A Netmon Enterprise Edition server appliance is the perfect choice for midsize/larger companies who need a high-performance solution for:
Network Traffic and Activity Monitoring
Bandwidth Monitoring
Service Monitoring
Network Protocol Monitoring
Device Monitoring and Device Management
Disk and Volume Monitoring
Syslog and Event Log Monitoring
Performance Monitoring and Reporting
Cisco NetFlow Analysis and Reporting
Email and Pager Notification / Alerts
Auto-Discovery Features:
Automatic discovery of SNMP capable devices
Automatic NetBIOS and reverse-DNS name resolution
MAC Address detection with ARP Probe Service
Background port scanner automatically identifies new services which appear on your network
Automatic discovery of devices which send NetFlow data to your Netmon system
Automatic interface rediscovery on routers, switches and other managed devices
Network Monitoring Features:
Integrated Layer 2 (Ethernet) Frame Analyzer
Integrated Layer 3 and 4 (IP Services) Protocol Analyzer
Integrated NetFlow Collector (v1, v5 and v7)
Raw packet capture utility for low-level packet analysis in compatible client software (i.e. Ethereal)
Automatic NetBIOS and DNS name resolution
Real-time network activity monitoring with the Visual Network Explorer (VNE)
Capture and monitor live network activity on remote networks with NetFlow protocol support
Instantly narrow live activity views to specific hosts and/or protocols with easy to use filters
Identify the type and nature of all connections to a particular host with a simple double-click
Monitor internal and external bandwidth utilization
Built-in port label database identifies thousands of commonly used protocols
Create and label your own custom protocols
Protocol Dictionary features detailed information on over 125 IP-layer protocols
Capture local network activity on up to two (2) separate physical networks with dual onboard gigabit network cards
Device Monitoring Features:
Assign friendly names and icons to individual hosts for simplified reporting and visibility
Monitor thousands of different device metrics with built in SNMP OID Object Tracker service
Monitor Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 shared folders and volumes
Monitor Linux/UNIX and Solaris disks and partitions
Monitor Windows Event Logs with supplied SNARE Agent software
Monitor SYSLOG data from routers, firewalls, switches and other SYSLOG-capable systems
Email and Pager Alert Features:
Fully integrated email and pager alert system
Customizable alert message templates
Support for alert escalation
Prevent false alerts with Alert Conditionals
Service or device UP / DOWN notifications
Bandwidth utilization alerts (in, out or sum of both)
SNMP Trap Handling / Relaying Service
ICMP “ping” availability alerts
Full TCP handshake monitoring (for specific IP network services such as FTP, Telnet, HTTP, SSH and others)
Service/connection latency alerts (100ms to 1500ms)
Protocol activity notifications (i.e. P2P traffic)
Disk capacity & availability alerts (Windows/Linux/UNIX)
New network service alerts (i.e. opened TCP/UDP port)
New host detection alerts (based on MAC identification)
SYSLOG message alerts based on a specific text or regular expression pattern match
SNMP Monitoring and Management Features:
Automatic SNMP device discovery service with customizable Community string
SNMP MIB Browser - Monitor hundreds or thousands of management information points exposed by SNMPv2 capable devices.
SNMP Trap Alert Service. Relay SNMP trap messages sent from your managed devices through your Netmon server appliance.
Over 7,000 device MIB profiles from 164 different manufacturers supplied
Upload custom MIB profiles for proprietary devices
Security Monitoring Features:
On-demand port scanner identifies open ports / services
Background port scanning service identifies new network services as they appear
ARP Probe Service identifies new MAC addresses which have appeared on your network
SYSLOG and Event Log Server Features:
Fully integrated SYSLOG server - collect and store logs from all SYSLOG-capable devices in a single location
Organize SYSLOG/event log data by host, facility and severity level
Powerful built-in reporting and search capabilities, including support for regular expression pattern matches as well as standard text search
Integrated email and pager alert facilities, including support for text and regex matching for alerts
Translate Windows Event Logs into compatible SYSLOG data streams with supplied SNARE Agent for Windows software.
Reporting and Data Analysis:
Historical database of virtually all monitored activities
Network, protocol and host activity reports
Uptime/downtime and service latency reports
Bandwidth utilization reports
Sophisticated traffic and protocol analysis toolset
Build and save custom reports for later one-click delivery
Printer-friendly report designs
Snapshot Reports - almost any application panel can be printed directly in a printer-friendly format
Customizable protocol and host filtering lets you narrow reports to specific hosts and/or network activities
Customizable logging verbosity settings for each monitored device and service
Analyze Netmon data in third-party reporting packages such as Crystal Reports.
Administration and Management:
Netmon security groups allow you to assign distinct capabilities and permissions to Netmon user accounts
Full control over each distinct monitoring service. Turn off services which aren’t needed or required.
Specify historical data retention policies for each monitoring service. For example, you can tell Netmon to keep 8 weeks of network traffic data, and unlimited SYSLOG data.
Data backup facilities, from quick configuration-only backups to complete database archiving
Label your own protocols by adding, editing or removing entries in Netmon’s protocol index
Customize email and pager message templates