Device Configuration Management - An Easy Automated Network Configuration Management

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Device Configuration Management - An Easy Automated Network Configuration Management

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It is not possible to Manage Switches, Routers, Firewalls and other network devices manually, for an Enterprise, as its time, manpower and resources are unlimited, thus a simple, secure and automated Network Device Configuration Management software evolves as a primary solution to allowing IT enterprises to concentrate on the crucial standpoints of the business.

A simple and secure way to automate firmware update of Switches, Routers and Firewalls

Keeping the in-built firmware of network devices (such as switches, routers and firewalls) up-to-date is one of the crucial tasks done by the Network Administrators. They are required to carry out firmware update or upgrade with a view to achieve improved performance, reliability and security.

Especially when security updates are released by the device vendors, the administrators will have to update their devices at the quickest possible time.

Assume the scenario where a particular device vendor has released a crucial security update for routers. The administrator manages 100 such devices and has to carry out the update. The task will not only be repetitive, but also be highly time-consuming.

Will it not be great to automate the firmware update process so that you can save your time, cost and resources -

DeviceExpert, the trusted Network Change and Network Configuration Management software from ManageEngine precisely helps achieve this.

Upgrading firmware, uploading/downloading of OS images can be automated by way of executing scripts. DeviceExpert Network Configuration Management takes care of executing the series of inter-connected commands on a device in the command line and thereby carry out the firmware update or OS images transfer in a highly secure way.

Above all, you can update the firmware for a single device or multiple devices or a group of devices at one go. Not, just automation, you can do it at your convenience – at any point of time on demand or automatically at any future of time through scheduled tasks.

All that you need to do is to create a simple script containing the required commands and then execute it.

What problems does it solve -

DeviceExpert helps maintain versions of device configurations in a secure, centralized repository and manage them from a single interface.
DeviceExpert helps the network security professionals to take total control of the configuration changes.
With increasing security threats to mission-critical network resources and serious legal consequences of information mis-management, IT managers everywhere are required not just to follow standard practices, internal security policies, stringent Government regulations and industrial guidelines, but also demonstrate that the policies are enforced and network devices remain compliant to the policies defined. DeviceExpert precisely helps in achieving this with ease.
DeviceExpert helps automate all configuration tasks and helps improve productivity.

What you can do with DeviceExpert -

Backup configurations, maintain history, compare versions and upload changes, all from a centralized web GUI. DeviceExpert completely eliminates the time-consuming practice of manually connecting to the devices via Telnet or SSH to manage configurations.

Monitor configuration changes, get instant notifications and prevent unauthorized changes.

Define standard practices and policies and automatically check device configurations for compliance. Get reports on compliance status and satisfy your auditors.

Automate all repetitive, time-consuming configuration management tasks.

Get complete record of who, what and when of configuration changes .

It facilitates,

automated configuration backup of your switches, routers, firewalls and other devices.
real-time alerts upon configuration changes.
checking configurations for compliance to policies and standards.
automation of device configuration tasks. This Ability to create and push network device configurations in automated fashion saves us a great deal of time. DeviceExpert is a very powerful configuration management tool.

DeviceExpert is a Network Change and Device Configuration Management solution to Manage Switches, Routers, Firewalls and other network devices. DeviceExpert helps automate all repetitive, time-consuming configuration management tasks and take total control of the entire life cycle of Device Configuration Management.

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<h1>Device Configuration Management - An Easy Automated Network Configuration Management</h1> Author: <a href='http://www.articleseen.com/profile_Hema P.aspx'>Hema P</a> A simple and secure way to automate firmware update of Switches, Routers and Firewalls

Keeping the in-built firmware of network devices (such as switches, routers and firewalls) up-to-date is one of the crucial tasks done by the Network Administrators. They are required to carry out firmware update or upgrade with a view to achieve improved performance, reliability and security.

Especially when security updates are released by the device vendors, the administrators will have to update their devices at the quickest possible time.

Assume the scenario where a particular device vendor has released a crucial security update for routers. The administrator manages 100 such devices and has to carry out the update. The task will not only be repetitive, but also be highly time-consuming.

Will it not be great to automate the firmware update process so that you can save your time, cost and resources -

DeviceExpert, the trusted Network Change and Network Configuration Management software from ManageEngine precisely helps achieve this.

Upgrading firmware, uploading/downloading of OS images can be automated by way of executing scripts. DeviceExpert Network Configuration Management takes care of executing the series of inter-connected commands on a device in the command line and thereby carry out the firmware update or OS images transfer in a highly secure way.

Above all, you can update the firmware for a single device or multiple devices or a group of devices at one go. Not, just automation, you can do it at your convenience – at any point of time on demand or automatically at any future of time through scheduled tasks.

All that you need to do is to create a simple script containing the required commands and then execute it.

What problems does it solve -

DeviceExpert helps maintain versions of device configurations in a secure, centralized repository and manage them from a single interface.
    DeviceExpert helps the network security professionals to take total control of the configuration changes.
    With increasing security threats to mission-critical network resources and serious legal consequences of information mis-management, IT managers everywhere are required not just to follow standard practices, internal security policies, stringent Government regulations and industrial guidelines, but also demonstrate that the policies are enforced and network devices remain compliant to the policies defined. DeviceExpert precisely helps in achieving this with ease.
    DeviceExpert helps automate all configuration tasks and helps improve productivity.

What you can do with DeviceExpert -

Backup configurations, maintain history, compare versions and upload changes, all from a centralized web GUI. DeviceExpert completely eliminates the time-consuming practice of manually connecting to the devices via Telnet or SSH to manage configurations.

Monitor configuration changes, get instant notifications and prevent unauthorized changes.

Define standard practices and policies and automatically check device configurations for compliance. Get reports on compliance status and satisfy your auditors.

Automate all repetitive, time-consuming configuration management tasks.

Get complete record of who, what and when of configuration changes .

It facilitates,

automated configuration backup of your switches, routers, firewalls and other devices.
    real-time alerts upon configuration changes.
    checking configurations for compliance to policies and standards.
    automation of device configuration tasks. This Ability to create and push network device configurations in automated fashion saves us a great deal of time. DeviceExpert is a very powerful configuration management tool.

DeviceExpert is a Network Change and Device Configuration Management solution to Manage Switches, Routers, Firewalls and other network devices. DeviceExpert helps automate all repetitive, time-consuming configuration management tasks and take total control of the entire life cycle of Device Configuration Management.About the Author: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.manageengine.com/products/device-expert/">Manage Switches</a> Article Source: <a href='http://www.articleseen.com/Article_Device-Configuration-Management-An-Easy-Automated-Network-Configuration-Management_130810.aspx'> http://www.articleseen.com/Article_Device Configuration Management - An Easy Automated Network Configuration Management_130810.aspx</a>

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