| Features |
| Hierarchical Views |
Organizes deployed Envoy appliances
into an inventory hierarchy based on business unit,
geographical location, or other parameters |
Secure Access
|
Provides access via SSL browsers with remote authentication
to TACACS or RADIUS |
| Reporting |
Generates detailed reports using built-in templates
or using customized templates based on organizational
requirements; provides on-demand reports and/or sends
auto-generated, scheduled reports via email |
| Statistical Data |
Uploads detailed data from each Envoy appliance—
such as device monitors, alarms, events, service level
verification tests, and environmental readings; this
data is available for long-term trending, baselining,
forensics, and reporting |
| Policy Management |
| Users |
Manages usernames, passwords, and account details
for all Envoy appliances |
| Permissions |
Manages permissions at individual appliance or group
levels |
| Rules |
Enables creation and editing of rules and rule sets
for enterprise-wide deployment |
| Authentication |
Deploys AAA settings to maintain a single security
policy |
| Envoy Management |
| Envoy Upgrades |
Archives and stores Envoy software updates |
| Device Upgrades |
Archives and stores OS images and configuration
files |
| Configuration |
Centrally manages the configuration for all Envoy
appliances; new Envoy deployments organized into groups
automatically assume hierarchically inherited settings |
| Task Scheduling |
Enables scheduling of one-time or repeating tasks
for single Envoy appliances or groups of Envoys appliances;
also automatically enables cancellation of tasks that
cannot be completed inside the maintenance window |
| Monitoring |
| Alarms |
Sends alarms from each Envoy appliance, which are
updated every 30 seconds |
| Events |
Enables monitoring of events, such as user logins,
power outages, and device access |
| Inventory |
Tracks Envoy appliance to NRMS communications, expires
stale status data |
| Alerting |
| SMTP |
Sends alert messages to users based on subscription
to specific devices, interfaces, or Envoy appliances |
| SNMP |
Sends alarms and events to other management systems
as if they came from the managed device itself |
| Security |
| Action Logging |
Logs and archives NRMS user sessions for review |
| Cached Passwords |
Authenticates cached, last-used passwords when centralized
servers are unavailable |
| Sessions Logging |
Displays Envoy session logs indexed by user and
date |
| Roles |
Grants users NRMS logins and NRMS management privileges |
| Customization |
| Reports |
Creates custom reports for managed devices, Envoy
appliances, and groups |
