Network Configuration Manager Review

Robust Solution

ManageEngine Network Configuration Manager is a robust application that helps you manage the whole lifecycle of device configuration management. The solution fills the gap around your compliance, configuration, and compliance management. With the software, you can easily know when and why recent changes were made, identify misconfigured code, devices not supported by vendors, and which switches or routers are up or down.

Efficient Configuration Management

The configuration management suite provides one of its core benefits. This module offers an impressive set of configuration management features such as device discovery, multivendor device configuration support, configuration versioning & comparison, and more. It supports devices from over 22 vendors including Cisco, ADTRAN, Dell, HP, Aruba, NETGEAR, Huawei, Juniper, and more, and offers integrated solutions to facilitate complete configuration and change management of all these devices.

Real-Time Change Tracking

Network Configuration Manager is also built to support real-time configuration change tracking. It continuously monitors all your devices and listens to syslog messages created by the devices to pinpoint configuration changes in real-time. By detecting changes in real-time, the application allows you to maintain better control over every device on your network.

Effective Compliance Monitoring

Additionally, the compliance monitoring module allows you to adhere to internal security policies, standard practices, industrial guidelines, and stringent government regulations. It enables you to protect your mission-critical network resources from security threats and manage information properly to avoid serious legal consequences. Better still, the software allows you to demonstrate all policies are followed and that your network devices are compliant with all the defined policies.

Role-Based Access

The GUI presents an informative inventory of all the devices added to this software. At a single glance, you can view the hardware properties, IP addresses, port configurations, chassis details, interface details, and serial numbers of the devices. Network Configuration Manager handles sensitive device configuration files, and, in a workplace that has multiple team members, it is essential to restrict access to confidential info. The software enables you to provide role-based access to ensure this. You can give different levels of access permissions according to the role of each user.

High Level of Automation

Network Configuration Manager offers a high level of automation for all labor-intensive tasks. Often administrators need to apply the same group of changes to a number of devices – for instance, applying a security patch. The platform provides scripts and templates to easily perform these tasks.

Dependable Disaster Recovery Process

A reliable disaster recovery process is essential in case there is an emergency. This solution enables you to backup the full database and also provides scripts to do fast disaster recovery. Finally, Network Configuration Manager offers provisions to check configurations for compliance anytime and automatically at standard intervals. You can generate comprehensive compliance reports as well as detailed info on complaint and non-compliant devices. If there is violation, the software provides remedial tips to rectify it.