How to Download and Use Smart Agent for Internal Monitoring
Now mon.itor.us performs internal network monitoring via Downloadable Smart Agent. The feature is available only for signed up users. To download an instance of Agent click on the “Add Agent” link and from the opened window follow the “click here” link.
Then a new window will be displayed with the “Download Agent” button. Press on it and in a few seconds the download of setup.zip file should start. Unzip downloaded file and double click on the Setup.exe to install Smart Agent on your PC. After the installation Activation window will appear in the right bottom part of your screen needed for activation of your agent. At the same time you can see a colored circle on the task bar, which shows the current status of your agent.
Enter any activation key and your e-mail address (you should use only an e-mail of your sign up account). Press on “Activate” button to make your Smart Agent work. If everything is ok, you will see a message “Your agent is activated” and the circle color will be green. In case on any problems you will get an informative message regarding the type of the problem. Installed Agent can be opened from the Start -> Programs ->
Once you have activated your agent, you will see the list of parameters of your PC after clicking Add Agent the next time. You can choose the needed parameters to be monitored from the window.
Newly added test name will appear under the My internal tests link. Also you will see internal test module on your customized page. In the free version the checks are conducted every 30 min, so you will see the first check result in a 30 min after addition.
All other activities connected to internal monitoring modules such as editing, deleting, or closing, are similar to external tests modules activities.
Important note: Smart Agent is using the Internet Explorer connection settings of the computer where you installed it, for sending data to our server and your dashboard. Please check if your IE settings are properly configured and you can access public websites using IE.
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