Orion Network Configuration Manager (NCM) delivers affordable, easy-to-use network configuration and change management. Orion NCM can be used standalone or can be integrated with Orion Network Performance Monitor (NPM) to provide a unified, intuitive view into enterprise-wide network health that displays configuration health indicators alongside performance statistics. You’re going to love having a complete solution that accelerates troubleshooting and ensures a stable, high-performing network – no matter how large or small.



Orion NCM simplifies managing network configuration files in multi-vendor network environments with a highly intuitive web interface that offers point-and-click simplicity and easy access to configuration data. Plus, Orion NCM continuously monitors device configurations and provides immediate notification of configuration changes to help you resolve problems before they impact users.

Network Configuration Management Highlights:

    * Schedule automated backups of all device configurations in complex network environments
    * Simultaneously modify configurations, change community strings, update ACLs, and block MAC addresses across many devices
    * Receive real-time alerts when network configuration changes occur to protect against and quickly respond to unauthorized, unscheduled, or erroneous changes
    * Quickly troubleshoot network issues with immediate visibility into the cause-and-effect relationship between configuration management errors and network performance
    * Enable network devices for Cisco® EnergyWise energy management and activate specific EnergyWise policies on capable network devices
    * Detect configuration policy violations to ensure compliance with federal regulations and corporate standards
    * Instantly inventory network device hardware with just a few clicks including out-of-the-box reports for assets and serial numbers
    * Compare start-up and running configuration files to troubleshoot device configurations issues




Cisco EnergyWise Configuration Management - NEW IN V5.5

Cisco EnergyWise focuses on reducing the energy consumption of all devices connected to a Cisco network ranging from Power over Ethernet (PoE) devices, such as IP phones and wireless access points to IP-enabled building and lighting controllers. EnergyWise technology gives you a framework for discovering, monitoring, optimizing, advising, and regulating energy needs for your business. Cisco EnergyWise encompasses a highly intelligent, network-based approach to communicate messages that control energy between network devices and endpoints.


Multi-vendor Device Support - IMPROVED IN V5

Orion NCM provides built-in configuration management support for network devices from more than 16 different hardware vendors, including Cisco Systems®, Nortel Networks®, Motorola®, Extreme Networks®, Dell®, HP®, Adtran®, Riverbed®, 3Com®, Aruba Networks®, Juniper Networks®, Foundry Networks®, and many more. Additionally, users can easily modify or build device templates, enabling Orion NCM to scale to highly heterogeneous environments.