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Bulk-add sensors to Business Process channels (multi-select & ID list)
As a Systems Engineer setting up Business Process Sensors with many underlying sensors, I want to add multiple sensors to a BP channel in one operation — via multi-select in the device tree or by pasting a list of sensor IDs — so that I can configure large Business Processes in minutes instead of adding each of e.g. 50 sensors individually.
Background:
When configuring a Business Process Sensor, sensors currently have to be added one by one, either by entering the sensor ID or by selecting each sensor individually from the Device Tree.
This becomes extremely time-consuming when a Business…1 vote -
Show full object context (probe → device → sensor) in Business Process channel sensor lists
As a Systems Engineer validating or troubleshooting a Business Process Sensor configuration, I want the list of assigned sensors per channel to display the full object path (probe, device, sensor name, sensor ID, and optionally sensor status) with sorting and filtering, so that I can immediately identify which sensor belongs to which device without looking up each sensor ID individually.
Background:
When configuring a Business Process (BP) Sensor, the objects assigned to a channel are currently displayed mainly by sensor name and sensor ID. For larger Business Process Sensors, this makes it difficult to see which device and probe a…1 vote -
SNMP Custom Table Sensor: Auto-naming from String Columns & Multi-Column Monitoring
Problem:
The SNMP Custom Table Sensor has critical limitations:
Sensors are named by row identifiers (e.g., "Table: OID / 128.141.183.198.171.212") instead of human-readable names from string columns
Only one column per sensor - monitoring multiple metrics per table row requires multiple separate sensors
String columns cannot be used for naming or identification
This makes monitoring dynamic SNMP tables (APs, interfaces, VPN users) impractical at scale.Requested Features:
1. Automatic Naming from String Columns
Add option to specify which table column contains sensor names
Example: Use column .1.3 (AP Name) instead of MAC address
Result: Sensors named "AP-Office-Floor1" instead of "Table:…6 votes -
SNMP Cisco System Health Sensor: Add "Used Memory " Channel
As a Network Engineer, I want to see a 'Used Memory (%)' channel alongside the existing 'Available Memory' channel in the SNMP Cisco System Health sensor, so that I can choose the metric that best fits my alerting thresholds and dashboards.
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Add "Output Source" Channel to SNMP UPS Status Sensor for Utility Power Loss Detection
As a Systems Engineer responsible for monitoring UPS infrastructure,
I want the SNMP UPS Status sensor to include an "Output Source" channel that indicates whether the UPS is supplying power from utility (mains) or battery,
so that I am immediately alerted when a UPS switches to battery power due to a utility outage, without having to wait for the battery charge to drop to a warning or error threshold.Background:
I've just started testing the SNMP UPS Status (NEW) sensor with Eaton UPSs. Having the Battery Status, Charge Remaining, Current Load, and Estimated Time Remaining are all super handy.
However,…2 votes -
Enhanced Script v2 Sensor Placeholder Support
As a Systems Engineer, I want Script v2 sensors to support built-in PRTG placeholders (like %snmpcommunity) so that my scripts can automatically access device credentials without manual configuration (so that Script v2 sensors can do all of the same work that older script sensors could do).
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More Essential Sensors for the Multi-Platform Probe on Linux
As a Systems Engineer running PRTG multi-platform probes on Linux in environments without Windows probe systems, I want more essential sensors, for example, native NTP/SNTP and LDAP(S) sensors to be available on the multi-platform probe,
so that I can monitor time synchronization and directory service availability — two services critical for authentication and infrastructure health — directly from my Linux probes, without maintaining a Windows remote probe or building custom script workarounds.1 vote -
Proxmox Credential Placeholders for Custom Script Sensors
As a Systems Engineer monitoring Proxmox hypervisors with both native PRTG sensors and custom EXE/Script Advanced (PowerShell) sensors, I want the device-level "Credentials for Proxmox" fields (API Token ID, Secret, Port) to be available as placeholders (e.g., %proxmoxtokenid, %proxmoxtokensecret, %proxmoxport) in my script parameters, so that I maintain the API token in one single place and token rotation no longer requires redundant, error-prone updates across two credential sections.
Background:
We heavily rely on Custom EXE/Script Advanced Sensors (PowerShell) to monitor our hypervisors for specific metrics, like aging snapshots. While migrating to Proxmox, we noticed that we cannot pass the newly…1 vote -
WMI Service Group Sensor
As a systems engineer, I want to monitor groups of related Windows services in a single sensor so that I can quickly identify if any critical service group is not running properly without having to create and manage multiple individual service sensors.
Examples:
- services set with "automatic start"
- multiple services with a specific name in it (e.g. all backup services)12 votes -
Native vCenter Alarm Monitoring Sensor
As a Systems Engineer managing a VMware vSphere environment, I want a native PRTG sensor that monitors vCenter alarms directly, so that I can gain complete visibility into the health status of my virtualized infrastructure without relying on third-party scripts or workarounds, ensuring I'm immediately aware of critical issues flagged by vCenter's own alarm system.
