Northwest Performance Software, Inc.
Releases Managed Switch Port Mapping Tool 1.96
Northwest Performance Software, Inc. has
released version 1.96 of the Managed Switch Port Mapping Tool,
software that maps your SNMP managed network switch physical
port connections to the MAC and IP addresses of the attached
network devices.
Sequim, WA, United States, 01/26/2009 – Northwest Performance
Software, Inc., a leading provider of internet and network
information gathering software utilities, today announced the
availability of version 1.96 of the Managed Switch Port Mapping
Tool. This new version is currently shipping with changes to the
user interface, network device settings retention, XML
spreadsheet schema export and import, and important new built-in
assistance to new users of the software.
The Managed Switch Port Mapping Tool uses Simple Network
Management Protocol (SNMP) to communicate with managed Ethernet
switches and other SNMP enabled devices to obtain the
information necessary to create a detailed spreadsheet-like
report of the switch mapping for the user. A summary report is
also created and presented automatically in the user’s web
browser. Version 1.96 works with all Microsoft Windows versions
from 2000 through Vista. The software is very competitively
priced at $199 for a single user version.
The Managed Switch Port Mapping Tool is designed with the
network manager in mind. Wiring closets often have equipment
from multiple vendors. We have worked to make the program
manufacturer independent so you can use it in mixed manufacturer
networks. It retains previously entered switch and auxiliary
device settings as “device configurations” that allow you to
quickly remap a switch without re-entering switch and device
information. Snapshots of the current mapping of the switch can
be printed or exported using the XML spreadsheet schema or as
basic tab delimited text files, both of which are suitable for
import into popular industry standard commercial and open source
spreadsheet programs.
New features in this release allow the user to set SNMP
communication parameters separately and uniquely for each device
instead of the formerly global settings for all devices. Other
settings have also been moved from a global scope to a device
level scope. Significant improvements were made to XML
spreadsheet exporting. The switch mapping results now correctly
import into spreadsheet programs so the results appear the same
as the way they appeared in the program results grid. XML
results saved by the program now import back into the program
for easy review of a snapshot of previous switch mapping
results. Improvements were made to the user interface to help
clarify the information that needs to be entered into the
program. New users will find significantly improved assistance
from the help file’s Getting Started section. When the program
is run for the first time after installation, it automatically
opens the help file to the Getting Started section which will
help new users understand the information and settings necessary
to successfully map a switch for the first time.
We have recently added a new feature to our website.
Demonstration videos of our software are available for viewing.
You can watch a video of the Managed Switch Port Mapping Tool in
action before downloading the trial software. Please visit our
website for more information.
About Northwest Performance Software, Inc.
Founded in 1995, NORTHWEST PERFORMANCE SOFTWARE, INC. is a
leading provider of TCP/IP network utilities for use on the
Microsoft Windows platforms.
NORTHWEST PERFORMANCE SOFTWARE, INC. products are available
through its direct sales office located in Sequim, Washington.
Contact:
Sales Office (360) 683-9888
Email: sales [at] netscantools (dot) com
Web: https://www.netscantools.com/ or
https://www.nwpsw.com/
NetScanTools Pro and related product descriptions, are
trademarks of NORTHWEST PERFORMANCE SOFTWARE, INC. All other
company and product names are trademarks of the respective
companies with which they are associated.
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