Extricom EXNM-2000-5 Network Management (Maximum of 5 Managed Switches - 4 Users)
Making Wireless LAN More Manageable
The Extricom Interference-Free trade; Wireless LAN provides an unmatched combination of simplicity and performance, enabling companies to confidently and cost-effectively transform their operations wirelessly. An essential aspect of this transformation is the ability to efficiently manage multiple Extricom WLANs in a centralized manner.
To accomplish this, Extricom offers the EXNM-2000 Network Management System (NMS), a comprehensive tool that enables System Administrators to manage any size of Extricom WLAN from a single interface. Employing the FCAPS (Fault/Configuration/Accounting/ Performance/Security) network management model and a Client/Server architecture, the EXNM-2000 seamlessly connects with Extricom complete line of enterprise switches and access points, providing easy, standards-based systems administration, configuration, and monitoring.
The EXNM-2000 supports medium-to-large-scale enterprises that have deployed up to 2,000 Extricom WLAN switches. It runs on standard enterprise server platforms and uses an MySQL 5.0 database to maximize affordability and flexibility.
From a single vantage point, System Administrators benefit from the highly intuitive NMS interface, which gives a quick and efficient way to commission multiple Extricom WLANs with minimal per-switch intervention.
Scalability
For enterprises, the WLAN is increasingly a business-critical part of their day-to-day operations, and it is essential that it be both flexible and scalable. The EXNM-2000 ensures this by consolidating multiple management tasks into two basic processes:
- Auto-discovery of up to 2000 switches associated to thousands of access points (APs).
- Group configuration of all discovered switches as if they were a single switch, and monitoring of the whole network from a single screen.
System Configuration
With the EXNM-2000, System Administrators can perform a complete set of configuration tasks on individual switches or groups of switches. Geographic map views allow the administrators to quickly drill down to specific devices and view key configuration parameters. The system also enables bulk operations such as applying standard configurations, adding the same ESSID to all switches in one operation, rebooting switches, or upgrading firmware.
Security Management
Ensuring enterprise security standards are strictly observed is a key component of any management solution. The EXNM-2000 provides a comprehensive set of configurable security management features, including secured client/server sessions; user management with the ability to interface LDAP servers for user authentication; user group custom privileges based on location/site and functionality management; and audit trails.
Fault Management
A WLAN that does not meet Enterprise uptime requirements can impact company profitability. The EXNM-2000 includes extensive and highly customizable fault management capabilities, based on SNMP traps and real-time polling and visualization of the Extricom network.
Performance
In today’s business climate, it’s not enough for a WLAN to provide connectivity; it has to provide the kind of performance that will allow end-users to seamlessly access the backend applications they need to do their jobs. To ensure visibility into wireless performance, the EXNM-2000 offers configurable statistics polling rates, as well graphical reporting on the statistical performance of the whole system or individual devices.
Interoperability
In recognition of the fact that systems are often heterogeneous and multi-vendor, the EXNM-2000 provides a configurable northbound interface for third-party retrieval of the relevant traps by NMS solutions such as HP OpenView.
Wireless Made Simple
The hallmark of Extricom technology is simplicity, flexibility, and performance in high-stress, real-world environments. The EXNM2000 extends this tradition, enabling a new level of quick, reliable, and cost-effective integration of Extricom’s unique architecture into enterprise IT strategies.
Hardware/Software Requirements
Server Hardware
- 100 Managed Elements: Single Intel processor, core 2 duo 1.5GHz, 2MB L2-Cache, or equivalent Memory – 1GB DDR2-400 SDRAM Disk – 100GB SATA CD-ROM drive 100Mbps Ethernet Interface Dual (Power Supply optional)
- 1,000 Managed Elements: Single Intel processor, core 2 duo 1.8GHz, 2MB L2-Cache, or equivalent Memory – 1GB DDR2-400 SDRAM Disk – 100GB SATA CD-ROM drive Gigabit Ethernet Interface Dual (Power Supply optional)
- 2,000 Managed Elements: Dual Intel processors, core 2duo 1.8GHz, 2MB L2-Cache, or equivalent Memory – 2GB DDR2-400 SDRAM Disk – 200GB SATA CD-ROM drive Dual Gigabit Ethernet Interfaces Dual (Power Supply optional)
Server Software
- Supported Operating Systems Microsoft Windows Vista/XP/2003 Linux 2.6 kernel and above Sun Solaris 10
- Database MySQL 5.0 (requires separate license)
- Client Hardware
- Memory 1GB
- Disk 2GB of free disk space
- Interface Fast Ethernet (100Mbps)
- Display Resolution 1024 X 768 and above
Client Software
Microsoft Windows Vista/XP/2003 Linux 2.6 kernel and above Sun Solaris 10 Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 & above Firefox 2.0 and above Java Virtual Sun Java SE 1.6 (6.0) installed Machine (JVM) automatically if not found Supported Operating Systems Supported Web Browsers
Client/Server Connections
- Client size 10MB
- Client location Downloaded once and cached on the users computer
- Operational Bandwidth Normal operation requires approx. 750Kbps for download Upload traffic is low; bandwidth of 32Kbps is sufficient / 64Kbps preferred
- Server/Managed
- 1,000-device System: Element Bandwidth Required server-side bandwidth Requirements symmetrical 2Mbps
- 2,000-device System: Required server-side bandwidth – symmetrical 5Mbps ~
- On managed device side, minimal bandwidth is 250Kbps symmetrical
License Ordering Information
EXNM-2000/XX where Extricom Network Management XX stands for the System with license for a single number of managed server and multiple clients switches: 2E- entry level, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, U- Up to 2000