In the universe of your WAN, network devices are constantly under attack from villainous forces that threaten their performance and availability. What if you could shield your network devices from these evils so they could perform their duties uninterrupted?
Never fear, our free Network Device Monitor is here to save the day. This free tool makes it easy to monitor the real-time performance and health of a single device on your network with a cool desktop dashboard that sends up a bat signal when your device is in trouble.
Regardless of whether you need to protect the performance of your core router, a critical Cisco ASA, or your favorite HP Procurve switch, Network Device Monitor is ready to leap into action. With this free network monitoring tool by your side, you can quickly and easily create a custom monitoring template for your chosen network device and then share it with your fellow IT geeks on thwack, SolarWinds online community. Or, simply browse the extensive library of network device monitoring templates to see if someone has already done the work for you! There are hundreds of existing monitors to choose from, making it easy to get started.
But maybe you want to go even further with your superhero monitoring measures, and want to monitor a little-known OID to track statistics like temperature, fan speed, or battery status? Our free Network Device Monitor comes to the rescue once again with its built-in custom MIB compiler, which enables you to monitor virtually any statistic that an SNMP-enabled network device records. If you’ve got the MIB, Network Device Monitor makes it easy to compile, so that you can start monitoring immediately.

Ipswitch, the maker of WhatsUp Gold, has leveraged its two decades of experience in network management software to develop the new WhatsUp Gold Engineer’s Toolkit: one application, one installation, one interface, and one easy way to simplify the common, everyday tasks of the network engineer. With its broad and robust functionality, the new Engineer’s Toolkit will help you monitor, diagnose, and troubleshoot a vast majority of network issues. With a single login and interface, the toolkit is easy to learn and use. And we’ve even grouped and organized Toolkit functions according to common tasks to make it easier to get the job done. No more wasted time mastering multiple tools. With one click, you can export or print the results to share with the team, making it easy for everyone to act on relevant information. With the new WhatsUp Gold Engineer’s Toolkit you can simplify most of your common, every day tasks, including: network design and planning; verifying device connectivity and DNS behavior; managing flow traffic settings and passwords; or taking remote control over your servers. Sound too good to be true? Get your Engineer’s Toolkit today and try it out.