Observer.: A network monitor and protocol analyzer for
Ethernet, Wireless 802.11b/a/g, Token Ring and FDDI
networks. Observer provides metrics, capture and
trending for both shared and switched network
environments.

Observer is a cost-effective, software-only, Microsoft
Windows-based network monitoring and troubleshooting
tool. Observer can monitor single segment LANs/802.11
networks and with the addition of Probes, Observer can
be upgraded into a full distributed product for
monitoring multi-segment LANs/WANs/802.11a/b/g
networks and WANs. Observer offers both real-time
monitoring and troubleshooting, as well as a complete
trending and baselining collection system to view
historical data collected for days, weeks, months or
even years.

Observer can be upgraded to Expert Observer or
Observer Suite to track multiple SNMP-enabled devices,
view data from any RMON1/2 or HCRMON probe, provide
expert analysis and modeling, or display Web based
reports. The Observer product line can provides a
complete management solution for even the most complex
LAN/802.11/WAN/Gigabit environments.

With Observer, a network administrator can view hi
her network more clearly, see network traffic in real
time, and with this new information, make network
decisions based on facts instead of guesswork.
Observer removes the mystery of what is being sent or
received by individual stations.

Convert your PC or laptop into a powerful protocol
analyzer

Instantly assess the effectiveness of network changes

Switched modes see all ports on a switch gathering
statistics from the entire switch or packet capture
from any port or ports

Monitor and graph real-time bandwidth utilization,
save historical data

Use the Efficiency History mode to baseline your
network - check efficiency in the future using this
baseline value for change determination

Collect Network Trending using advanced sampling for
days, weeks, or months; graph, chart or create
comparative reports

Collect statistics by user, packet size, or protocol
(chart or list)

Capture, view, and decode network traffic in real
time. Decode TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, NetBIOS/NetBEUI,
AppleTalk, DECnet and SNA, using advanced

filtering capabilities such as pre- and post
filtering, station, protocol and offset filtering
(over 500 protocol decodes)

Chart Protocol and Subprotocol usage, including all IP
services (i.e. telnet, ftp, HTTP, NNTP, LPD/LPR, NFS,
etc.)

Network activity display shows at a glance critical
performance information

Use Ready-Made Reports for an instant snapshot of
network health.

Traffic generator and packet buffer replay for str
testing, problem duplication

Set triggers/alarms to analyze network traffic and
pinpoint critical problems automatically - triggers
can activate message windows, captures, logs, trouble
tickets or execute external programs (email or pager
for example)

Vital signs display network errors as they happen,
historical record saved

Router Observer displays a router's traffic patterns
in real time (up to 8 routers tracked)

Show Ethernet, Token Ring and FDDI errors by station

True layer 3 filtering (by IP address), and displays

Perform VLAN Analysis with 10 unique real-time
statistics for VLANs.View VLAN data independently or
in aggregate with a new VLAN mode.

Determine if VLANs are overloaded and verify VLAN
setups.

Monitor both your wired and wireless networks with one
Observer console.

Use data-mining capabilities to easily and quickly
search through multiple files for any user-defined
pattern. Vital for analysis of large volumes of
captured data.

Observer is the only tool that can truly and
effectively stop multi-vendor fingerpointing. Once a
problem has been captured, there can be no argument as
to where the problem is located and which vendor is
responsible.

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