Configuration 301
Specifying Monitoring Mode and Poll Rates at the Device Level
You can only change the monitoring type and poll rate settings for a device if you are not using automatic monitoring mode for the whole map.If you are not using the automatic monitoring mode and wish to change these settings for a particular device, open the Monitoring tab of the device’s Properties dialog box:
Figure 141 Monitoring Tab of Device’s Properties Dialog Box
By default all devices will inherit their settings either from their subnet or, if the device is in multiple subnets, from the Tools > Options dialog box.In order to change the monitoring mode and poll rates for a device you will need to uncheck the Use defaults from subnet: <subnet name> checkbox, after which you can set the monitoring mode and poll rate for the device.
If you launch the Properties dialog box against multiple selected devices on the map, each control on the Monitoring tab behaves as follows:
■If the selected devices all share the same value, the shared value will be shown
■If the selected devices do not all share the same value, the control will show a mixed value. How this is done depends on the particular