In Band and Out of Band ManagementBy combining in-band and out-of-band management in a single solution, netPrefect™ enables your business to significantly increase the availability, quality and security of the services you deliver. netPrefect™ uses a combination of in-band and out-of-band management to provide comprehensive monitoring and reporting on all devices across the network, through local or remote connections. In-Band management uses the same communications channels that the devices themselves support. All networking equipment such as switches, routers, network appliances and servers can be managed in-band using SNMP protocols. In-Band devices supported include any device that supports SNMP V1 or V2c. Out-of-Band management is an alternative means of accessing remote devices when, for example, the in-band communications channel is down, thus providing an always-available, back-up management solution. In addition, some devices based on older technology cannot be managed with in-band solutions - for these devices, out-of-band management that communicates with the device directly through its console (RS232) port is the only answer. Out-of-Band devices supported include (but are not limited to):
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