Customers typically use NetBrain in one or all of the following scenarios: NOC engineers use NetBrain solutions to map out problem areas and use SmartMap to drive troubleshooting. Network consultants use NetBrain solutions to discover customer network, analyze the design, and automate the creation of network assessment reports. Design engineers build a virtual network inside NetBrain, and use NetBrain to verify and validate the design.

The difference between NetBrain Workstation and other network management tools is that most existing network management tools focus on the network and not user’s engineering workflow. They have not solved the challenges that network professionals face today: it is hard to discover and document an enterprise network; the user must be familiar with the network before troubleshooting a problem; and they do not have a good format or medium to share the network knowledge or to collaborate on design and troubleshooting.

NetBrain Workstation is designed to be the first portable automation tool for everyday tasks: It is capable of deep-level network discovery and provides on-demand delivery of discovered knowledge to users based on the task at hand. It provides automation for many manual tasks for detailed troubleshooting and design and allows the automation to be customizable by average users. Furthermore, it promotes a mechanism for network professionals to share knowledge and collaborate.

NetBrain Operator Edition provides key features such as document automation, visual troubleshooting and collaboration for enterprises.  The Consultant Edition is a standalone and portable software suitable for consultants. One main feature of CE is assessment automation.  Please refer to http://www.netbraintech.com/netbrain-product/ for more details about these two products.

NetBrain Personal Edition is a free tool to help you learn network knowledge, such as CCIE training. It automates network map creation from configuration files with certain limitations.

NetBrain provides a FREE Personal Edition for you to learn network knowledge and prepare your Cisco Certificate examinations.

Personal Edition is ideal for:

• Real-time network mapping - no more dependency on paper network diagrams
• Dynamic network mapping- can be created and updated automatically
• Analysis of complex network design
• Network assessment

You can click here to download the FREE Personal Edition.

Yes. We provide a trial edition for NetBrain Workstation. The trial edition has the same features as the formal edition.

Please click here to try out NetBrain Workstation for free.

The downloadable evaluation is a fully functional software. The only limitation is that up to 50 devices can be discovered, mapped and retained.

Please submit a request at http://www.netbraintech.com/register/request-trial/request-quote.php and we will send you a quote and other information.

NetBrain Operation Edition (OE) system typically has three components:

• Gateway Server: manages shared workspace, users and license.
• Network Server: provides Proxy service for Workstations. Each network server can handle up to 2000 network devices. You should install multiple network servers if you have a large network.
• NetBrain Workstation: the client, provides a platform for dynamic documentation, visual troubleshooting and the shared workspace management and maintenance.

For the trial, Gateway server and network server can be installed on the same machine. However, for a large network, you may want to install them in separated servers to gain better performance.

The following device types are supported by current NetBrain release

• Cisco IOS Router
• Cisco XR Router
• Juniper Router
• Cisco IOS Switch
• Cisco Catalyst Switch
• Cisco Nexus Switch
• Extreme Switch
• Foundry Switch
• 3Com Switch
• Cisco WAP
• Cisco PIX/ASA Firewall
• NetScreen Firewall
• Checkpoint Firewall
• Cisco CSS Load Balancer
• F5 Load Balancer