Network Management with WhatsUp Gold
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Introducing WhatsUp Gold Version 12.4 with Mobile Access and SNMPv3 Enhancements (Announced February 24th, 2009.)

Have you ever needed to access your network management solution to view status information and don’t have a computer handy?

WhatsUp Gold solves this problem by putting network management in the palm of your hand. Now you can access all the vital information about your network through 35 pre-configured reports and NetFlow data through your web-enabled smartphone or PDA.

Find out more about the power of WhatsUp Gold Mobile Access here »

WhatsUp Gold brings enhanced SNMP security to your network with SNMPv3 discovery and traps. SNMP v3 supports an authentication scheme that is far superior to that of v1 and v2 and now you ensured that your network is even more secure.

Introducing WhatsUp Gold Version 12.3.1 and WhatsConnected Plug-In - Layer 2/3 Discovery and network mapping (Announced December 1, 2008)
As networks become simpler to create, they have at the same time become significantly more complex to manage and monitor especially without the tools to document and understand the port-to-port connectivity between devices.

WhatsConnected is a layer 2 and layer 3 network discovery and visualization plug-in for WhatsUp Gold that equips you with a comprehensive tool set to accurately depict and visualize device connectivity down to the individual port. Leveraging powerful discovery tools, WhatsConnected locates all devices on the network including critical device connectivity and interdependencies. Its unique in-depth technology goes far beyond typical IP discovery and mapping solutions by providing detailed hardware inventory and configuration information.

WhatsConnected provides the key functions network professionals need in order to discover, map, search and document their physical networks.

Introducing WhatsUp Gold Version 12.3 and New NetFlow Monitor Plug-In (Announced October 1, 2008)
Version 12.3 extends the WhatsUp Gold product family architecture with new core features and a new NetFlow Monitor plug-in module to increase your visibility into, intelligence about and control over your network infrastructure.

New core features in v12.3 include functionality to automate the migration of an existing WhatsUp Gold database from v11.X, support for Windows Server 2008, and the extension of the licensing facility introduced in v12.0 to ensure compliance with software license device levels.

The new WhatsUp Gold NetFlow Monitor plug-in module gathers information from NetFlow enabled switches and routers allowing you to analyze and report on network traffic patterns. It provides instant insight into how efficiently your network is performing and how bandwidth is utilized. Misbehaving applications and users that are inappropriately consuming bandwidth can be rapidly identified. WhatsUp Gold NetFlow Monitor presents detailed information to assess network quality of service and quickly resolve traffic bottlenecks.

WhatsUp Gold VoIP Monitor (Announced June 23, 2008)
Now you can accurately assess or measure a live network and ensure that it is capable of supporting or maintaining adequate VoIP call quality using the WhatsUp Gold VoIP Monitor. Offered as an integrated plug-in to all editions of WhatsUp Gold (Standard, Premium, Distributed and MSP – v12.0 or above), the WhatsUp Gold VoIP Monitor provides detailed information on MOS and ICPIF voice quality scoring along with latency, jitter and packet loss. MOS threshold alerting is provided with an active SNMP monitor.

V12.0 New Features (Announced May 6, 2008)
WhatsUp Gold v12 introduces 20 powerful new features and enhancements designed to give you 360° visibility, actionable intelligence and complete control of your network infrastructure.


New Features
SSG (Real-time data)
Split Second Graphs that provide real-time graphical data in performance workspace and full reports, the Web Task Manager, and the Web Performance Monitor   included included included
Instantaneous access to real-time performance data in enabled reports with InstantInfo   included included included
Web-based network tool that provides insight into processes running on a device or system   included included included
Web-based network tool that provides network device overview information about processes using SNMP or WMI device connections   included included included
SNMP
SNMPv3 Encrypted Traps & Discovery included included included included
Support for NetSNMP agents for UNIX CPU utilization included included included included
Support for high capacity SNMP interface counters through the Interface Performance Monitor included included included included
Support for NetSNMP agents for UNIX CPU utilization included included included included
Support for configurable interface name for SNMP interfaces included included included included
Over 200 Cisco MIBs in WhatsUp Gold database included included included included
SNMP MIB Walker web-based network tool which allows you to browse for SNMP objects on a device included included included included
SNMP MIB File Explorer web-based network tool which allows you to browse for SNMP objects in defined MIB files included included included included
SNMP MIB Manager web-based network tool which allows you to import and validate MIB files included included included included
SNMP COM API improvements for enhanced scripting capabilities with the Script Action and Active Script Monitor included included included included
Email
Email Monitor - innovative synthetic transaction monitor that uses SMTP, POP3 or IMAP by sending emails to servers, with support for encryption and SMTP authentication   included included included
SMTP authentication for email actions included included included included
SMS
Enhanced Short Message Service (SMS) functionality to include support for SMS Direct included included included included
Database Support
Automated Database migration utility for upgrading from WhatsUp Gold v11.X included included included included
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express database included included included included
Drag-and-Drop
Support for drag-and-drop device, group, and map management on the Web interface included included included included
Passive Monitors
Passive Monitors, that require credentials, now use the device credentials that are stored in the credentials library included included included included
Dashboard Screen Manager
Adds the capability to define playlists for information to be displayed on a single or multiple monitors including external web pages   included included included
Operating System Support
Support for Windows Server 2008 (Standard and Enterprise) included included included included
Support for Windows Vista included included included included
Licensing System
Ensures compliance with software license device level included included included included
NetFlow Monitor Plug-In
Enables network performance and bandwidth utilization monitoring included included included included
WhatsConnected Plug-In
Layer 2/3 discovery, network mapping and visualization included included included included
VoIP Monitor Plug-In
Enables accurate measurement of network support for VoIP call quality included included included included
 

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