System information

258 Selected Probe or SNMP Device Properties
Edit Probe Entry Tab
• “Name” textbox—displays the name of the Probe.
Note: The Local Probe title address and comment cannot be edited.
• “IP address” textbox—displays the IP address of the Probe system.
• “Comment” textbox—displays the view comments of the Probes area.
Timing:
• “Communication timeout (sec)” textbox—allows you to define how long Observer
will wait for the Probe to communicate before it assumes the connection is lost.
Values are from 2 to 60 seconds.
• “Probe report period or local Observer information refresh time (sec)” textbox—
allows you to set how often the Probe sends a refresh packet or how often the local
Observer’s dialogs are refreshed. This value has a minimum of 2 seconds with no
maximum.
• “Statistics report (refresh) period (sec)” textbox—allows you to set the statistics
display refresh period. This value has a minimum of three seconds with no maximum.
• “Vital signs report (refresh) period (sec)” textbox—allows you to set the Network
Vital Signs refresh period. Values are from 10 to 600 seconds.
Select Observer (or Probe) type:
• Advanced Observer option button—defines Observer (or the Probe) as a standard
(non-switched) Observer or Probe. Changing this option will close all modes.
• Switched Observer option button—defines Observer (or the Probe) as switched.
Changing this option will close all modes.