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Updated design of the main window in the new version of LANState (Pro) 11

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In the version 11 of our network management and discovery tool, LANState, the main window has been completely redesigned. The web interface now features an interactive geographic map, and maps are now saved automatically. Here are the details.

New Main Interface

The program’s main window has been completely redesigned:

  1. The top button menu (reminiscent of older versions of MS Office) has been replaced by a compact, collapsible menu on the left, which can be hidden with a single click. No menu items have been removed; everything is still there, just relocated.
  2. A global quick-search field for hosts across all maps has been added above the menu.
  3. Frequently used functions have been moved to a toolbar located above the map.
  4. In the top-right corner, we’ve added color-coded indicators that show the number of hosts that are down, active, or experiencing issues with some of their checks.
  5. A map-editing panel has been added on the right, which can also be hidden with a single click. In future versions, we plan to include a dedicated tab here for dashboards, metrics, logs, and other useful information.
  6. The status bar now allows for quick access to configuration windows for SNMP trap and Syslog monitoring, as well as controls for managing map polling — simply click the corresponding icons.
  7. You can now dock various elements such as dashboards, geo-maps, the check list (F2), and host graphs at the bottom of the main window. Just drag and drop a window to the bottom, and it will snap into place as a docked panel. If you open a geo-map or a host list using the buttons at the top, they will automatically appear docked at the bottom of the main window. This allows you to transform the program’s main interface into a comprehensive dashboard, ideal for display on a large screen.

network management and discovery program LANState

Autosave maps

By popular request, we’ve added a setting that enables automatic map saving at specified time intervals.

Changes to all open maps will be automatically saved to a file. More

Group operations with users in the new version of the program “10-Strike Network Monitoring Pro” 8.3

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The March version 8.3 of 10-Strike Network Monitor, a network equipment and server monitoring program, adds support for user groups, and improves the S.M.A.R.T. hard drive and SSD disk health monitoring. This article also discusses how to use alternative messaging apps.

How else can you send messages besides Slack and Telegram?

This can be done in two ways:

1. Via a VBScript / JScript script.

If your messenger service supports the HTTP API, you can access it with a script like this (sending to Slack):

function Main
Dim request
Set request = CreateObject("MSXML2.XMLHTTP")
request.open "POST", "https://hooks.slack.com/services/AJHGK45J4/FTS5NFG73/UDz30ftMMzinOgFxhTx2zBBB", false
request.send "{""text"": ""It is a test! ""}"
Main = ""
end function

Or this one (on Telegram):

function Main
Dim request
 Set request = CreateObject("MSXML2.XMLHTTP")
request.open "POST", "https://api.telegram.org/bot454654680:ADFgdfghdf5p5tAQrdZ6Ilf_G7e_3dy0qhOCi1E/sendMessage?chat_id=344565393&text=test_message", false
request.send
Main = ""
end function

2. Using the curl utility

The second method is the same, but using the open-source curl utility. More

Viewing switch configurations in the new LANState (Pro) 10.5

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Let’s review the latest update of our network management program LANState to the version 10.5. There’s two pieces of news: one good, one great. Where should we start? 🙂

OK, let’s start by saying that LANState is now completely free… for home use 🙂 We provide unlimited functionality for up to 25 hosts. When you first launch LANState, you decide how you want to use it: a 30-day trial with 50 hosts or a use the program with 25 hosts forever. You can change this mode at any time in the program menu.

The second piece of news is that LANState can now retrieve the switch configuration files via SSH. These are the aforementioned running-config, startup-config, and vlan.dat files.

We’ll explain in more detail.

Viewing Switch Configurations
A new Switch Configuration section has been added to the System Information. This section allows you to remotely retrieve and view key configuration files from managed switches via a secure SSH connection. The following configuration types are supported:

  • running-config — the currently active configuration loaded into the device’s RAM.
  • startup-config — the saved configuration used during device boot.
  • vlan.dat — (for compatible devices, such as Cisco) — a file containing VLAN configuration information.

Configurations are retrieved directly via SSH commands (e.g., show running-config, show startup-config, etc.) and then displayed in a convenient text window within the program interface.

working with switch configuration files

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Monitoring changes to switch configuration files in the new version of 10-Strike Network Monitor Pro 8.2

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We have released the version 8.2 of 10-Strike Network Monitor Pro, a program for monitoring various network equipment. It introduces an important feature for monitoring changes and viewing the managed switch configurations. This feature helps you quickly respond to even the slightest changes in your network, even if they may not be immediately noticeable.monitoring switch configuration file changes

We’ve also improved the user rights management mechanism and added a lot of useful features.

Now, a little more detail on the most important features.

Monitoring Switch Configuration Changes

In any corporate network, switches are more than just “boxes with ports.” They are critical nodes that determine the topology, security, performance, and availability of the entire infrastructure. Their configurations constitute the precise “genome” of the network: VLANs, ACLs, ports, STP, QoS, trunk settings, inter-VLAN routing, and much more. More

Poll Server Hardware Sensors via IPMI and Use Updated Map Editor in the New 10-Strike Network Monitor Pro 8.1

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In the summer update of our network monitoring program, we have added several useful “goodies” including the new IPMI server hardware monitoring function. The map editor was significantly improved in both the desktop and web versions of the program.

We tell you in detail…

Poll Server Hardware via IPMI

IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface) is a standard interface for remote management and monitoring of server hardware that works independently of the operating system. It allows administrators to turn the server on/off, reboot it, mount disk images for OS installation, and monitor various hardware parameters such as temperature and fan speed, even if the server is turned off or unresponsive. The hardware controller (BMC) integrated into the motherboard is responsible for the operation of this interface. This means that it always works as long as there is power and does not depend on whether the operating system is running.

