title: Configuring zabbix to monitor ping from a server
body: <p>I am new to zabbix. I would like to monitor the ping from my server and I want to activate a trigger if the ping gets unresponsive or ping time exceeds 20 milliseconds.</p>
  
  <p>I don't know how to configure the trigger expression to suit my needs. Please help. Thanks.</p>
  
  <p>I used </p>
  
  <pre><code>type -&gt; Simple check
  key -&gt; icmppingsec
  Type of information -&gt; Numeric(Float)
  Units -&gt; s
  Flexible intervial -&gt; 10secs, from 7:00-24:00
  </code></pre>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/wguzf.png" alt="enter image description here"></p>
  
  <p>This is the trigger expression.</p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZPdeT.png" alt="enter image description here"></p>
  
  <p>And a graph I created.</p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/lDQtS.png" alt="enter image description here"></p>