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IPSentry Menu Options

The IPSentry console contains various menu options for navigation of the application and specific functionality.

Click on the menu option below for detailed information:

• File

  • Pause Checking

  • Check Now

  • Skip Remainder of Cycle

  • View Statistics

  • Exit

  • Restart IPSentry

• Edit

  • Clear

    • Escalation Levels

    • Failure Counts

    • Statistics

    • Poll Counters

  • Options

• View

  • Color Display

  • Short Display

• Add-Ins

  • Add-In Manager

  • [installed 'menu' style addins]

• Help

  • Help Topics

  • License Agreement

  • Show Tips

  • About IPSentry

  • Register

  • Tell an Associate

Menu Option Details

File->Pause Checking [Hotkey: CTRL-N]
Suspends IPSentry monitoring for a specified amount of time.
After selecting this option, you will be prompted for the duration of which you wish to suspend all monitoring activity in hours:minutes.  The time-out functionality helps to avoid the problem of suspending monitoring and neglecting to resume leaving your monitored devices unchecked for an infinite amount of time.

File->Check Now [Hotkey: CTRL-N]
Immediately initiates a monitoring cycle and overrides the current cycle interval. 

File->Skip Remainder of Cycle [Hotkey: CTRL-C]
Interrupts the currently executing monitor cycle and skips all entries remaining.  This can come in handy when you have 500 devices to monitor but need to stop monitoring for some reason. 

File->View Statistics
Generates an HTML statistics report to display device state and up-time ratio and launches your default browser to display the results.

File->Exit
Terminates the IPSentry application.

File->Restart IPSentry
Terminates and restarts IPSentry.  Some configurations will require a restart of IPSentry in order for the settings to take place.  Although you will be given the option to restart IPSentry when required, you may instead wish to restart IPSentry manually.

Edit->Clear->Escalation Levels
Sets all pager escalation counters to 0.  This will cause IPSentry to reset the currently scheduled pager to the first pager in the list. 

Edit->Clear->Failure Counts
Sets all internal failure counters to 0.  Each alert contains a FEM (First After, Every, Max) alert schedule which is followed based upon the current number of sequential failures.  Selecting this option will cause any alerts generated in the next cycle to react as though it were the first failure of the device.

Edit->Clear->Statistics
Sets all failure and attempt counters to 0.  Once confirming this option is complete, the "View Statistics" option will show 0 attempts with 0 failures.  You will be prompted with a list of machines from which you can select all or some allowing you to clear specific statistics.

Edit->Clear->Poll Counters
Sets the current poll count (cycle count) on all machines to 0.  This will call all subsequent monitored items to react as though this were the first cycle performed. If you have a poll count set to a value greater than one, polling of that device on the next cycle will be skipped.

Edit->Options
Launches the configuration window providing access to all IPSentry configuration options included system settings, application options, add, edit, remove machines, alert settings, and etc.

View->Color Display
You can check or uncheck this option to have IPSentry display the active console in either color or gray scale.  If you are using a mono-vga, unchecking this option will provide you with a more readable display of current activity.  Note: This has no effect on the visual display of an ANSI compatible telnet session to the remote access port.

View->Short Display
Use this option to toggle the active display between single-line short activity display and multi-line long display.  We recommend the long display for preliminary use and configuration validation.  Once the configuration appears to be accurate to your needs, moving to the short display will provide you with more information regarding activity and device state within the viewable window.

Add-Ins->Add-In Manager
Displays the IPSentry add-in manager to view, add, remove, and change various aspects of IPSentry add-in components.  This option is primarily used to view which add-ins are available as well as entering any add-in specific registration codes (if required).  Also for use with in-house add-in development to ensure proper installation of customized add-ins.

IPSentry also allows you to enter 'menu' style add-ins that act as quick pointers to external applications you may wish to launch from the IPSentry console.

Add-Ins->[installed 'menu' style addins]
If you have setup any external applications or installed any menu-specific applications, the titles and menu prompt information will be displayed on the Add-Ins menu option.

Help->Help Topics
Launches the IPSentry HTML Help system for viewing and searching of the help documents.

Help->License Agreement
Displays the IPSentry license agreement that was also displayed during the installation process.

Help->Show Tips
Displays the startup TIPS dialogue.  This will allow you turn on or turn off startup TIPS depending on your preference.

Help->About IPSentry
Displays critical information about the currently running version of IPSentry.
Points of interest are the full version number (Major / Minor / Build) as well as your license code.

Help->Register
Provides you with the IPSentry registration code input dialogue.  Use this option to either enter a newly purchased license code, or modify the current code if required.  The REG NAME and REG CODE are keyed to one another and must be entered exactly as received.  (The name & keys are not case sensitive.) 

Help->Tell an Associate
Links directly to IPSentry's web-site allowing you to send a pre-formatted email message to an associate regarding IPSentry.

In order to avoid conflicts due to options and system configuration changes, polling is suspend during various editing options.  For example, accessing Edit/Options signifies that changes will be made to monitored entries, alerts, dependencies, and other system settings, thus - until the task is complete, polling is suspended.

Related Topics

• IPSentry - The IPSentry Console

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