NetVizion Network Management: FAQ

NetFlow, a network protocol system that collects active IP network traffic as it flows in or out of an interface. That traffic data is analyzed to create a picture of the flow and volume of the traffic. With NetFlow analyzing the data, a network administrator can determine things such as the traffic’s point of origin, destination and paths of traffic on the network, class of service, and the causes of congestion. Netflow is used for finding bandwidth hogs, hunting down network threats, isolating application slowness issues and even for usage based billing by some ISP’s.

Packets that have the SAME IP attributes are grouped into a FLOW. This Flow is made up of these 5 or sometimes 7, attributes, including the Destination Port of the traffic.

  • IP source address
  • IP destination address
  • Source port
  • Destination port
  • Layer 3 protocol type
  • Class of Service
  • Router or switch interface

NetVizion comes pre-configured with more than 50 alerts. Any of these alerts can be edited, though there are some for which you can’t edit the trigger and clear conditions. You can also add your own alerts to customize NetVizion to your environment. You can also filter the alerts list to show only certain alerts.

A “slow network” can be caused by many different culprits. There are a number of tools in NetVizion that can help narrow down your search to find the root issue and resolve it.

  • Review alerts
  • High bandwidth
  • Packet errors
    •  Ethernet
    • Access Points
  • Packet discards
    • Ethernet
  • Overloaded hardware
    • Access points
    • Broadcast storms

You shouldn’t have to jerry-rig a tool meant for a single corporate installation to somehow work for multiple networks. NetVizion is built for service providers managing multiple networks, which means one dashboard to control everything, simple installation across an unlimited number of sites, smooth workflows, and easy switching between clients.

Two-factor authentication can be applied globally across your service provider account, making it required for all users. Or, for granular control, set it individually per user.

 

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