Netmon Appliances feature a complete packet analyzer / protocol inspection toolset, in addition to a full suite of tools to monitor virtually any device on your network, from servers to printers to UPS systems to workstations. Netmon Appliances have been tested to handle network monitoring for up to 500 devices (depending on network traffic and load).

Only Netmon can provide you with a complete network, service and device monitoring solution in a single integrated appliance. Netmon the perfect choice for small and mid-sized organizations who need a high performance, comprehensive solution for:

• Bandwidth Monitoring
  
• Protocol Activity Monitoring
  
• Device Management and Monitoring
  
• Syslog and Event Log Monitoring
  
• Cisco Netflow Analysis and Reporting
  
• Disk and Volume Monitoring
  
• Email and Pager Notification / Alerts

Monitor Network Traffic

Real-time traffic analysis capability is a defining feature of Netmon. With a properly configured switch, Netmon 5.1 can monitor, analyse and report on network traffic as it happens. Netmon is a leader in real-time analysis with features such as our proprietary traffic sniffer, advanced packet inspection plugins, and NetFlow collector / emitter capability. Netmon packet captures are compatible with the industry-standard WireShark traffic analysis client.

• Bandwidth Monitoring
• Protocol Activity Monitoring
• Device Management and Monitoring
• Syslog and Event Log Monitoring
• Cisco Netflow Analysis and Reporting
• Disk and Volume Monitoring
• Email and Pager Notification / Alerts

Netmon 5.1 can monitor bandwidth utilization on any physical or virtual interface. With Netmon 5.1′s SNMP and traffic-sniffing capabilities, there are multiple ways to measure bandwidth utilization on network devices. In addition, Netmon can detect issues such as interface flapping, duplex mismatches on your infrastructure devices. These facilities are fully intetgrated with our alerting system.

• Monitor bandwidth utilization on any physical or virtual interface
• Detect interface flapping conditions or changes in the operational state of any network interface
• Detect duplex mismatches
• Monitor frame collisions, errors and drops
• Collect event and error logs, as well as SNMP trap messages, with full integration with email and pager alert

• 1U chassis
• 2 x Gbit Network interfaces
• E7500 Intel Core 2 Duo 2.93Ghz Processor, 3M Cache, 1066FSB
• 4GB DDR2 800 MHZ RAM
• 250GB 6200 RPM Disk, 8M

One of most popular uses for Netmon Software and Appliance Editions is the ability to monitor network traffic activity in real time. In order for Netmon’s packet analyzers to work properly, it must receive a copy of the packets going across your network. This is accomplished at the minimum by:

Port mirroring (also known as port spanning) – Most enterprise switches support this feature. The steps to enable port monitoring vary from manufacturer to manufacturer, so consult the product documentation for your switch to determine the necessary steps.

Using a hub (not recommended) – If, however, you are using a hub, no configuration is necessary: hubs send all traffic to each port automatically. Hubs however are not recommended as they reduce the connection speed to half duplex and may result in network degradation. Using Network Taps (recommended) – For best performance you should consider using a Network Tap (Test Access Port). Tap is a passive hardware device that provides a copy of traffic on any monitored link to your monitoring device. For more details check our dedicated tap website or contact us

www.barracudatap.com

www.datacomsystems.ca

**** Please read the white paper on the benefits of using network TAPs vs span ports

SNMP-capable equipment – Some features require snmp capability to be turned on.

Dedicated SQL and Exchange SNMP Agents – Our dedicated SQL and MS Exchange SNMP agents provide more specific performance metrics than the native SNMP modules included on your windows server. If you use either MS SQL or the MS Exchange servers we highly recommend these agents.