I have approx 800 sensors setup on PRTG to monitor my Cisco network. I need to identify the model of the router at my sites and was hoping that there is a sensor to do this.

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If there is an OID which contains the information about the router model, PRTG could query it using a custom sensor. Please consult your manufacturer's documentation (or maybe another user has a tip?). Once you have the right OID, simply add an SNMP Custom String sensor to the device in PRTG.


Apr, 2011 - Permalink

There are a few custom fields that can be queried like:

Name     (OID .1.3.6.1.4.1.9.2.1.3.0)
Location (OID .1.3.6.1.2.1.1.6.0)
Contact  (OID .1.3.6.1.2.1.1.4.0)

Maybe you can modify these to include the model name of the router.


Apr, 2011 - Permalink

Thanks for the reply, how do I set this up, I try to enter the info but it won't accept it.


Apr, 2011 - Permalink

Do you mean on the router side or on the PRTG side?


Apr, 2011 - Permalink

PRTG - I have found some sensors that will collect info like firmware and router name, but the entPhysicalModelName - 1.3.6.1.2.1.47.1.1.1.1.13 doesnt work with PRTG custom string for some reason.


Apr, 2011 - Permalink

I'm afraid that entPhysicalModelName is not supported in all IOS branches.


Apr, 2011 - Permalink