There is a third party sensor (https://github.com/Jannos-443/PRTG-VMware-Alerts), but something this fundamental should be built in.
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SNMP Interface Traffic Sensor with ifLastChange Channel for Interface Flapping Detection
As a Network Engineer managing critical network infrastructure, I want the SNMP Interface Traffic sensor to include an 'Interface Last Change' channel that monitors the ifLastChange timestamp, so that I can detect interface flapping and instability without having to create separate custom sensors for each interface or rely on SNMP traps.
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Auto-Adaptive PRTG Sensors for Device Configuration Changes
As a PRTG administrator managing dynamic IT/OT infrastructure, I want PRTG sensors to automatically adapt to device configuration changes (such as volume label modifications or disk capacity expansions) by using persistent hardware identifiers, so that I can maintain continuous monitoring without sensor failures, avoid losing historical data, and reduce manual maintenance overhead when routine infrastructure changes occur.
When certain device-side properties change — such as a drive’s volume label or storage size — PRTG sensors (e.g., Disk Free Sensor) often fail, even though the hardware itself remains the same. For example: If the volume label of a hard drive changes,…
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Native Support for Sensors with Client Certificate Authentication
As a Systems Engineer monitoring secure enterprise services, I want built-in HTTP/HTTPS sensors to support client certificate authentication (mutual TLS), so that I can monitor certificate-protected administrative interfaces, APIs, and customer portals without having to create and maintain custom scripts for each endpoint.
In secure environments, many web-based services—especially administrative interfaces, APIs, and customer portals—are only accessible via HTTPS with client certificate authentication. These URLs cannot be accessed using standard HTTP/HTTPS sensors in PRTG, as there is currently no way to specify a client certificate and private key.
Currently, the only workaround is to use custom scripts (e.g., PowerShell or…
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DNSSEC Sensor
As an operator of security‑critical DNS infrastructure, I want a native PRTG sensor that monitors DNSSEC signature status and trust chain integrity for my DNS zones, so that I can detect issues such as missing DS records, expiring signatures, or failed validation before they impact production.
Therefore, a sensor must check the following DNSSEC components:
AD flag (validation status)
Presence of RRSIG records and their signature expiration time (warn if remaining time is low!)
Count of DNSKEY records including KSK (257) and ZSK (256)
Count of DS records in the parent zone (=0 is error)
Trust chain consistency (DS ->…1 vote -
Custom Sensor - add new tag for Value Mode of Channels
As a system administrator I use several custom sensors. For add new channels, the Value Mode can not be defined in custom sensor script e.g. powershell.
https://www.paessler.com/manuals/prtg/custom_sensorsPlease add a new tag "ValueMode" with Average/Minimum/Maximum
https://helpdesk.paessler.com/en/support/solutions/articles/76000063564-what-is-the-value-mode-in-channel-settings-Many thanks!
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Synology NAS Sensor Support on the Multi-Platform Probe
As a Systems Engineer, I want to be able to use Synology NAS sensors on the multi-platform probe, so that I can monitor my Synology storage devices from Linux-based or containerized probe environments without depending on a Windows remote probe
2 votesHi there,
Great news! Your idea has been reviewed and is now officially on our roadmap! This means we've committed to developing it in the future.
While we don't have an exact release date yet, we're planning to implement this feature/improvement as part of our upcoming development cycles. We're excited about the value this will bring to our users.
We appreciate your patience as we work to bring this to fruition. We'll let you know once it moves into active development.
Thanks for helping us build a better Paessler!
Best regards,
The Paessler Product Team
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Add Maximum Bandwidth Tracking Channel to SNMP Traffic Sensors for Enhanced Capacity Planning
As a Network Engineer, I want PRTG's SNMP Traffic sensor to include additional channels that track maximum bandwidth values (In/Out) over configurable time periods, so that I can accurately assess true network capacity utilization for effective capacity planning and infrastructure decision-making.
9 votes -
Scheduled tasks sensor
As a Windows Admin using PRTG I need to be able to monitor my business processes running as scheduled tasks so that I can ensure my business processes are executing.
Today this is done via external tools and managing them is not ideal. There was a deprecated sensor for this but nothing really took its place. See https://www.reddit.com/r/prtg/comments/1lececg/if_youre_using_scheduledtask2xmlexe_from_prtg/
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Proxy Support for SSL Certificate Sensor
As an IT Infrastructure Manager operating PRTG in a network without direct internet access,
I want the SSL Certificate sensor to natively support the HTTP proxy settings configured on the parent device,
so that I can monitor the SSL/TLS certificates of external websites through our proxy — just like I already can with HTTP-based sensors — without needing to rely on a separate monitoring tool.Background: We are using PRTG without direct internet access. With the proxy setting of the device we can monitor a HTTPS website, but not the SSL certificate of that site. That is a problem for…
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Work on scalability and reduce the number of installations in multi-server setups
Push the maximum sensor count possible on a single PRTG installation.
15 votes
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