New Grass Valley Group Products at NAB2001

NetCentral Software Provides Full-Featured, SNMP Remote Monitoring and Diagnostics

As media facilities grow in size and scope, broadcasters and other high-quality content providers need a constant, pro-active approach to monitoring the health of the devices on their networks. The Grass Valley Group's NetCentral™ software for Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)-based remote monitoring and diagnostics provides a centralized, easily accessible method for spotting equipment anomalies before they become critical problems-one that can electronically notify a technician at the first sign of trouble.

The NetCentral application continually monitors the health and status of SNMP-compliant devices to identify potential problems. It can warn users via e-mail, pager, cell phone, or graphical user interface when equipment conditions change-such as a higher-than-normal temperature that might indicate a fan or air conditioning failure-to reduce the time between the incidence of a problem and its resolution. And with only a standard Web browser and an Internet connection, organizations can use the NetCentral application to track devices on a network of any size and scope, streamlining facilities maintenance and management costs.

To learn more about the NetCentral please see:

• NetCentral Fact Sheet