Purpose built for managing industrial networks, the Cisco Industrial Network Director is designed to help operations teams gain full visibility of network and automation devices in the context of the automation process and provides improved system availability and performance, leading to increased overall equipment effectiveness (OEE).
Specifications at a Glance
- Industrial network assets discovery customized for automation and control environments
- Automation endpoint discovery using Common Industrial Protocol (CIP) and PROFINET industrial protocols
- High-performance topology framework that provides an interactive experience in visualizing connectivity between automation and networking assets
- Optimized alarm management with real-time alerts of network events and reporting of effects to automation assets to simplify troubleshooting issues
- Real-time monitoring of device metrics, traffic statistics, and network infrastructure status for improved network health, performance, and uptime
- Role-based access control with customizable permission mapping to restrict system access to authorized users on a per-feature basis
- Detailed audit trails for operational visibility of network changes, additions, and modifications
- Zoom-in capabilities from network to single device alarm
- Integration with Cisco Active Advisor, a free cloud-based service providing essential network lifecycle information to make sure security and product updates are current
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