These fields are common for both the ping and the HTTP-Get protocols:
Enable: Enable by checking toggle button.
Name: User-defined name of service
Protocol: Select between ping and HTTP.
Device: Ethernet interface to use for this service.
Probe cycle:
Time interval in seconds to wait between each activation. A value below 30 is not
recommended.
Fails threshold: The number of consecutive errors needed to raise an alarm
Hostname: The IP address for the target. Host names are supported for HTTP.
Comment: Optional comment field – maximum 100 characters
These fields are specific for the HTTP-Get protocol:
http://<IP address>: The request to send to the target, for example index.html
Expect word reply:
A case sensitive word or sentence to be expected in the reply. To find a
suitable string, use the Show content link. Leave this field empty to let the
probe ignore the contents of the reply.
Last reply:
The last reply Show content link points to the last HTML file that was generated
by this service.
Port: The port used by the target server, often 80 for HTTP requests
Support cookies:
If enabled, the HTTP-Get request will remember cookies returned by the target
and provide them in subsequent requests.
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