New Network Monitor 6.6 Controls CCTV Video Camera Bitrate and CNC Machines

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We are heading for the IoT (Internet of Things), so the new version has checks that allow us to use our program not only to monitor servers, network equipment and computers, but also to control industrial equipment and video surveillance systems.

Industrial equipment monitoring with OPC

With the new OPC Server check, you can now get parameters from CNC and PLC machines that support the Open Platform Communications Data Access (OPC DA) protocol. The program, acting as an OPC client, at a specified interval connects to the existing OPC server and receives from it the value of a tag selected for monitoring. The application Agent allows you to connect to OPC servers located in remote networks behind routers and NAT.

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10-Strike Network Monitor Pro 6.3 Can Draw Charts and Widgets on the Host Map

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We would like to share the list of new features released in the latest update of 10-Strike Network Monitor Pro v6.3.

Widgets on Map

The most important new feature is the ability to draw charts indicating how the monitored parameters change in time. This can be done not only on the dashboard but on the network map too, right nearby the host icons. You can place widgets (graphic gauges, histograms, charts) on any place of your map – close to hosts or independently, display it big or small. A graphic widget is a regular area which you can move across the map, resize it, and even display or hide according to the monitoring check result. Every widget is linked to a monitoring check so it displays the check result in the way you want. You can display this data as a chart, or gauge, or just write it as text on a label using big font with necessary color so it could be easily read on a large screen.

displaying widgets and charts on network map

You can configure these settings in the monitoring check properties, in the “Display on charts” section. These settings also have action upon widgets displayed on the dashboard. It is better to say that the map widgets are clones of the dashboard widgets. So the data is displayed in both places and you can watch it in a place of your choice.

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New Monitoring Functions in LANState 9.2

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The traditional autumn update of our network monitoring and management software LANState included several useful functions.

Web Page/Site/Server Monitoring

We significantly improved the web server, site, and page monitoring check using the HTTP/HTTPS protocols. Now the program can execute not only the GET requests, but the POST requests with parameters as well. You can now test and monitor PHP scripts.

Http Parameters

The program can also monitor the result status code of the web request. You can specify the “good” list of codes.

Monitoring of the result status code of the web request

In addition, we added ability to search the list of words in a web server reply (or on a web page) instead of just one phrase.

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Updated Web Interface in LANState Pro 9.1

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We totally updated the web interface in the version 9.1 of LANState Pro, our application for the network management and monitoring.

Short list of updates in the web UI:

  • Added the map scrolling using the right mouse button.
  • Added support for links to files and other maps.
  • Added displaying the warning levels (the new feature of the v9.0).
  • Added displaying the new image objects.
  • Fixed the memory leaks.
  • Increased the performance.
  • Fixed the polyline splicing.

We also added a new map object – an image. Now you can load an image of a server rack, for example, and place server icons and other equipment over it so the map will look vivid and intuitive.

To add an image to your map, select “Add area -> Add image” in the map’s context menu and specify an image file. Change the area size and the image will be scaled to its size automatically.

Another new feature is you can now specify the column limit for the icon alignment function “as a table”.

The monitoring engine has also received a minor change. If the “Do not run other checks from the list if… the first check is failed” option is enabled, then checks that are not started thanks to this option will have the “not checked” status.

You can download the newest version of the program here https://www.10-strike.com/lanstate/download.shtml

How to Monitor Network Devices via SNMP

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We have published a new article How to monitor managed switches using SNMP on our site. In the article, you can out find how to monitor CPU usage, temperature, uptime, voltage, line state, and other vital parameters on switches and other network equipment over the network using the SNMP protocol with our programs 10-Strike Network Monitor or its more advanced version 10-Strike Network Monitor Pro. We describe how to configure the network device monitoring checks step by step with screenshots.

If your devices are behind firewalls or routers, you can use the Pro version of the program and monitor network equipment on remote and distributed networks.

Read full article here >>

 

How to Create Report on Microsoft Office Product Keys

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Using our network inventory program, you can create reports with product ID and product  keys of Microsoft Office installed on your company computers.

Before we proceed, we assume that you have already collected the inventory information from remote computers over the network using our program.

Open the Report Wizard window.

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Open the “Operating system. License audit” tab on the left part of the window.

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How to Create Report on Windows Product Keys

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With our network inventory program, you can create reports containing product ID and product license keys numbers of Windows operating system installed on your company computers over the network.

Before we proceed, we assume that you have already polled computers and collected the inventory data from remote computers (do not forget to enable the “Operating system” and the “License information” configuration items before the data collection process).

Open the Report Wizard window.

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How to Create Report on Computers Vulnerable to Wanna Cry Virus

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wanna-map3When you hear about the “Wanna Cry” virus infections in various companies on news, it is becoming vital to know and to check whether your company computers are vulnerable to this virus or not. Our network computer inventory program can easily solve this task and create a report showing computers with necessary security updates against the virus installed or not installed.

Let’s suppose that you have already collected the data from remote computers using the program and the inventory database data is fresh. Please do not forget to include the “hotfixes” configuration item when collecting the data.

When the information on installed hotfixes is collected, do the following to create the report on computers vulnerable to the “Wanna Cry” virus.

1. Before creating the report, we need to know names of necessary security updates and hotfixes protecting from the Wanna Cry virus for your operating systems. Open the Microsoft Security Bulletin MS17-010 page: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms17-010.aspx
In the table, you will see the hotfix names depending on Windows version. Find out names of updates that should be installed for versions of Windows used on your company computers and record these names. For example, these are KB4012212 or KB4012215 hotfixes for Windows 7.

2. Open the summary table window (Main -> Summary Table).

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How to Create Report on Computer Hardware

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With our 10-Strike Network Inventory Explorer program, you can create reports on remote computers’ hardware in several ways.

Before we proceed, we suggest that you have already polled computers (via WMI or using our client apps) and collected the inventory data remotely over the network including all the configuration items you need. If no data is collected yet, please collect it before creating reports.

1. Use Report Wizard

Go to the “Main” tab and click “Report Creation Wizard”.

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There are several sections of built-in reports available on this window.

Go to “Hardware”.

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Click “Summary Report on Computer Hardware”. It looks like this…

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