September 2015
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Greetings! Enjoy another issue of NetEqualizer News! This month, we spotlight the NetEqualizer Installation Process, walk through the updated Viewing Traffic section of our NetEqualizer Quick Start Guide, discuss our expanded DDoS Firewall, and show off our new NetEqualizer 8.3 User Guide. As always, feel free to pass this along to others who might be interested in NetEqualizer News. |
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A message from Art…
Art Reisman, CTO – APconnections
We are almost officially in the fall season in the Northern Hemisphere, and I am enjoying harvesting all my tomatoes, and sadly, very few (and small) pumpkins! Some really good news, though, is that I think my fencing successfully thwarted a raccoon or skunk that was attacking my garden. Speaking of attacks, this month I have an update on our DDoS Monitor & Firewall modules. We also are ready to harvest updated 8.3 Documentation, which can educate you on our new features. And finally, we are excited to spotlight our Installation Process, which you can take advantage of for any new NetEqualizer or trade-in!
We love it when we hear back from you – so if you have a story you would like to share with us of how we have helped you, let us know. Email me directly at art@apconnections.net. I would love to hear from you! |
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Spotlight on: The NetEqualizer Installation Process We recently added a process for all new and trade-in NetEqualizer sales that we are very excited about – the NetEqualizer Installation Process! This process assigns you an Installation Engineer at the time of sale or trade-in. The sole purpose of the installation engineer is to ensure that you get your NetEqualizer set up correctly and that any questions you might have are answered. We can be as involved or hands-off as you would like us to be. What we can do for you: – Review a Diagnostic: – Review Traffic Limit settings: – Review your install over a WebEx: – Connect remotely to your NetEqualizer: – Answer questions via phone or email: How you benefit: There are many benefits that this service provides to both technical and non-technical customers. For example:
The NetEqualizer Installation Process is free to anyone who purchases a new NetEqualizer or trades in an old unit for a new one. What if I just need to learn about the latest NetEqualizer releases? You need a Tech Refresh! All customers that have valid NetEqualizer Software and Support (NSS) are eligible for additional training and help, via our Technical Refresh. Contact our Support Team to schedule a Tech Refresh today. To find out more about our new Installation Process, contact us!
8.3 Quick Start Guide – Earlier this month, we enhanced our Quick Start Guide to talk in more detail about how to view traffic going through the NetEqualizer using our reporting tool (Dynamic RTR). Here is a preview of what we added to the Quick Start Guide. To check out all the changes, see the full version of the guide here (starting on page 12).
View Current Traffic Seeing traffic successfully pass through your device after the initial set up is a View Historical Traffic In order to get the most from the NetEqualizer reporting tool, you’ll want to follow these steps: 1) Start RTR 2) Add IPs to Track 3) View History If you’d like a Tech Refresh to walk through any of the reporting features, including the enhanced ability to view traffic, and are current on NetEqualizer Software and Support (NSS), contact us today!
DDoS Firewall Expanded – As a special bonus in our DDoS Firewall, we found out during implementation that we can also program our firewall scripts to identify an internal virus or hijacked computer. If you are interested in more visibility in detecting an outside attack or virus-laden computer within your network, feel free to contact us for a quick consulting session, and we’ll see if we can customize a firewall and notification system for you! The DDoS Firewall is an add-on module to the NetEqualizer. Please contact us to learn about pricing for your environment.
8.3 User Guide Now Available! We have talked a lot in past newsletters about the 8.3 Release and all the new and exciting features we’ve added. Starting today, all of those new features are now described in detail in our 8.3 User Guide! This document is a great resource for ensuring RTR is set up correctly and also to provide assistance in answering any questions you might have. Learn more about these exciting new features: 1) Top Talkers Report – this has been one of the most requested graphs and was a popular feature of our previous reporting tool, ntop. You can use this feature to see which IP addresses have used the most bandwidth over time.
2) General Penalty Report – we are bringing this one back from the first version of RTR! You can see both IPs that are currently being penalized, as well as a historical count of penalties that have occurred over time.
3) Connection Count Report – NetEqualizer controls P2P traffic by using connection count limits on IP addresses. However, figuring out what limit to set for your network depends on how it’s used. You can use the new Connection Count Report to see how many connections individual IP addresses have, and thus set your connection limit to the appropriate level.
You can read more about all of the features of the 8.3 Release here, in our updated User Guide. If you have any questions, contact us!
Best Of The Blog Death to Deep Packet Inspection?
By Art Reisman – CTO – APconnections A few weeks ago, I wrote an article on how I was able to watch YouTube while on a United flight, bypassing their layer 7 filtering techniques. Following up today, I was not surprised to see a few other articles on the subject popping up recently…
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Photo Of The Month
 Bobcat Caught on Wildlife Cam
The bobcat is a cat which first appeared nearly 1.8 million years ago. Containing 12 subspecies, it ranges from southern Canada to central Mexico – including much of the United States. This one was recently captured on a staff member’s wildlife camera.
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