Options: General
General program options - server and Web Access ports, encryption and certificates, error reporting, the event database, and update notifications. ToolsOptionsGeneral Options
The General Options page allows modifying such program settings as error reporting, changing NetCrunch Server or Web Access port, setting parameters used during network discovery process, managing event database or update notifications.
Windows and fields descriptions
Server
Allows the configuration of basic NetCrunch Server connection settings like a port number or Web Access encryption.
- NetCrunch Server port
- The port number on which the Administration Console is connecting to NetCrunch Server.
- Web Access port
- The HTTP port to use when connecting to NetCrunch using Web access.
- Use OpenSSL for encryption
- Enables encryption to secure NetCrunch remote access from desktop browsers and mobile devices.
- Private key file
- The name and path of the private key file to be used for SSL connection. You may click the Browse icon to search for it.
- Private key password
- Password that is used to protect the private key. This field is ignored if your private key is not password protected.
- Certification file
- The name and path of the root certificate file to be used for SSL connection. You may click the Browse icon to search for it.
- Root certificate file
- The name and path of the Root Certification File to be used for the SSL connection. You may click the Browse icon to search for it.
Startup Script
NetCrunch runs StartupScript.cmd (if present) during startup and waits for up to the maximum time specified in the options. The script must be located in the same directory as NCServer.exe.
Error Reporting
Allows sending error reports directly to AdRem Software. The error report contains only technical information about the program state and configuration of the computer running NetCrunch.
You may also indicate your email address so that AdRem Software will be later able to contact you to fix the problem.
Confirmations
Contains the list of messages included in several Confirm dialogs of NetCrunch.
In the State field, you can specify what action NetCrunch should perform for each listed message.
Depending on the user selection NetCrunch will perform the appropriate action automatically.
You can choose from the following options:
- Ask
- The described action will not be executed and the program will always ask the user to decide what action should be performed.
- Yes
- NetCrunch will execute the described action automatically without asking the user.
- No
- NetCrunch will not execute the described action and the user will not be asked for a decision.
Network Discovery
Changes certain parameters which NetCrunch uses during the network discovery process.
- Maximum node scan time
- Indicates the maximum time that NetCrunch will have to obtain information about a particular node during network discovery.
- Warn before scanning public networks
- Setting this checkbox warns before scanning public networks.
- Warn before scanning large subnets
- Setting this checkbox warns before scanning large subnetworks.
- ICMP Try Count
- The maximum number of attempts that NetCrunch should use to send packets using ICMP before considering the node non-existent in a specific network.
- ICMP Timeout
- The maximum time (in milliseconds) that NetCrunch should wait for a reply from the node to which the packet was sent using ICMP, before considering it lost.
- SNMP Timeout
- The maximum time that NetCrunch should use to obtain information about the node using SNMP.
Maintenance
Allows configuring several program settings related to atlas backup and program maintenance.
- Max Event age
- The number of days after which generated events older than this value should be deleted from the Event Log database.
- Max performance trend data age
- The number of days for which trends are to be kept.
- Max Remote Access audit log age
- The number of days after which Remote Access session logs should be removed.
- Backup data location
- The path where the backup files are to be stored. You can use the Browse icon to browse for a specific path on NetCrunch Server machine.
- NetCrunch Service auto-restart
- Here you can specify the time after which NetCrunch Service will be restarted. You can specify it in days or weeks.
Event Database
Specifies the number of events per page displayed in the Event Log window and time interval of verifying the integrity of the events database.
- A number of events per Event Log page
- Specifies the number of events per page displayed in the Event Log window.
- Verify the database at every startup
- Specifies the time interval of verifying the integrity of the events database.
Update Notification
Allows enabling/disabling automatic check for updates as well as setting proxy server options.
Reports
Allows setting properties of emails with reports such as the maximum size of the email and the footer signature.
Web Browser
Specifies properties of web browser window such as allowed hosts and whitelist. Also specifies what should be done if certification error occurs.
- Configuring Notification Services
Read to configure emails and text messages (SMS) with NetCrunch notifications.
- Options: Monitoring
Monitoring options - the NetCrunch node address and how it is chosen, discovery defaults, and the settings that prevent false DOWN alerts.
- Options: Notification
Notification options - the alert window, the SMTP servers used for email, and the redundant server list that takes over when one fails.