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Computer System and Network Configuration

This document discusses tools for computer system and network configuration. It describes network configuration as establishing controls, flow and operation of a network. It also discusses the importance of keeping network device firmware and software up to date for security. The document then lists seven suggested network configuration tools, including SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager and ConfiBack. It also lists seven suggested computer system tools, such as Windows Memory Diagnostic tool and Resource Monitor.

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Computer System and Network Configuration

This document discusses tools for computer system and network configuration. It describes network configuration as establishing controls, flow and operation of a network. It also discusses the importance of keeping network device firmware and software up to date for security. The document then lists seven suggested network configuration tools, including SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager and ConfiBack. It also lists seven suggested computer system tools, such as Windows Memory Diagnostic tool and Resource Monitor.

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Tools Computer System and Network Configuration

Before anything else, we should first describe what is Computer System and Network Configuration.
Network configuration is establishing a network’s controls, flow and operation.
Network configuration management is responsible for the setup and maintenance of your network devices
along with the firmware and software they have installed. Changes to the settings on a device can undermine
your network security and damage the privacy of your users. So, keeping track of those settings is very
important.

How important is it to do Network Configuration?


The firmware that operates your network devices is also a potential security weakness of your system.
Equipment manufacturers constantly revise the firmware and release updates and patches to block newly-
discovered exploits. So, keeping that firmware up to date is very important.
Regardless of the size of your network, it inevitably becomes difficult to track the firmware on each device, so
installing a configuration management tool is a must. Unlike other types of network management tools, it is
very difficult to find a decent configuration manager. There are not that many options available. So, we have
dug deep and picked out ten options that will fulfill all of your network configuration management needs.

Suggested top 7 of Network Configuration Tools

SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager offers the industry leading Network


Configuration Management solution. This tool is built on the company’s Orion platform, which is
a common platform for a suite of system administration tools. ConfiBack is also known as
Configuration Backup. This software is free of charge and available from the Sourceforge
website. WeConfig is billed as a configuration manager for industrial networks. The tool is a
product of Westermo, which makes durable network equipment for shop floor environments.
rConfig this tool is available from the GitHub website. GitHub makes the code of the tool
available so you can check through it for security weaknesses or even adapt it to write your own
version. Net LineDancer has all of the features that you need from a configuration manager. It
automatically logs all devices and takes a snapshot of their configurations to establish a stored
baseline. Subsequent configuration sweeps can identify changes to each device. Device 42 is an
impressive combination of infrastructure management modules. The tool includes IT asset
management, IP address management, data center infrastructure management, and
configuration management. Lan-Secure Configuration Center the Configuration Center will scan
your system to register all of your network devices and then make backups of their settings

Suggested top 7 Computer System Tools

Windows includes a Memory Diagnostic tool that can restart your computer and test your
memory for defects. The Resource Monitor application offers a detailed look at your computer’s
resource usage. The Performance Monitor application allows you to collect performance reports
and view them. Advanced User Account tool windows contains a hidden User Accounts utility
that provides some options not present in the standard interface. Disk Cleanup windows’ Disk
Cleanup utility isn’t quite as hidden as some of the other utilities here, but not enough people
know about it. It will scan your computer for files that can be deleted. The Group Policy Editor it
provides a wide variety of settings that are designed for use by system administrators to
customize and lock down PCs on their networks. Registry Editor I am sure that everyone knows
about the registry editor. It must be launched by typing regedit into the Start menu or Start
screen and pressing Enter.

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