring software can track every variable imaginable, including:

  • Windows servers, web servers, virtual servers, and other server types
  • Databases, including MS SQL, MySQL, Oracle, and database integrations from other major vendors
  • Hardware from manufacturers like Cisco, Dell, IBM, and HPE

Pick your preferred performance thresholds, and PRTG keeps a continuous eye on key metrics, alerting you when they’re at risk of falling under or over.

PRTG is compatible with all major vendors, products, and systems

compatible with all major vendors, products, and systems

PRTG makes graphical network monitoring as easy as it gets

Custom alerts and data visualization let you quickly identify network issues at one glance.

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”Adopting PRTG has been like going from being in the dark to being in the light. Before, we had limited visibility into what was happening in the infrastructure and in the network. Now, however, thanks to the comprehensive dashboard and real-time notifications, we receive constant updates on the status of facilities and services, and our way of working has gone from passive to proactive.”

Luca Meneghesso, Senior IT infrastructure and Security Specialist
Banca Profilo

”GESAC increasingly focuses on innovation to improve the quality of services offered and the experience of passengers handled every day by Naples Airport. Thanks to PRTG, we finally have unified, automatic, and continuous monitoring of the airport network and can guarantee quick and timely interventions.”

Domenico Ciervo, GESAC ICT Manager
Naples International Airport

”As an international company, PRTG is ideal for us. If something went down half way across the world, we wouldn’t be woken up – we can rely on PRTG to identify the problem and alert us before it occurs – enabling the right person, in the right time zone to resolve the problem. At the end of the day, if we’re to provide an internal network experience for our employees that meets expectations, we need a tool like PRTG to be successful.”

Barry Kelly, Systems Engineer
Skyscanner

“I would recommend PRTG because it has helped us significantly improve service uptime by highlighting important alerts that would otherwise result in a system failure or service disruption if action was not taken. Thanks to PRTG, we can ensure that The Ritz London’s network and IT systems are five-star, just like the hotel.”

Richard Isted, IT Manager
The Ritz London

Your graphical network monitor at a glance – even on the go

PRTG is set up in a matter of minutes and can be used on a wide variety of mobile devices.

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Create innovative solutions with Paessler’s IT partners

Partnering with innovative IT vendors, Paessler unleashes synergies to create
new and additional benefits for joined customers.

IP Fabric

IP Fabric

Combining PRTG’s broad monitoring feature set with IP Fabric’s automated network assurance creates a new level of network visibility and reliability.

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Plixer

Paessler and Plixer provide a complete solution adding flow and metadata analysis to a powerful network monitoring tool.

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ScriptRunner

With ScriptRunner Paessler integrates a powerful event automation platform into PRTG Network Monitor.

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Find the root cause of the problem with our PRTG graphical network monitoring solution

Real-time notifications mean faster troubleshooting so that you can act before more serious issues occur.

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Network Monitoring Software – Version 24.4.102.1351 (November 12th, 2024)

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Graphical Network Monitoring: FAQ

 

What is PRTG graphical network monitoring?

PRTG is a proprietary software tool that tracks all your network infrastructure’s key health and performance metrics – firewall analyzer, routers, network connections, network bandwidth monitoring, latency, network traffic monitoring... you name it – and organizes them into graphs, charts, and other visualizations.

Available for Windows-based on-premises servers or as a cloud-hosted solution, PRTG is capable of monitoring unlimited local, remote, and virtual network devices, bringing critical system data together in one simple, intuitive interface you can access from anywhere: at the office, at home, or on the go.

How does graphical network monitoring improve your network infrastructure's performance?

Because it gives you a complete, blow-by-blow view of your network's performance, presented in an easy-to-understand format. Seeing complex network data arranged in a graph, chart, dashboard, or other visual helps you digest it more quickly. Which means you can proactively optimize your resources, plan ahead with confidence, and carry out troubleshooting with less effort.

What are the benefits of combining network mapping and network monitoring?

Using both network mapping and network monitoring helps admins visualize network dependencies and track important performance metrics, leading to more efficient troubleshooting and minimized downtime. This synergy ensures a comprehensive view of the network and enables a proactive management and quicker resolution of issues.

What is a sensor in PRTG?

In PRTG, “sensors” are the basic monitoring elements. One sensor usually monitors one measured value in your network, for example the traffic of a switch port, the CPU load of a server, or the free space on a disk drive. On average, you need about 5-10 sensors per device or one sensor per switch port.

We asked: would you recommend PRTG? Over 95% of our customers say yes!

Paessler conducted trials in over 600 IT departments worldwide to tune its network monitoring software closer to the needs of sysadmins. The result of the survey: over 95% of the participants would recommend PRTG – or already have.

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Paessler PRTG is used by companies of all sizes. Sysadmins love PRTG because it makes their job a whole lot easier.

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Bandwidth, servers, virtual environments, websites, VoIP services – PRTG keeps an eye on your entire network.

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Everyone has different monitoring needs. That’s why we let you try PRTG for free.

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Start network mapping with PRTG and see how it can make your network more reliable and your job easier.

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