# Administration

> Set up PerformanceGuard monitoring - users, agent configurations, dashboards, thresholds, application definitions, reports, and additional administrator options.

Source: https://docs.capaone.com/performanceguard/administration/  
Product: PerformanceGuard — a separate CapaSystems product; do not apply this page to any other.

PerformanceGuard is very flexible. You can set up many different types of performance monitoring.

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You can only do this if you're a PerformanceGuard administrator.
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Let's begin with the fundamental things, and then you can always set up any remaining performance monitoring features you require later.

You're very likely to need at least the following:

- **Users** who can access the PerformanceGuard web interface, because that's where you set up PerformanceGuard.
- **Agent configurations** so that your PerformanceGuard agents know which performance data to collect.

:::tip
One of the big advantages of PerformanceGuard is that you don't have to configure the agents that you have installed on your organization's computers. That's all taken care of automatically: When you deploy agents, they immediately connect to PerformanceGuard and get basic configurations. You can of course change those configurations later if required.
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- **Dashboards** so that you can view related performance information together.

:::tip
PerformanceGuard has built-in dashboards to get you started.
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- **Thresholds** so that you can determine when performance goes from acceptable to unacceptable.

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PerformanceGuard has built-in thresholds for response times, startup and login times, CPU usage, etc. to get you started .
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- **Application definitions** so that you can monitor how your organization's business-critical applications, including web-based activities, perform.
- **Reports** so that you can share performance information with stakeholders across your organization.

:::tip
PerformanceGuard has built-in reports to get you started. It's also possible to automatically e-mail reports to people.
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So, PerformanceGuard has taken care of most of the fundamental setup, but it's a good idea to take a look at the fundamental features anyway, in case you want to add or adjust something.

PerformanceGuard can help you monitor much more than just the fundamentals, but it's your organization's exact needs that determine whether you want to monitor web activity, cloud services, Citrix sessions, network latency or other things. Use the search feature or the table of contents to find the exact type of performance monitoring that you want to know more about.

## In this section

- [About AutoSteps](/performanceguard/administration/about-autosteps/) - Synthetic monitoring with scripted transaction recordings.
- [Cloud Services](/performanceguard/administration/cloud-services/) - Enable CapaSystems cloud services such as Office 365.
- [Custom Counters](/performanceguard/administration/custom-counters/) - Collect Windows performance counter data with custom counter templates.
- [Manage Agent Configuration Groups](/performanceguard/administration/manage-agent-configuration-groups/) - Control which data your agents collect.
- [Manage Custom Reports](/performanceguard/administration/manage-custom-reports/) - Create, schedule, and e-mail reports.
- [Manage Thresholds and Events](/performanceguard/administration/manage-thresholds-and-events/) - Define event rules, alerts, and notifications.
- [Manage Users](/performanceguard/administration/manage-users/) - Control web interface access and user roles.
- [More Setup](/performanceguard/administration/more-setup/) - Additional administrator setup options.
- [Network Applications](/performanceguard/administration/network-applications/) - Define applications so their performance can be measured.
- [Generate Report](/performanceguard/administration/generate-report/)
- [Graph Terms and Definitions](/performanceguard/administration/graph-terms-and-definitions/)
- [Set Up Locations](/performanceguard/administration/set-up-locations/)
- [View Custom Reports](/performanceguard/administration/view-custom-reports/)