Visio 2007/2010 Network Topology

Switch Center network topology can be exported to Microsoft Visio 2007/2010, for creating and managing visual diagrams. This feature is useful for network administrators and designers that would like to create specific organization views. Enabling this feature requires Visio 2007/2010 installation and external database like Microsoft access or Microsoft SQL databases.

These are the required Switch Center steps to enable the feature:
1. From the Switch Center main menu select the Options >> Settings screen and click on the Access icon.
2. From the Export Options section, enable Switch Center SQL database export and click over it.
3. Select your preferred database updating schedule and its preferred location.
4. Click the Save button on the bottom of the screen.

These are the required Visio 2007 steps to enable the feature:
1. Verify that Microsoft Visio 2007/2010 is installed on your computer
2. Download Visio Network Topology or Visio Network Topology (64 bit) script.
3. Download Visio Device Topology or Visio Device Topology (64 bit) script.
4. Save both scripts on the same folder on your computer.
5. Open both scripts with any text editor.
6. Delete the remark sign <'> from the first row for using Microsoft Access database and edit its location.
7. Delete the remark sign <'> from the second row for using SQL database and edit its server and database names.
8. Save both scripts.

These are the required steps to run the feature:
1. Double-click on "VisioNetworkTopology.vbs" file for opening network connectivity diagram.
2. Double-click a device on the topology diagram for opening specific device nodes connectivity.

3D2F.com Best among the like award

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Switch Center is unique software designed for managing network resources. The software provides a real-time management system that can help you to control your network resources by exploring your network switches and hubs that support SNMP BRIDGE-MIB.

The usage of Switch Center is clear and easy and requires no extra knowledge or efforts. The software simply scans the network, combining network discovery and switch port mapping of all network entities.

Switch Center gives you the way to explore every single network entity and control them with no remote agents or special network considerations. Switch Center has a great number of useful features, such as node and user discovery, including port location, multiple-vendor network switch ports mapping and scanning, central viewer supporting multiple servers for restricted and isolated networks, and much more. The software gives you an excellent opportunity to get a real-time network connectivity that supports graphical views with real-time reports and statistics that can be exported to a variety of other formats.

By the way, with Switch Center you can even export an entire SQL-based along with HTML code, so you can easily update your online information. In addition, with Switch Center you get multiple levels of management users and access permissions that are really useful.

Switch Center system is a complete management suite for network switches and peripheral devices that help to discover, monitor and analyze your network connectivity and performance in the best way.

Read full review: Switch Center - Network Manager

SNMPv3 configuration

By Default, Switch Center is using SNMPv1/2 protocol for network discovery. SNMPv3 can be enabled for switches and routers discovery, on all networks or by selecting specific networks. This feature is useful for secured organizations that using SNMPv3 protocol in their networks.

These are the required steps to enable SNMPv3 protocol:
1. From the main menu select the Options >> Settings screen and click on the Snmp icon.
2. From the Additional Options section, enable SNMPv3 and click over it.
3. Set the username and the preferred security options, the context name and engine ID should be blank for automatic resolution.
4. Set the networks that will be using SNMPv3 discovery or use the default option for all networks.
5. Click the Save button on the bottom of the screen.

Users Permissions Options

Switch Center enables specific permissions configuration for remote users. This feature is useful for viewing and controlling Switch Center, by multiple network administrators and operators with different levels of control.

These are the required steps to set specific user permissions:
1. From the main menu select the Options >> Settings screen and click on the Access icon.
2. From the Users Options section add a new user by clicking the Add User button.
3. Set the username/domain/computer that the user is using to connect Switch Center from his remote viewer.
4. Set the user permissions by checking all the screens that the user will be able to access from his remote viewer.
5. Click the Save button on the bottom of the screen.

Multiple Viewers Installation

Switch Center can be displayed and managed by unlimited remote computers. This feature is useful for viewing and controlling Switch Center, by multiple network administrators and operators.

These are the required steps to install another viewer:
1. Enable sharing on the server installation directory using windows directory options.
2. Run Switch Center installation on the remote platform while uncheck the Engine Service on the select components screen.
3. After installation completed select from the main menu the Options >> Settings screen.
4. On the Local screen under the Servers Options section click the Add Server button.
5. From the Add Server screen select the installation directory of the main server platform by using its network address or network drive map.
6. After adding the server use right click to Set as Default Server or Rename it and then click the Save button on the bottom of the screen.
7. Select the server and use the Connect button or use the main menu options screen to connect to the main server.

Switch Center - Help Guide

Online help: Switch Center - Help File
Product details: Switch Center - Details
Product datasheet: Switch Center - Datasheet