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1U Advanced Probe Appliance

Complete Insight and Visibility Into Every Part of Your Network
Fully-Configured, Ready-To-Go 1U Hardware Solutions
As corporate networks continue to grow to support multiple departments, locations, business functions and remote users, the need for robust remote monitoring solutions becomes crucial. Remote probes have changed the way IT departments are structured. Today, with a console and remote probes, an IT manager can proactively monitor, troubleshoot and respond to problems within any network segment, from any location. Network Instruments’ Advanced Remote Probes offer complete insight and visibility into every part of an organization’s business-critical IT infrastructure. Award-winning software probes are now available as complete hardware systems. Choose from a variety of pre-configured, ready-to-go, turnkey 1U rack mount systems for an easy, cost effective way to monitor any part of the network.

Technology
All Network Instruments products are designed using our unique Distributed Network Analysis architecture (NI-DNA™). With NI-DNA, network administrators can benefit from a fully scalable system to conserve costs, watch multiple sites, team up to solve multi-site problems, lower learning curves and maximize uptime.

Install the Advanced Probe Appliance on any switch on your local or remote network. Connect a single Observer console to the Probe via TCP/IP to monitor and troubleshoot all traffic.

Use the Advanced Probe Appliance for proactive monitoring and troubleshooting of any network segment
   • Capture and decode packets for in-depth analysis
   • Collect long-term trending statistics for proactive decision making
   • Run Triggers and Alarms for instant alerts on probe collected data
   • Monitor the entire network from a single user interface – only one console needed to view multiple probes
   • Conserve costs by eliminating travel time and resolving network issues from one location
   • Reduce training expenses by using one technology to monitor all topologies and network configurations
   • Works with the award-winning Observer, Expert Observer, or Observer Suite console

ADVANCED PROBE APPLIANCE–SOFTWARE OPTIONS
Choose an Advanced Probe Appliance pre-loaded with one of the following software
options: Advanced Single Probe, Advanced Multi-Probe or RMON/HCRMON.

Advanced Single Probe
   • Packet capture and decode
   • Network statistics
   • Real-time data collection
   • Long-term trending and reporting
   • Full password protection of data and redirection
   • Automatic updates of remote probes
   • Software is pre-loaded and pre-configured for quick installation

Advanced Multi-Probe
The Advanced Multi-Probe offers all of the features of the Advanced Single Probe plus
additional advantages for enterprise-level remote monitoring:
   • Initiate up to 64 sessions simultaneously for a multi-faceted view of data flow
   • Multiple Observer consoles can view the same Probe at the same time for greater problem solving abilities
   • Support 3DES encryption option for data transfer
   • Offer different administrators different levels of probe access for added security

RMON/HCRMON Probe
Choose to configure the Advanced Probe Appliance to operate as an RMON/HCRMON
Probe. Some benefits include:
   • Full adherence to RMON1, RMON2 and High Capacity RMON (HCRMON) standards
   • Compatible to any RMON management console or collection facility
     (Observer Suite, OpenView, Concord, NetScout, Micromuse, BMC Dashboard Patrol, etc.)

ADVANCED PROBE APPLIANCE–HARDWARE OPTIONS
The Advanced Probe Appliance from Network Instruments comes available in 3 hardware configurations:

Single Port Advanced Single Probe
Allows for single session to view traffic on a single 10/100/1000 network segment

Single Port Advanced Multi-Probe
Allows for multiple sessions, by multiple users on a single 10/100/1000 network segment

Dual Port Advanced Multi-Probe
Allows for multiple sessions, by multiple users on two 10/100/1000 network segments

The Network Instruments Advanced Probe Appliance is a ready-to-go, configured hardware system that can be installed anywhere on your network. The Appliance only requires an Observer console to report to. For more information about our Advanced Probe Appliances, pricing and software options, please contact Network Instruments.