Staff Contributor A robust monitoring strategy can help you keep local area networks (LANs) running in a streamlined and efficient way. By implementing a LAN monitoring tool, you protect your network from lags, congestion, and downtime. A LAN monitor like SolarWinds® Network Performance Monitor is designed to provide you extra insight into highly complex LAN environments, which … Read more 8 Best LAN Monitoring Tools
Wondering if your IT infrastructure is secure? You may need to consider an IT security audit, which can provide invaluable information about your security controls. Risk management audits force us to be vulnerable, exposing all our systems and strategies. They’re uncomfortable, but they’re undeniably worth it. They help us stay ahead of insider threats, security … Read more What Is an IT Security Audit?
Do you use a subnet calculator to help manage your network? An IP subnet calculator is responsible for returning a range of information regarding subnets, subnet masks, network addresses, usable host ranges, IP class, and much more. What a subnet calculator does differs between tools, which is why it’s so important to carefully consider which … Read more 5 Best Subnet Calculators
As all IT teams know, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) management and monitoring is crucial because without proper DHCP management, your networking environment can end up as a complete mess. DHCP underpins all the distribution of IP addresses and is a key part of configuring subnet masks, default gateways, and DNS server information. DHCP servers … Read more DHCP Guide: Everything to Know About DHCP Management, Monitoring, and Configuration
Table of Contents Router and Switch Configuration Benefits What Is a Switch? How to Configure Router Settings Switch and Router Configuration Management for Business Changing the settings on your router can feel like a daunting task. But as most IT professionals know, default settings aren’t necessarily the best settings, even if abiding by them requires … Read more How to Configure Router and Switch – Best Basic Configuration Settings to Know
In a business environment, you may hear colleagues wonder: how does an IT audit differ from a security assessment? These two terms are tossed around interchangeably, along with IT risk assessment, security audit, and so on. However, IT audit vs. IT security assessment mean different things, and it’s important to understand the nuances. If you … Read more How Does an IT Audit Differ From a Security Assessment?
SolarWinds® NetFlow Traffic Analyzer (NTA) is a multi-purpose tool useful for a wide range of bandwidth monitoring and management purposes. It integrates with SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor (NPM) to provide a comprehensive network monitoring tool. NTA Key Features Installation System Requirements Installation Process Best Practices for Network Traffic Monitoring Configuration and Using NTA SolarWinds NTA … Read more SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer Review
You might describe ports as gates into your hardware. These gateways exist in the network and can be points of vulnerability. Your hardware is constantly managing multiple activities and tasks at once, and many of these will require network access. The issue with this is usually devices only have a single network interface. Ports are … Read more 5 Best Open Port Checkers and Scanners
Access management, sometimes referred to as identity and access management, is the umbrella term for the processes involved in certifying your team members have appropriate access to IT resources. This includes preventing unauthorized personnel from accessing certain resources and information. Access rights management is of critical importance to the security, efficiency, and regulatory compliance of … Read more 7 Best Access Rights Management Tools
Windows Server Update Services (WSUS), a component of the Windows Server operating system, is a free tool that scans your operating system and Windows software and determines whether anything needs to be updated or patched. Though useful, it’s limited in its functionality—not least because it applies only to products from Microsoft. When you’re trying to … Read more 6 Best Microsoft WSUS Alternative Patch Management Tools