Version 5 Manual

Target Bar

Illustration of PingPlotter's Target Bar

  1. All Targets Summary: The "All Targets" summary is always available in PingPlotter Pro (only), and list all targets you're tracing to. This can quickly be accessed by going to "Workspace" -> "Summaries" -> "All Targets."
  2. Trace Target Tab*: Target windows can be opened for any target from a summary screen by either right clicking on a target and choosing "Show Target Window," or by clicking on the IP address for a target.
  3. New Trace Tab*: A blank tab ready for a new target entry. If you try to start a second "New Trace", the old "New Trace" is replaced with a new one.
  4. Add New Trace Button*: This button will open a "New Trace" window.
  5. Target Entry Field: This field is where a new target can be entered (either by IP address, or DNS name ). Clicking the dropdown button on this field will bring up a history pane showing all of the previous targets that have been traced to.
  6. Start/Pause Button: This button can start a new trace (after a target name/IP address has been entered), or pause an existing trace. Clicking the dropdown option on this button will also provide options to "Reset & Restart" a target (which begins a completely fresh trace session to that target, and clears out all old trace data), as well as an option to create a "New Target" window.
  7. Trace Interval Setting: This setting dictates the amount of time that PingPlotter will wait between sending out sample sets. The dropdown menu provides several different options - but values can be manually typed in here as well.
  8. Focus Setting: This field dictates how much recent data PingPlotter uses to calculate the statistics displayed in the trace grid. If set to "auto" - then the focus time will automatically adjust to what is displayed in the time graphs (for example, if a time graph is set to 1 hour, then PingPlotter will automatically display the statistics for the last hour). If set to a value (i.e. - 60 seconds), then PingPlotter will display the most current samples within the timeframe that is set (double-click the time graph to change focus in non-auto mode). If set to "Auto" - PingPlotter will base its statistics off of whatever is displayed in the time graphs (and the statistics will update if you scroll back and forth on the time graph).
  9. Settings Dropdown: If you're using Pro and have more than one named configuration, you'll have a "Settings" selector here, too. This lets you switch a target (or summary graph) to a different set of parameters.
  10. Good/Warning/Bad Color Legend: This shows the thresholds that have been set for the colors in the graph background. The values here can be adjusted by going to either "Edit" -> "Options" -> "Display"(for Windows), or "PingPlotter" -> "Preferences" -> "Display" (for Mac).

Some of the features listed in this topic are only available in PingPlotter Pro and/or PingPlotter Standard. See our product comparison page for details.