Visibility into the performance of network operations
What is FactoryTalk Network Manager Software?
FactoryTalk® Network Manager software helps give you increased network visibility, real-time troubleshooting and simplified configuration and deployment. Get insight into the performance of your network in context of your automation assets by leveraging information available via the Stratix® managed switch. It allows you to view your network topology and manage switch-level alarms as they happen for more improved decision-making. Experience a new tool that helps you monitor the health of your network and reduce downtime to help improve overall automation equipment efficiency.
What Switches are Supported?
- Stratix 2500 Lightly Managed Switches
- Stratix 5700 Industrial Managed Ethernet Switches
- Armor Stratix 5700 Industrial Ethernet Switches
- Stratix 8000 Modular Managed Ethernet Switches
- Stratix 8300 Modular Managed Ethernet Switches
- Stratix 5400 Industrial Ethernet Switches
- Stratix 5410 Industrial Distribution Switches
- Cisco Industrial Ethernet 1000 Series Switches
- Cisco Industrial Ethernet 2000 Series Switches
- Cisco Industrial Ethernet 2000 IP67 Series Switch
- Cisco Industrial Ethernet 2000U Series Switches
- Cisco Industrial Ethernet 3000 Series Switches
- Cisco Industrial Ethernet 4000 Series Switches
- Cisco Industrial Ethernet 5000 Series Switches
- Cisco Industrial Ethernet 3010 Series Switches
- Cisco 2500 Series Connected Grid Switches
What are the main features and benefits?
- Generates an overall topology and a device-centric view of plant floor assets for
increased network visibility - Identifies plant floor assets using SNMP, PROFINET and CIP™ protocols for
automatic inventory discovery - Captures managed switch level alarms and events in real-time for more
precise troubleshooting - Provides historical data retention for analysis and more informed
decision-making - Offers configuration templates and plug and play support of Stratix managed
switches for simplified deployment and maintenance
Increased Network Visibility
- Discovery of plant floor assets
- Overall topology and device centric view
- Device groups to organize content
- Individual device names and IP addresses
- End device names, IP address and drill-in shortcut
- Alarm indication with number of alarms and
drill-in shortcut - Link details with port and status information
- CIP and PROFINET protocols
Real-time Troubleshooting Simplified Configuration
- Real-time capture of Alarms and Events and Deployment
- Filter Alarms by Severity, Active or Closed,
Type and more - Alarm Views
- Filter Alarms by Severity, Active or Closed,
- Severity, Time, Device, Message, etc.
- Affected Devices
- Assign to a user to resolve
- Historical retention for analysis
- Audit Trail
Simplified Configuration
- Plug-n-Play
- Upload existing configuration and apply variable
substitution, attach it to a PnP profile - Match PnP profile (i.e. serial number)
- Dashboard, PnP status and metrics
- Upload existing configuration and apply variable
Learn more about FactoryTalk Network Manager