Best Network Configuration Software for Startups - Page 2

Cisco Prime Network is a cost-effective device operation, administration, and network fault-management solution. This single solution helps service providers reduce management complexity and deliver carrier-class services. It supports the physical network components as well as the compute infrastructure, and virtual elements found in data centers. Increased operational efficiency through automated network discovery, configuration and change management. Enhanced customer satisfaction through proactive service assurance using postevent fault management and trend information. Lower integration costs through preintegration with Cisco Prime Carrier Management suite and northbound interfaces to third party applications. Detailed end-to-end views of the physical and virtual network topology and inventory. GUI-based device configuration with prebuilt and downloadable scripts. Up-to-date displays of network event, state, and configuration changes.

Network configuration and automation for better agility, security, and efficiency. Includes automated vulnerability management to analyze vulnerabilities, enhance visibility, and respond to threats across network devices. Leverage integration with vendor and NIST National Vulnerability DB security notifications to identify vulnerabilities, remediate device images, and upgrade devices with zero downtime. Drive fast configuration changes across thousands of network devices with automated roll-back and change tracking. Control device access to view or change settings, deploy pre-configured policies for regulatory standards such as CIS and DISA and remediate non-compliance. Deploy new physical or virtual network devices rapidly with gold-standard configurations to respond to business needs. Browse real-time device configurations to troubleshoot, view status of jobs, or complete a compliance audit.

FlexConnect is a wireless solution for branch office and remote office deployments. It enables customers to configure and control access points (AP) in a branch or remote office from the corporate office through a wide area network (WAN) link without deploying a controller in each office. The FlexConnect access points can switch client data traffic locally and perform client authentication locally when their connection to the controller is lost. When they are connected to the controller, they can also send traffic back to the controller. In the connected mode, the FlexConnect access point can also perform local authentication. A FlexConnect AP can, on a per-WLAN basis, either tunnel client data in CAPWAP to the controller (called Central Switching), or have client data egress at the AP’s LAN port (called Local Switching). With Locally Switched WLANs, the AP can tag client traffic in separate VLANs, to segregate the traffic from its management interface.