The PRTG Network Monitor Administration Training Course (With Certification) is a comprehensive hands-on training program designed to equip IT professionals with the skills required to deploy, configure, manage, optimize, and troubleshoot enterprise monitoring environments using PRTG Network Monitor. Participants will learn how to monitor network infrastructure, servers, applications, cloud services, virtualization platforms, databases, and business-critical systems through real-world exercises and best-practice implementation techniques.
The course also includes certification preparation, practical laboratories, monitoring architecture design, alerting strategies, reporting, dashboards, performance optimization, and exam review sessions.
Duration 3 Days – 21 hrs.
Objectives
- Understand the architecture and capabilities of PRTG Network Monitor
- Deploy and configure PRTG monitoring environments
- Monitor network devices, servers, applications, and services
- Configure sensors, probes, alerts, and notifications
- Design enterprise monitoring strategies
- Create dashboards, maps, and custom reports
- Implement monitoring best practices
- Troubleshoot monitoring issues effectively
- Optimize PRTG performance and scalability
- Prepare for PRTG-related certification examinations
Target Audience
- Network Administrators
- Systems Administrators
- NOC Engineers
- IT Operations Teams
- Infrastructure Engineers
- Server Administrators
- IT Support Engineers
- Cloud Administrators
- IT Managers
- Service Delivery Teams
- DevOps Engineers
- Security Operations Personnel
Prerequisites
- Basic networking knowledge
- Understanding of TCP/IP and network protocols
- Familiarity with Windows Server administration
- Basic knowledge of network devices and infrastructure
Course Outline
Day 1 – PRTG Fundamentals and Deployment
Module 1: Introduction to Network Monitoring
- Importance of infrastructure monitoring
- Monitoring challenges and objectives
- Overview of monitoring tools
- Introduction to PRTG Network Monitor
Module 2: PRTG Architecture
- Core Server
- Local Probe
- Remote Probe
- Cluster Concepts
- Distributed Monitoring Architecture
Module 3: Installation and Initial Configuration
- System requirements
- Installing PRTG
- Initial setup and configuration
- Licensing models
- User management
Module 4: Device Discovery and Sensor Management
- Auto-discovery
- Device templates
- Sensor concepts
- Sensor deployment strategies
Hands-On Lab
- Installing PRTG
- Discovering devices
- Creating sensors
- Configuring monitoring groups
Day 2 – Monitoring, Alerting, and Reporting
Module 5: Network Monitoring
- SNMP Monitoring
- WMI Monitoring
- Flow Monitoring
- Packet Sniffing
- Bandwidth Monitoring
Module 6: Server and Application Monitoring
- Windows Server Monitoring
- Linux Monitoring
- VMware Monitoring
- Hyper-V Monitoring
- Database Monitoring
- Web Server Monitoring
Module 7: Alerts and Notifications
- Notification triggers
- Escalation procedures
- Email notifications
- SMS notifications
- Mobile app alerts
Module 8: Dashboards and Reporting
- Maps and dashboards
- Executive dashboards
- SLA reporting
- Availability reports
- Capacity planning reports
Hands-On Lab
- Creating dashboards
- Configuring alerts
- Building reports
Day 3 – Advanced Administration and Certification Preparation
Module 9: Advanced Monitoring Techniques
- Custom Sensors
- REST API Monitoring
- Cloud Monitoring
- Business Process Monitoring
- Service Monitoring
Module 10: Performance Optimization
- Probe optimization
- Sensor tuning
- Resource utilization management
- Monitoring best practices
Module 11: Troubleshooting PRTG
- Common issues
- Sensor troubleshooting
- Probe troubleshooting
- Notification troubleshooting
- Performance troubleshooting
Module 12: Enterprise Monitoring Design
- Monitoring architecture planning
- High availability concepts
- Scalability planning
- Security considerations
Module 13: Certification Preparation
- Certification overview
- Practice questions
- Exam tips and strategies
- Knowledge review
Capstone Exercise
- Designing an enterprise monitoring solution using PRTG
Final Assessment
- Practical skills assessment
- Mock certification examination
