SwitchMonitor - The Network Performance
Monitoring System You've Been Looking For!

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SwitchMonitor enables you to:

Discover network bottlenecks View the current utilization of any network interface Locate errors and broadcast storms Isolate virus/worm outbreaks Justify equipment/link upgrades by providing facts about network usage

Next Generation Network Monitoring includes:

• Automatic performance monitoring of all network interfaces -- no lengthy setup required
• Adapts to network changes -- no ongoing maintenance required
• Minimal network impact -- doesn't flood your network with requests
• Receive alerts when interfaces go over threshold -- instantly know what your network is doing
• Easy to use -- operations staff is able to effectively use the solution within an hour
• Quick and easy installation -- takes less than one hour to install and autoconfigure
• Minimal hardware requirements -- doesn't break your budget and still solves the problem cleanly

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You've probably used a lot of different network monitoring tools. They're all helpful, but none of them give you exactly what you need. You're looking for something light weight and easy to use -- something that doesn't require a lot of customization or maintenance.

You've probably used a lot of different network monitoring tools. They're all helpful, but none of them give you exactly what you need. You're looking for something light weight and easy to use -- something that doesn't require a lot of customization or maintenance.

SwitchMonitor is the network monitoring solution you've been looking for. SwitchMonitor automatically monitors all of your network interfaces and doesn't require any customization or maintenance. The installation is so simple, you'll be up and running in minutes and it runs on that old server you've decommissioned.

Many features are included to help make your job easier:

• Network Equipment Inventory
• Support Contract Tracking
• Device Uptime Reporting
• Quickly locate where IP and MAC addresses are connected to the network
• Easily determine when to schedule downtime on a device or an interface

The system is self-maintaining so you don't have to trim log files or maintain a database just to track your network's performance.

SwitchMonitor tracks traffic flows in, out, and through your network switches provides you with an unprecedented picture of the performance of your network. You can instantly know which interfaces have the highest utilization, and where network errors come from.

Rapid Installation and Configuration

The initial installation and configuration can be completed in under 10 minutes for virtually any sized network with the Quick Config Wizard. This wizard will scan your network and monitor all of the switches it discovers.

Rapid Re-Configuration when your Network Changes

When your network changes, and switches are added or removed, you can rapidly update your configuration using the Quick Config Wizard. It will detect new switches and include them in your configuration, and start monitoring again.

Daily Network "Weather Report"

A daily network "Weather Report" is emailed to you every day at midnight to help you keep track of the health of your network.

• You don't have to login to the system to get reports
• Reports are fully customizable so you can add your company's logo or other custom information
• Links on the reports allow you to quickly connect to the web page to analyze and fix problems
• Telnet links for each switch allow you to easily check and change configurations
• You can keep/organize each report in your email system to maintain a history of your network's health

Quickly Identify & Understand Performance Issues

SwitchMonitor provides network performance information on every interface on your network. Instantly know which interfaces are over-utilized, and which interfaces have too many errors.

Network Prescription

Our patent pending network prescription will lead you to a healthier network. Each interface displays prescriptive information that will improve performance and reduce errors.

Easily See Current Utilization

SwitchMonitor allows you to quickly see the current utilization of any network interface.

If someone asks if the network is causing a slowdown, you can quickly and easily look at current link saturation rates and determine which link is slow.

Locate IP Addresses on Your Network

If you have ever wondered what switch and port an IP address exists, SwitchMonitor fixes this problem. You can easily search through all of your devices' ARP caches to convert an IP address to a MAC address, and then search for the MAC address on all of your switch ports to locate the individual port where the device is connected.

Information Anywhere

You need to be able to securely access your network performance information wherever you are: Wweb browser, PocketPC, or Cellphone. Staying informed no longer means monitoring screens all day in an operations center. Teleworking from a remote site is made easier with a low-bandwidth optimized user interface.

Full-Featured PocketPC Interface

All features that are available via the web interface are available on the PocketPC web interface. Being completely mobile provides you with the ability to resolve problems rapidly while still in the field. No more running back to a desktop just to check network statistics.

Monitor WAN and Internet links

SwitchMonitor can monitor utilization and errors on router interfaces. This will allow you to keep track of performance on your Internet and other WAN links that are connected to your router. Each interface will have utilization tracked daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly so you can watch overall trends of your usage and determine when you should consider adding or reducing bandwidth.

Create a Self-Documenting Network

SwitchMonitor collects and displays the OSI services that each device reports. This lets you rapidly and accurately determine the purpose and function of each network device without having to perform a manual inventory. Each device on your network is also interrogated for for information about its OS version, location, and administrative contact. This provides an efficient method to track device inventory information across the enterprise. Inventory information can be downloaded in CSV format for importing into spreadsheets for even greater reporting capability.

Track Equipment Support Contracts

A network emergency is no time to be searching for service contract information. SwitchMonitor keeps track of service contracts for each of your network devices. This means that your service contract information is easily accessible from wherever you are. You'll always know when service contracts are due to expire before they've expired because SwitchMonitor will send out a monthly service contract report keeping you abreast of your contract status. In addition, a reminder email is sent one month prior to each service contract's expiration, preventing lapses in support contracts.

Know Network Uptime

Each device reports how long it has been online and servicing the network. This determines the general reliability and stability of your network hardware. Being familiar with this statistic helps you to evaluate when equipment should be replaced or serviced.

Works with any SNMP Manageable Device

With SwitchMonitor you can monitor all of your SNMP manageable devices. You aren't locked into using a vendor specific network monitoring tool that covers only portions of your network.

Complete End-to-End Monitoring

Tracking errors on all interfaces on your network provides you with an unabridged vision of your network's health. Monitoring server interfaces permits detecting errors on server NICs (like duplex issues or collisions).

Outage Scheduling Made Easy

Monitoring server interfaces for usage means that you can easily know when there's no usage on servers. This makes scheduling an outage very easy because you can easily predict when there will be low usage on the server.

Detect abnormal usage

Watching your Internet link's usage can help you to detect abormal usage. Typically, most Internet links have a lot of inbound traffic flows; servicing web browsers and other inbound information requests. If you notice that there are strange outbound traffic flows during certain hours, you may be able to detect inappropriate usage (like a hacker or illegal file sharing) on your network. You can use SwitchMonitor to track the utilization back to the specific interface (by checking each interface on your switch for a matching pattern of utilization) and thus locate the specific machine that is generating the traffic.

System Requirements:

• Pentium 200Mhz Processor or faster
• 20 MB of free disk space
• 32 MB of RAM for the service (64 MB RAM minimum)
• Network Interface Card
• Operaing system: Windows 2003 Server, Windows XP Professional, Windows 2000 Server or Professional, Windows NT v4.0 Server or Workstation

Web Console Requirements:

• Internet Explorer v4.0 or later (v5.01 or later is optimal)
• 64 MB of RAM
• Pentium 200Mhz processor or faster

Licensing

Many packages require that they be installed so that only one individual can use the tool. SwitchMonitor web pages can be viewed by as many individuals as you desire, with no additional cost. This can help your entire staff be more effective because they will all have access to the tool, not just one individual.

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