The program receives a list of sensors from the server so that you can quickly configure monitoring of one of them (in one check). Then it periodically polls it and compares the value with the specified one, signaling when threshold values are exceeded. For example, with the help of this check “IPMI Sensors” you can promptly find out about the beginning of server overheating or that one of the coolers has failed.IPMI server hardware monitoring - fan speed - temperature

You can receive the data from the controller via IPMI either directly, using the login and password for connection, or via the agent service installed on the remote server.

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Geomap and the SSH script alert reaction in the new LANState Pro 10.4

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In the new version of the network administration and monitoring tool 10-Strike LANState Pro 10.4, we have added the ability to place host markers on the Open Street Map (OSM) geomap, bind them to addresses, and perform certain actions with them via the context menu. The geomap allows you to monitor the status of hosts, quickly determining where exactly the equipment failure occurred. The map is easily scaled and moved with the mouse along with the host markers.geo map with host markers - host network monitoring

The geomap can be displayed either in a separate window or embedded in the main one. In the first case, the window with the map can be dragged to a separate screen – it will not interfere with the work with the program in the main window.

In addition, a new reaction to the check result has been added to the program. Now you can execute SSH scripts in response to failure alerts (this also works for receiving SNMP trap and Syslog messages). You can enable the execution of bash scripts and commands via SSH on the Execute script tab of the notifications section in the monitoring check properties. More

Map editor in web interface, Netflow dashboard, IPFIX support, new actions, and Firebird 5 in the big update of 10-Strike Network Monitor Pro 8.0

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We planned to release another update of the network monitoring program before the New Year holidays. However, we thought about it and decided to include more new features, which we are sure you will appreciate. One of them is a map editor in the web interface application! We made the same editor as in the desktop console. Well, almost the same. Of course, in terms of capabilities, it does not yet reach the level of a full-fledged one, but we are constantly working on it. Now you can add new areas, hosts to the map and connect them with lines. And, of course, move objects, resize, and delete them.

network map editing in the web UI

 

We also worked on the Netflow engine, drawing attention to the fact that we poorly use the accumulated statistics. We corrected it: now the program draws a bunch of new graphs and diagrams on the traffic statistics.

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Geographic map (geomap) in the new version 7.6 of 10-Strike Network Monitor Pro

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The new version of the program for monitoring video surveillance systems, servers, and network equipment 10-Strike Network Monitor 7.6 again has got a lot of new functionality. We are happy to please you with an interactive geo-map based on the Open Street Map platform, on which you can now place the host icons! We also added the ability to monitor devices with dynamic addresses and updated the library for working with motherboard sensors – now the program supports a large number of new equipment for monitoring the CPU temperature, fan speeds, etc.

Let’s review in details about all this.

 

Place hosts on the geographic map

The program could place host markers on a city map, but we used raster backgrounds for this. The icons could not be tied to specific street addresses so that they would not move when the map was enlarged. With the new geomap feature, this problem is solved now. The interactive Open Street Map now allows you to place host markers that are assigned to geographic coordinates or addresses.

place host icons on a geographic map for monitoring
Image: Place hosts on a geographic map for monitoring

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Create a failover cluster of monitoring servers, search for new devices on the network, and monitor the Linux performance metrics in the new version 7.5 of 10-Strike Network Monitor Pro

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We are breaking into spring with a new version of the program for monitoring video surveillance systems, servers and network equipment Network Monitor 7.5! Lots of improvements – both small and large. The most important thing is that we made a background search for new devices, added the ability to operate the program in a failover cluster, and added the new check of “Linux Metrics”. We tell you more about the main innovations.

Search for new devices

Finding new hosts on the network has become much easier. You don’t need to manually launch the scanner each time – the built-in task scheduler will do it automatically and completely unnoticed. Network scanning is performed by the monitoring server in the background. In case of detection of new addresses, the program notifies in several ways, as when performing checks. And if the graphical console is running at the time of notification, you will receive a message from which you can immediately go to the list of found hosts and add them to the monitoring database.

Search for new devices is implemented as one of the Scheduler tasks – look for this function there. For ease of configuration, we have moved it to a separate button on the main toolbar. To enable this task, you need to configure scanning parameters (range, methods, logins), notifications and launch interval.

Backup monitoring server for a failover cluster of monitoring servers

We have already made it possible to quickly reconnect the monitoring server to the backup database server if it fails. But what if the monitoring server itself fails? We have provided for this and made it possible for two monitoring servers with the same ID to work in the same network simultaneously without conflicts (in the version Pro that supports multiple monitoring servers). More

Turn computers on and off on a schedule and view surveillance cameras in the new version of LANState Pro 10.2

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In the new version 10.2 of LANState – the network management and monitoring program, we have added a built-in task scheduler that performs various useful functions on a schedule. We have also added a search for cameras in the local network via ONVIF and implemented the ability to open the RTSP video stream directly from the graphic network map. Let’s review the new features in details.

Task Scheduler

We have long been asked to add a function for turning on and off network computers on a schedule, so we have finally done it. And not only that. In the new scheduler, you can now run individual monitoring checks or all the checks of some hosts, generate and send various reports by e-mail in the CSV format, and make backup copies of your network maps. In the future, we will add more new tasks.

The task scheduler allows you to set up a flexible schedule for each task. Reports are generated for individual hosts as well as for all hosts on all opened maps. To turn off computers, simply specify a list of addresses and authorization parameters for remote access. Computers with the Wake-On-LAN support can be turned on using a list of MAC addresses.

Search for CCTV cameras by ONVIF

The ONVIF standard is supported by a large number of modern video cameras from various manufacturers. With the help of special requests, cameras can be easily detected in the local network, so the program can obtain the detailed information about them, including an RTSP link (URL) to the video stream. More

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