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ManageEngine Network Configuration Management (NCM)

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6 Reviews and Ratings

What is ManageEngine Network Configuration Management (NCM)?

ManageEngine Network Configuration Manager (NCM) is a multi-vendor network change, configuration and compliance management (NCCM) solution for switches, routers, firewalls and other network devices. NCM helps automate and take total control of the entire life cycle of device configuration management.

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ManageEngine Network Configuration Management (NCM) Reviews

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ManageEngine Network Configuration Management

Incentivized
Dhanasekar NaiduView profile
Assistant Manager IT Operation in Information Technology at Datamatics Global Services limited (1001-5000 employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

NCM takes care of monitoring of unauthorized configuration changes. We can schedule backup of all network devices. Keep track of revision control. Single user-friendly console access for all network devices. We have access to comprehensive reports. Compliance audit and monitor features are available. Backup and configuration revert is available with help of Cli configlets. Role based access control is available

Pros

  • Automated Backup and Revert Configuration
  • Compliance audit check
  • Configuration change management
  • Instant notification alerts on change detection
  • Detailed comprehensive reports

Cons

  • Initial setup takes time but good support from ManageEngine
  • CMDB feature not present i.e. Apply changes post approval option

Return on Investment

  • Time saving
  • Resource saving
  • Cost effective

Other Software Used

ManageEngine OpManager, ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer, ManageEngine ADAudit Plus

My ManageEngine Network Configuration Management (NCM) Opinions

Incentivized
Daniel García AriasView profile
CCIE/CISSP, ISO/IEC 27001 Administrador de Seguridad y Riesgo & Gerente de SOC in Engineering at TI-America (51-200 employees)

Pros

  • Easy to use
  • Centraliced Management
  • Task automation

Cons

  • Reliability
  • The solution should improve the configuration change alerts engine
  • Should improve RBAC capabilities

Most Important Features

  • Configuration Change Management
  • Network Configuration Automation

Return on Investment

  • Automation of processes
  • ROI
  • Time saving

Alternatives Considered

OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter

Other Software Used

Wireshark, OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter, Trend Micro Apex One (formerly OfficeScan)

A dream solution to manage your network

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology (1001-5000 employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use ManageEngine Network Configuration Management to organize and manage our network appliance with inventory and to maintain up-to-date data on all our appliances. Monitoring switches traffic and environment easier from a single dashboard. Pushing Configuration to switches and routers from the ManageEngine Network Configuration Management saves time and effort instead of logging to each network appliance separately.
Our problems before were a waste of time and effort by checking each device manually instead with ManageEngine Network Configuration Management you can manage everything from your main dashboard.

Pros

  • Single dashboard to monitor the network appliances
  • Automate OS upgrades and CLI configuration
  • Network appliances inventory

Cons

  • Adding the use of AI
  • To require less resources to run
  • Drawing maps for low level design network

Return on Investment

  • Positive to save cost by not hiring additional NOC team
  • Positive for saving time to manage devices
  • Negative the cost to purchase and support

Alternatives Considered

PRTG Network Monitor

Other Software Used

Zabbix, Remote Desktop Manager

Manage Engine NCM - Compliance Made Easy

Incentivized
Verified User
Team Lead in Information Technology (1001-5000 employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We have been using ManageEngine Network Configuration Management for more than three years now and it has given us great benefits. It helped us to comply with PCI-DSS guidelines by easy iOS upgrades across the branch network and configuration backups and audits. Additionally, it supports multiple vendors such as Cisco and Juniper.

Pros

  • iOS upgrades
  • Configurations backups
  • Audit loggings

Cons

  • If the developers can make the initial setup more simplified, it will be great. Due to the complexity of the initial setup and tweaking, it takes more time than the planned period.

Most Important Features

  • iOS deployments
  • Backing up configurations

Return on Investment

  • Increased network security
  • Mitigation of audit findings
  • Easy hardening

Alternatives Considered

SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager (NCM)

Other Software Used

ManageEngine Desktop Central