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ipMonitor Multi-Status View is a Microsoft ASP.NET application that operates with the Microsoft IIS web server. On timed intervals, the application logs in to the SOAP interface of one or more ipMonitor installations to retrieve specific Monitor and Group status information.

You can use the ipMonitor Multi-Status View application to:

• Allow anonymous access to ipMonitor Real-Time Status information.
• Publish ipMonitor Real-Time Status information via Microsoft IIS for public access, or alternatively use IIS' login permissions to control access to ipMonitor status information.
• Tailor the Real-Time Status information to meet the needs of specific individuals or groups (such as individual clients or entire departments that only require access to their own information).
• Display a filtered list of Groups and Monitors for SLA purposes.
• Display Real-Time Status information from multiple ipMonitor installations on one page.

To create an ASPX page and display Real-Time Status information from your ipMonitor installation, you must first download and launch the ipMonitor Multi-Status View utility. To do so, follow the steps below:

1. Download the ipMonitor Multi-Status View utility from the ipMonitor Support Portal to the IIS web server machine where it will be installed:
   
   
   
2. Extract the contents of the MultiStatusInstall.zip file to the location of your choice on the IIS web server machine.
   
   Note: Admin permissions are required to properly use the Multi-Status View application and IIS together.
3. Double-click the Setup.exe file to launch the ipMonitor Multi-Status View installer.

Note: Once installed, the ipMonitor Multi-Status View utility will be accessible from the Start Menu Programs List.

IMPORTANT! In order to properly run the ipMonitor Multi-Status View application, the .NET framework and IIS v4 (or higher) must both be installed. In addition, you must also ensure that the .NET framework is registered within IIS.

For more information, refer to the "ASP.NET IIS Registration Tool" documentation article available on the Microsoft website.

Before the ipMonitor Multi-Status View application can be used to create XML configuration files and the resulting ASPX web pages, you must provide the location and login information of at least one ipMonitor installation.

The first time you run the ipMonitor Multi-Status View application, it will open to the ipMonitor SOAP Servers screen. Follow the instructions outlined below to add an ipMonitor server to your configuration:

1. Click the Add Server button to launch the Add ipMonitor SOAP Server window.

2. Enter the Hostname, IP Address or FQDN of your ipMonitor server.
3. Enter the ipMonitor Server TCP Port. To configure the connection to use SSL, check the Use SSL checkbox.
   
   Note: In order to properly use SSL, the SSL Certificate must be installed on the system and the Server Name entered must match the Common Name on the Certificate. The Common Name can be found in the Communications: SSL section or Secure Socket Layer Certificate section of the ipMonitor Configuration Program located on the ipMonitor host machine.
4. Enter the ipMonitor Username of the Account being used. For security reasons, we recommend only using Guest accounts to access an ipMonitor installation.
5. Enter the ipMonitor Password of the Account being used. Please note that the Username and Password are both case sensitive and must be typed in accordingly.
6. Click the Add Server button to save your settings. If the ipMonitor Multi-Status View utility encounters an error in your configuration and is unable to log in to the server, an error message will be displayed and you'll be prompted to revise your settings. Otherwise, the newly added server will be displayed in the ipMonitor SOAP Servers screen.

Once an ipMonitor server has been added, the Multi-Status View application can access the ipMonitor installation and retrieve Real-Time Status information from Groups and Monitors you select:

1. Click the ipMonitor Multi-Status View Files tab.
2. Click the Add View button to launch the Add New View wizard.

3. Place a checkmark beside the ipMonitor server name to select all Groups and Monitors currently configured. Otherwise, click the "plus" icon to view all Groups in the installation. Clicking on a Group name will show the Monitors assigned to that Group in the Monitors window.
   
   Note: You can choose not to view specific Monitors in the resulting ASPX page. To do so, simply remove the checkmark beside the Monitor name.
4. When you've finished selecting Groups and Monitors, click the Next button.

5. Select a web site from those configured on your machine. Click the Next button to continue.
6. Enter a name for your Web Page.
7. Select the desired page refresh frequency from the options provided. The default refresh time is 5 minutes.
8. Click the Create Page button.

9. To view your newly created Status View web page, click the link provided. To create additional pages, click the Create Another button. Otherwise, click Done.

In order to insert your own company logo at the top of the ASPX Monitor display pages, proceed with the following:

1. Replace the logo.png image located in the UserPages folder of the IIS web server directory with your own company logo. Ensure to keep the "logo.png" name intact.

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1. Add your company logo image file to the System folder of the ipMonitor Multi-Status View directory.
2. Open the MultiStatusView.aspx file (located in the System folder) with a text editor such as Notepad or UltraEdit.
3. Perform a "search and replace" query. Replace "logo.png" with the name of your image file.
4. Save and close the MultiStatusView.aspx file.

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For information regarding Real-Time Status Reports available in ipMonitor, refer to the Reporting section of ipMonitor's Context-Sensitive Help system, and then select Real-Time Status Reports. The Context-Sensitive Help can be accessed by clicking the Help link located in the top right corner of ipMonitor's Administration web interface.

For information on other features and concepts related to those discussed in this article, refer to the following ipMonitor resources:

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Last Updated: January 30, 2006 | What did you think of this topic?