IPSentry

IPSentry Network Monitoring Software, developed by RGE, Inc., is a network monitoring solution designed for information system specialists, system administrators, and IT solution providers. According to the vendor, this software package enables continuous monitoring of internet and intranet servers, routers, modems, databases, services, event logs, and more. IPSentry alerts users to any detected issues and offers a range of notifications and actions. It is aimed at businesses of various sizes and is utilized by professionals in industries such as technology companies and healthcare organizations.

Key Features

Simplicity by Design: According to the vendor, IPSentry allows users to configure their monitoring system to be as simple or as complex as necessary for their environment. It offers flexibility in terms of monitoring options, from simple ping response tests to multi-component systems with dependency-based infrastructure monitoring.

Basic Package Bundle: IPSentry runs as a system service or desktop application, providing a user-friendly interface for configuration. It offers features such as copying configuration to and from new and existing entries, template-based configuration options, monitoring schedules and downtime overrides, and the ability to set the order of notification and alert.

Monitoring Features: IPSentry offers a wide range of monitoring capabilities within its Network Monitoring Suite. This includes network latency and connectivity monitoring using ICMP/Ping and TCP/IP-based servers and services. It also includes disk drive space monitoring to alert users when the space available on local and remote drives reaches a defined low-water mark. Additionally, IPSentry can monitor the running state of critical system services using the NT Service Monitoring functionality. It also provides back reference monitoring, allowing alerts and actions to be triggered based on the current state of other entries.

Alerting and Notification Features: IPSentry offers various notification, alerting, and action capabilities. Users can configure alerts and notifications to be triggered when a problem is detected, ensuring they are aware of issues as soon as possible. IPSentry provides critical and recovery alerting options, reversed state alerting and notifications, system tray notifications for critical items, and self-monitoring capabilities. It also allows users to record detailed statistics data to a back-end SQL database for custom reporting.

Statistics and Reporting Features: While monitoring, IPSentry can gather and store data. According to the vendor, it offers the ability to record detailed statistics data to a back-end SQL database, allowing users to generate custom reports and analyze trends over time.

Support and Maintenance: According to the vendor, support and maintenance are considered integral parts of IPSentry. RGE, Inc. provides assistance to users and ensures their needs are met.

Take Feature Tour w/Screen Shots: IPSentry provides a feature tour with screen shots, allowing users to explore and understand the various monitoring, alerting, and reporting features of the software.

System Requirements: IPSentry is designed to run on various Microsoft Windows platforms, including Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP. According to the vendor, it requires a minimum of 512MB RAM, 120MB drive space, and a 1GHz or better CPU. Prerequisites include Internet Explorer 6.0 or later, Microsoft Data Access Components 2.6 SP2 or higher, Microsoft Windows Installer 3.1, Microsoft JET 4.0, Microsoft MSXML 6, and local administrator elevated credentials.

General Features: IPSentry provides a feature set for usability and performance. It offers a secure configuration environment through a standard Windows desktop application. Users can configure monitoring schedules and downtime overrides, set monitoring groups with frequency definition and override, and view grouped and ungrouped monitoring items for efficient navigation. IPSentry also offers embedded backup and restore of configuration data, as well as a basic black IPSentry Active Display Console.

Alert and Notification Features: IPSentry offers a range of alert and notification options, including cell phone notification via SMS, PDA and smart phone notification via SMS or SMTP, email notifications via SMTP/MAPI, audible alerting, launching external applications or scripts, remote computer restart/shutdown, syslog notification, X10 remote power control, SNMP trap alert, HTTP/s enhanced web alerting, and scripted TCP/IP custom network alerting action.