Cisco Performance Monitoring With PRTG
Simplify Network Bandwidth And Data Management With PRTG
If you're the administrator for Cisco-based network, you probably rely on a variety of devices to manage your network's data and bandwidth distribution. Ensuring that all those Cisco routers and switches function properly is crucial to maintaining overall network health. PRTG Network Monitor contains an advanced performance monitor that constantly audits all Cisco devices to ensure optimal performance.
Most Cisco routers and switches support NetFlow monitoring based on Cisco's NetFlow protocol. These devices can be configured to send pre-aggregated data to the computer running a NetFlow monitor such as PRTG Network Monitor. NetFlow monitoring provides specific, actionable information regarding application usage and its effect on network performance.
PRTG is very effective at identifying network problems with congestion and latency. This powerful network reporting tool is ideal for network troubleshooting and performance monitoring on Cisco-based networks, as it uses a combination of real time and historical data. This makes it easier for network administrators to make decisions as to where to route data and allocate bandwidth.
In addition to NetFlow, PRTG also supports several other methods of network monitoring including SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol), WMI (Windows Management Instrumentation), LAN Packet Sniffing and WLAN Packet Sniffing.
PRTG Network monitor runs on all Windows versions and works with most network products from Cisco, HP, 3Com, Linksys, Nortel, etc.
The Cisco Performance Monitor is available in two editions. For basic, network troubleshooting functionality, the Freeware Edition may be downloaded and used for personal and commercial use completely free of charge. For more advanced bandwidth monitoring needs, licenses for the Commercial Editions start at $400 / €300.
We've received a lot of positive feedback from satisfied users of PRTG. Here's what one of them had to say:
"We want to congratulate your company on creating a fantastic and affordable product. We used to use another but more expensive product but yours is the most 'bang' for the dollar. Keep up the great work!" Christopher Oak, www.everplanet.com
This Cisco Performance Monitor is an extremely versatile network management tool that can improve performance by identifying internal bottlenecks caused by improper data routing and bandwidth allocation.
