To deliver an efficiently managed network, you need to ensure that tasks are equally distributed amongst the administration team members. The allocation may be based on the type of activity, such as configuration, maintenance and supervision, or on restrictions on types of equipment.

Restrictions may be applied simultaneously in both areas. This can also be facilitated through restricting the level of activity of network appliances. Centralizing the administration of large and diverse networks requires the manager to deploy security policies with clear guidelines on confidentiality and role management functionality.

NETASQ’s centralized administration solutions are designed to address the problems inherent in deploying, managing and maintaining large numbers of connected network appliances.

Centralizing configuration information enables administrators to gain a comprehensive view of security policy. The same configuration data can be used for large numbers of network devices, reducing both the workload and the risk of mistakes.

The concept of global and local configuration enables network managers to define an overall security policy, while delegating the allocation of specific rules at the local level to an individual site or network device. This allows the enterprise to implement a global policy without sacrificing the necessary flexibility which is required to manage particular cases

A centralized administration system is the most effective way to manage frequent tasks such as software updates and saving configuration information.

A record of all configurations is stored centrally providing a single point from which to manage and restore the network. In addition, licenses and software updates can be distributed from a central site to multiple network appliances.

The administrative overviews of your network map present a clear picture of all the appliances and other installed devices, including routers, switches and servers. Monitoring device status, simultaneous connections, high availability and other parameters enables you to see the status of each installed device

NETASQ’s event management service enables administrators to investigate potential problems and to create up to date status reports. These reports detail all network activity, providing a clear picture of security levels.

The task management function offers dual role allocation options:

• By network device, ensuring confidentiality for the most sensitive appliances
• By software module, enabling allocation by type of task (maintenance, monitoring, network configuration, security policy)

NETASQ’s centralized administration solutions deliver real gains in productivity while guaranteeing the confidentiality and durability of your security policies.