Compaq 266800-001 Compaq Netelligent Network Management Overview - Page 9

043A/0996 NETWORK MANAGEMENT OVERVIEW (cont'd) ... HOW COMPAQ ADDRESSES NETWORK MANAGEMENT As network management becomes a key component of large networks, it also becomes a greater requirement for Compaq customers. Compaq is committed to including strong manageability features in all of its hardware product lines. When Compaq acquired NetWorth, Inc. and Thomas-Conrad Corporation in late 1995 forming the Compaq Networking Products Division, the need for comprehensive network management coverage became critical. Compaq addressed this need with Compaq Netelligent Management Software. Compaq Netelligent Management Software Designed to operate under Microsoft Windows NT and Windows 95, Netelligent Management Software Figure 9 - The Netelligent Management Software topology map provides network management and configuration features for manageable Netelligent products. Netelligent Management Software provides management information and control through an intuitive graphical interface designed specifically for your Netelligent product. In most cases, little experience with network management is needed to configure Compaq Netelligent managed networking devices. A user-customized graphical topology map depicts the layout of your network, which can include network devices, WAN access-points and connections to each device. Simply drag and drop device icons and connect them to various LANs and WANs. Device icons are polled regularly to determine if they are available on the network. Active devices are highlighted in green, devices that fail to respond are highlighted in red. This gives you an immediate "at-a-glance" status of your network. Double-clicking on a Compaq Netelligent device icon automatically reads its current configuration and LED status, and displays a graphical depiction of the device on the screen. The device can now be configured using simple point and click operations. The Netelligent Management Software guided configuration wizard enables users to deploy the Netelligent 8500 Communications Platform with ease. Combined with extensive on-line help, the guided configuration makes the normally difficult task of configuring a router easy. Users are prompted through Figure 10 - Guided Configuration Screens various screens such as interface configuration, IP addressing and routing, LAN and WAN protocols and SNMP traps. Once the configuration is complete, the configuration is set on the device and saved to a file for later use. Netelligent Management Software is composed of two parts: the foundation and product management modules (PMMs). The foundation software is the main portion of the software, 9