| Using an application such as Total Network Monitor | | | | issues through its complex system of alerting. Even |
| can make this process a lot easier with its automatic | | | | more impressively, the application can be set up to |
| network monitoring methods. While it is unlikely you will | | | | send you alerts to your mobile phone or e-mail, so you |
| have a problem with a small network of 10 or so | | | | can keep an eye on what is going on back on the |
| computers, once the network starts increasing in size, | | | | network from anywhere. This way you can monitor |
| the networking tools built into the Windows operating | | | | your entire network without having to leave the room, |
| system cease to be quite so useful and things can | | | | giving you much more freedom and time to work and |
| hastily get out of hand. You need a program which is | | | | other matters. There are various automatic scans |
| better suited to larger networks. | | | | featured in the application including easy-to-use |
| However, as networks get larger, the problem tends | | | | wizards and a number of various tests and probes. |
| to need far more complex monitoring software to | | | | It is also compatible with a great number of different |
| keep track of everything that is working on the | | | | protocols, including ICMP, HTTP, FTP, TCP, POP |
| network. However, things can start getting so | | | | SMTP, and IMAP, making it highly versatile as well. It will |
| complicated that only specialist IT experts can use | | | | also allow you to access the various Windows |
| them. This can add quite a large extra cost to your | | | | optimization tools on a number of different computers |
| organisation to hire somebody who can do the task. | | | | on your network, allowing you to more easily keep an |
| However, there is software out there now which will | | | | eye on the finer details of all the devices on your |
| assist the monitoring of medium to large networks | | | | network. |
| without even having to leave the chair. Total Network | | | | Network monitoring becomes ever more difficult as |
| Monitor does exactly this. It doesn't matter how | | | | your network and company continues to grow, but |
| extensive your local area network is, but this software | | | | there is really no need for it to get extremely confusing |
| can do the job for you by automating a lot of the | | | | and out of hand. A program like this can make things a |
| tasks and getting information in real time. | | | | lot simpler. Also, as a new machine is added to the |
| You can keep watch over network performance with | | | | network, Total Network Monitor will automatically add |
| this and also automatically be informed about any | | | | them to the network layout. |