The POP3 synthetic monitor checks the time taken to download mail from the mail server to the recipient email address.

Configure parameters of POP3 synthetic monitor

After selecting the synthetic monitor type to POP3, enter the follwoing details:

SectionField NameDescriptionValues/ExampleField Type
POP3 ConfigurationHostEnter the IP address/host name of the synthetics. It should be accessible from Gateway.
  • 10.1.2.3
  • www.google.com
Text
Connection Timeout (seconds)Maximum time-out to connect to the FTP server.
  • Default value: not NULL
  • Valid values: 1 - 540 seconds
  • Example: 280
String
PortEnter the port number of the POP3 server to communicate with OpsRamp's endpoints. It should be accessible from Gateway.
  • Default value: 0
  • Valid values: 0 - 65535 seconds
  • Example: 25
String
Assign CredentialsCredential SetSelect the credentials from the dropdown list to access the HTTP/HTTPS Server.Refer Create CredentialsDropdown
Proxy SettingsEnable Proxy Configuration optionRefer Monitor Synthetics through Proxy ServersCheckbox
LocationsPublic LocationsSelect the public locations where the monitor will run.INT Public1Checkbox
Private LocationsSelect the private locations where the monitor will run.INT Private1Checkbox

After configuring, navigate to Infrastructure > Resources > Web Services > Synthetic to view the metrics and graphical representations for more information.

Metrics Graphical Representation

Graphical Representation

Supported metrics

Metric NameDescriptionUnits
availability.down.location.count

Location Count. Number of locations where the configured host is down.-
synthetic.response.time

Response time. Time taken to fetch the Inbox description of the configured mailbox using the POP3 protocol.milliseconds