| WhatsConnected |
Plugs into all versions of WhatsUp Gold |
| Network Discovery |
| Discovery of IP networks and associated subnets |
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| Discovery of layer 2 connectivity |
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| Discovery of layer 3 addressing |
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| Discovery of VLAN connectivity |
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| Discovery of virtualized devices/systems |
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| Discovery of non-contiguous subnets |
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| Discovery of switch port connectivity |
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| Discovery of devices without IP addresses |
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| Discovery of Spanning Tree and Bridge Port information |
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| Support for devices from every major network equipment manufacturer including; Cisco/Linksys, Foundry, Juniper, Nortel, 3Com, Extreme, Dell, Alcatel, DLink, SMC and others |
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| Discovery of device asset and configuration information |
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| Topology Visualization |
| Auto-creation of topology maps |
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| Display of physical topology in either spoke, hierarchical or custom views |
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| Correlation of layer 2 connectivity to layer 3 addressing |
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| Export of network maps to Visio 2003 or 2007 using either Visio, Cisco or WhatsUp Gold device templates |
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| Printing of any type of network map |
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| Management Console |
| Management and configuration of network discovery, maps and display of device information |
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| Sorting and display of network device information based on device categories, device list, topology maps, subnets or link views |
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| Printing of inventory and configuration data and network topology maps |
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| Automatic classification of network devices by type and groups devices accordingly |
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| Support of wild card search for device configuration, inventory or other device specific information |
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| Layer 2 Trace |
| Automated creation of device dependencies in WhatsUp Gold based upon path trace. |
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| The up/down status of each interface is validated automatically. |
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| Validation of end-to-end connectivity over a defined path |
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| Support of both LAN or WAN connectivity |
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| Display of in-bound and out-bound interfaces for each network device in the path |
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| IP/MAC Finder |
| Location of either IP or MAC addresses for a device |
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| Display of network device and connectivity |
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| WhatsUp Gold Integration |
| Export of automatically created layer 2 topology maps with full device connectivity to WhatsUp Gold |
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| Automatic creation of Active and Performance Monitors in WhatsUp Gold for immediate connectivity monitoring |
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