12CHAPTER 2: USING NETWORK SUPERVISOR TO MANAGE YOUR NETWORK

Overview of

Wizards are provided to guide you through the setup and configuration

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of Network Supervisor parameters.

Supervisor Wizards

The Wizards often suggest useful default settings which can help you

 

 

start monitoring your network even when you are not sure which values

 

to set.

 

 

Major Benefits of

Network Supervisor brings you the following major benefits to help you

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manage your network. These are:

Management with

■ Color-Coded View of Your Network Connectivity

Network Supervisor

■ Real-Time Detailed Stress Monitoring

 

 

■ Total Visibility of Network Activity

 

■ Immediate Notification of Problems

Color-Coded View of

Using Network Supervisor’s graphical map and intelligent monitoring you

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can quickly identify problem areas and overloaded links on your network.

Connectivity

The map shows the devices and connections on your network, including

 

 

the links attaching the hubs, switches and routers to PCs. This provides an

 

instant, color-coded view of the state of your network.

 

Network Supervisor’s map also provides physical connectivity information

 

for your network.

Real-Time Detailed

Good monitoring involves examining a combination of available

Stress Monitoring

bandwidth, generated errors, service availability and service response

 

times.

 

Using Network Supervisor’s monitoring and alerts system, you are free to

 

run your business, while Network Supervisor watches the important parts

 

of your network and informs you if anything goes wrong.

 

Stress monitoring provides you with a performance measures of a

 

network object (a device or link) against pre-defined thresholds.

 

Network devices such as switches are monitored for their own internal

 

performance and for their external communication performance with

 

other devices. End stations are monitored for response time and service

 

availability.