HP OfficeConnect/NetBuilder Router Key Network, Functions, Costs, Capacity, Improving, Management, Performance, Reducing Downtime, Reducing Equipment, Monitoring Network, Freeing Up Personnel

8CHAPTER 1: OVERVIEW OF NETWORK MANAGEMENT

Reducing Downtime	Network downtime can affect your business and its productivity. When
	this happens, it is important that you restore connections as quickly as
	possible.
	Reactive network management does reduce downtime by responding to
	device and link failures. However, a network management solution
	provides you with a proactive management capability. This reduces the
	number and severity of failures and can help avoid downtime altogether.
Improving	Network topology and monitoring information give you an accurate view
Performance	of your network’s structure and traffic rates. Using this information you
	can make changes to the structure of your network to improve its
	performance.
Freeing Up Personnel	Using a network management solution which gives a full view of your
	network and actively warns you of problems, reduces the day-to-day
	demands on personnel to find and fix problems. This automation allows
	people to focus on key management activities.
Reducing Equipment	Network management enables you to make better use of current
Costs	equipment, delaying expensive and disruptive upgrades until they are
	necessary. Understanding your network also enables you to choose
	upgrades that give the best return for any investment.
Key Network	The key network management functions described here are useful tools
Management	which help to deliver the benefits of network management described in
Functions	“The Benefits of Network Management”.
	■ Monitoring Network Capacity
	■ Predicting Problem Links and Devices
Monitoring Network	This lets you track recurring bottlenecks and plan for a regulated
Capacity	expansion of the capacity (bandwidth) available to your users.