Video Tutorials

Web Monitoring

Monitoring Overview

A quick guide on how to configure monitoring, adjust alerting and interpret results within the Dotcom-Monitor.

Add Monitoring Device – Quick Start Guide

A high-level overview of the various platforms and their use cases within the Dotcom-Monitor suite of tools.

Private Agent Installation Guide

Monitor web applications, websites, and network services behind a firewall not accessible from outside the network. Remote agents (aka Private Agents) can be deployed directly into a company’s network. These Private Agents do not replace the public monitoring agent locations that already exist, but extend the reach of monitoring.

EveryStep Web Recorder

EveryStep Web Recorder: Overview

A quick guide on how to start monitoring with the EveryStep Web Recorder tool.

EveryStep Web Recorder: Introduction

This tutorial for the EveryStep Web Recorder will show you how to create basic monitoring scripts for web applications, server uptime tasks, and load testing.

EveryStep Web Recorder: Advanced

In this tutorial, we cover the more advanced settings and configurations within the EveryStep Web Recorder for creating complex scripts.

Load Testing

LoadView: Overview

This quick guide walks through the basic steps of creating a load test and interpreting test results.

LoadView: Setting Up a Load Step Curve Stress Test

Learn to set a specific number of concurrent users/requests manually by specifying ramp-up/ramp-down rates and time with Load Step Curve.

LoadView: Advanced Tutorial (Part 1)

Learn to create custom scripts, configure test parameters, and execute your load test.

LoadView: Advanced Tutorial (Part 2)

Learn to analyze your performance reports, after your load test is complete.

Stress Testing: Using Dynamic Variables

Learn how to add dynamic variables to your testing script.

Reports

Legacy Report – Quick Start Guide

A quick tutorial on pulling and understanding online performance reports.

Online Report – Quick Start Guide

A quick tutorial on pulling and understanding our new online performance reports.

Performance Dashboard – Quick Start Guide

A quick tutorial on our new online performance dashboard.

How-to Videos

Network Latency Monitoring

A quick video tutorial on network latency monitoring.

Traceroute Monitoring

A quick video tutorial on traceroute monitoring.

DNS Hijacking

A quick video guide on DNS addresses monitoring and alerting setup.

Web Page Monitoring

Learn how to configure web page monitoring to ensure your web pages are loading and performing correctly.

SLA Monitoring

Learn how to use SLA Reports to track a service provider’s adherence to SLA requirements.

Windows Performance Counter Monitoring

Learn how to monitor Windows performance trends with Performance Counter Monitoring.

DNS Blacklist Monitoring

Learn how to set up DNS Blacklist (DNSBL) monitoring for your email servers.

Monitoring Website Performance From China

Learn how to set up a monitoring device to monitor from behind the Great Firewall of China.

Monitoring SSL Certificates for Expiration

Learn how to set up monitoring to get notified before your SSL Certificates expire!

Monitoring Login Functionality

A quick guide on using the EveryStep Scripting Tool to monitor login functionality.

E-commerce Application Monitoring

A quick guide on using the EveryStep Scripting Tool to monitor e-commerce application functionality such as a shopping cart transaction on Amazon.