Flow Publisher is lightweight windows based software program that collects raw traffic information from network devices that are not natively flow-enabled and converts them into NetFlow v1, v5 or v9 compliant records.
Flow Publisher then forwards the NetFlow records to the WhatsUp Gold Flow Monitor collector for both real time and historical reporting and alerting.
With Flow Publisher you can:
- Turn on network traffic analysis for every device and every network segment
- Determine which users, applications or traffic sources are consuming bandwidth
- Require no costly upgrade of your devices to turn on application flow visibility
- Get alerted in real-time when monitored traffic parameters breach targeted thresholds
- Ensure business applications get the bandwidth they need
- Access over 40+ web and mobile reports for base-lining and analysis
What kind of devices can be monitored by Flow Publisher?
Flow Publisher can capture traffic information from any router, switch, or any other network device that supports port mirroring (e.g. Cisco SPAN ports or 3Com RAP ports).
Flow Publisher can also receive traffic information from Network TAPs (Test Access Points). Flow Publisher can also be installed on a Windows server and monitor application and user traffic originating or being received by the server.
Can I use Flow Publisher with my existing flow-enabled devices?
Flow Publisher works with your existing flow-enabled devices as well. Popular formats like sFlow only provide sampled flow data that may fail to accurately capture and diagnose intermittent network issues arising from unauthorized application usage or even malicious virus activity. Using Flow Publisher, you would get complete traffic capture and analysis that can help you rapidly track down and resolve intermittent network issues as they happen.
What flow data does Flow Publisher provide?
WhatsUp Gold Flow Publisher provides the same information into Flow Monitor for analysis and reporting as other NetFlow sources. This includes the following:
- Protocol
- Application (port number)
- Conversations
- Sender host
- Receiver host
- Sender domain
- Receiver domain
- Sender top level domain (TLD)
- Receiver TLD
- Top sender country
- Top receiver country
- Type of service (ToS)
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Flow monitoring lets you find the solution. Easily view flows between networks, devices and servers. Identify problem applications, protocols and services.
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Start using flow technology within your existing network by deploying the FlowPublisher agent. Keep your existing legacy network devices, but add valuable flow data collection - and then move it to any segment of your network.
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Easily identify problem applications and protocols on your Windows servers, and plan for upgrades, moves and changes using a simple, visual representation of your server data flows.
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Finding performance bottlenecks & bandwidth reducing configuration errors is a snap when you deploy the Flow Publisher agent within your Storage Area Networks. And best of all, it's available right from your WhatsUp Gold dashboard.
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There's no need for disposal or costly infrastructure upgrades – Flow Publisher can provide flow information from legacy 2900, 3500 & 3750 Cisco series devices along with stacks of non-flow enabled networking equipment from 3COM, Alcatel, Juniper, HP & many other vendors.
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Extend your network visibility and go beyond simple up-down availability and identify the actual causes of network traffic congestion with WhatsUp Gold and Flow Monitoring.
Digital Networks Australia is the authorised distributor of Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold throughout Australia and New Zealand. Our certified WhatsUp Gold Engineers are available free of charge to assist you during your evaluation. For assistance, please call 1300 723 600
