Network and Security Manager Overview:
Network and Security Manager provides unparalleled capability for device and security policy configuration, comprehensive monitoring, reporting tools, and tools for investigating potential security threats in your network.
Juniper Networks NSM Central Manager (NSM CM) appliance enables scalable large scale deployments and the ability to do global policy enforcement via a hierarchical distribution of NSMXpress and NSM Central Manager.
Juniper Networks Network and Security Manager (NSM) is a unified device management solution for Juniper’s network infrastructure of routing, switching and security devices. The Network and Security Manager provides centralized, end-to-end device lifecycle management, granular policy configuration and comprehensive monitoring, reporting and investigative tools to enable you to improve IT management and cost efficiencies and to maximize the security of your network. The Network and Security Manager is highly scalable. Enterprise customers can leverage NSM globally to scale from branch to data center, and Service Providers can use it for carrierclass deployments.
Juniper Networks® Network and Security Manager (NSM) takes a new approach to network and security management by providing IT departments with an easy-to-use solution that controls all aspects of Juniper Networks routing, switching, firewall/VPN, and intrusion detection and prevention devices, including device configuration, network settings, and security policy management. Unlike solutions that require the use of multiple management tools to control a single device, Network and Security Manager not only enables IT departments to control the entire device life cycle with a single centralized solution, but also provides visibility with a complete set of investigative and reporting tools. Using NSM, device technicians, network administrators, and security administrators can work together to improve management efficiency and security, reduce overhead, and lower network operating costs.
Network and Security Manager (NSM) is highly scalable and flexible. Enterprise customers can leverage NSM globally to scale from branch to data center, and service providers can use this network security management solution for carrier-class deployments. NSM can be deployed as software on a server or as dedicated appliances to scale large enterprise and service provider environments.
Network and Security Manager (NSM)
Juniper Network and Security Manager (NSM) software provides an easy-to-use solution that controls all aspects of Juniper Networks routing, switching, firewall/VPN, and intrusion detection and prevention devices, including device configuration, network settings, and security and policy management.
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Network and Security Manager (NSM) Central Manager
Network and Security Manager (NSM) Central Manager is a Web UI-based appliance that enables large-scale NSM deployment and global policy enforcement. Administrators can use this network performance management system to create a centralized set of corporate network and IT security policies across regional servers and apply them across the entire network.
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NSMXpress
NSMXpress is a Web-based appliance version of Network Security Manager (NSM) that is easy to install, maintain, and support. Includes full functionality with hardened OS optimized for network security and network performance management. |
Architecture and Key Components:
Network and Security Manager’s architecture is comprised of a device server, a GUI server, and a UI. To maintain flexibility and performance, all device interaction and log storage is handled by the device server, while all configuration information is placed on the GUI server. Both device and GUI components can reside on the same server where cost and/or simplicity are the primary requirements, or reside on separate servers where performance and deployment flexibility are more important. Independent of the chosen deployment of the device and GUI servers, the UI provides the single point of access for the administrator to all of the information and capabilities of the system.
Network and Security Manager with Central Manager (NSM CM) can manage up to 10 regional NSM servers and solves scalability problems by allowing management for up to 6000 routers, 3000 switches, 6,000 firewall/VPN devices or 2,000 firewall/VPN devices with 100 Juniper Networks IDP Series appliances per regional server. Juniper Networks NSMXpress (NSM appliance) manages up to 100 routers, 150 switches and 500 firewall/VPN devices. Together, these provide an overall solution to scale for large enterprise and service provider environments.
Centralized Policy Management
Network and Security Manager introduces a global policy feature that allows security administrators to create one master policy that can be applied to all regional management servers. This feature allows security administrators to enforce mandatory corporate policies across all devices in the network efficiently and ensures uniform security across the enterprise.
At the regional level, security administrators can create region- or device-specific policy rules. Overall, this hierarchical approach provides flexibility and scalability from a centralized location while leveraging commonalities across infrastructure.
Note:For additional information refer to the NSM Central Manager and the NSMXpress datasheets.
Template-Based Configuration
NSM provides a hierarchical, tree-based device configuration window. To streamline the design and deployment process in an IT environment, configuration templates are available that can be used to deploy either full or partial device configurations to one or several Juniper Networks switches. These templates can be newly created or they can use select parts of “golden configurations” that are vetted in a lab environment. IT administrators can also track which switches are associated with each configuration template.
Port Templates
NSM allows easy deployment of port-level configurations to Juniper Networks EX Series Ethernet Switches. The templates are based on best practice configurations for the most frequently used roles of Ethernet switch ports. They are well tested in a laboratory environment, thus saving valuable deployment time for network administrators. Network administrators can use one of the standard port templates (desktop, VoIP phone, access point, and so on) and apply them to one or more ports on multiple switches. Furthermore, network administrators can view a list of all ports that have a specific port template configured on them.
Topology-Based Management
Network and Security Manager introduces a topology manager module that allows network administrators to visualize a layer 2 view of the network. The topology view allows hierarchical segmentation based on the sub network, and it shows the layer 2 connections between the sub networks and within each sub network.
The topology view’s zoom in and zoom out capability enables easy screen navigation for viewing the details on various devices in a network. Furthermore, the topology of devices is displayed in a tabular form for detailed information search of a specific device. Network administrators can print or save the tabular and graphical display of the network. They can also search for a device, in the topology view, based on system name, or IP address, or media access control (MAC) address. The topology view provides a tabular listing of not only the endpoints (hosts, etc.) connected to a switch, but also the switch ports that are free in the network.
Visibility and Reporting
Network and Security Manager includes a high-performance log storage mechanism that allows an IT department to collect and monitor detailed historical information on key criteria such as network traffic and security events. Using the complete set of built-in analysis tools, administrators can quickly generate reports for investigative or compliance purposes. For integration into existing tools, logs can be forwarded to a third-party reporting tool or database.
Logs that are stored within Network and Security Manager can be analyzed in the following ways:
- Log Viewer allows logs to be viewed in real time. User-defined filters allow an administrator to perform rapid analysis of security status and events.
- Security Explorer presents an interactive graphical view of the relationships between hosts, networks, services, and attacks.
- Report Manager provides Top-N predefined reports and allows an administrator to generate, view, and export reports summarizing logs and alarms originating from the managed Juniper devices. For example: Top Destinations for UAC, Top Configuration changes for EX Series Ethernet Switches, Top 20 Attackers for SSG, Top Authorization Failures for SSL, and Top 20 Attacks Prevented for IDP Series. For more in-depth reporting, the Juniper Networks STRM Series Security Threat Response Managers is the recommended solution.
- Profiler Manager (for IDP Series sensors and integrated security devices) helps administrators view baseline network activity and quickly identifies new hosts and applications.
- Other tools include a dashboard and Log Investigator.
Delegation of Administrative Rights
Network and Security Manager allows enterprise IT departments to delegate appropriate levels of administrative access to specific users locally or via RADIUS for a wide range of tasks. Using role-based administration, enterprises can provide or restrict system permissions to different individuals or constituencies within the organization, based on skill set or responsibility.
Role-based administration can be accomplished using the predefined roles within Network and Security Manager or by creating a custom role from more than 100 assignable tasks within the system.
Unified Access Control Management
NSM allows a centralized configuration of all Juniper Networks IC Series Unified Access Control Appliances and L2 enforcement points (EX Series switches) in the managed network. The UAC manager module enables network administrators to not only associate IC Series UAC Appliances and EX Series switches, but also to manage individual switch ports for 802.1X authentication.
User-Specific Application Visibility
NSM provides a common interface that enables a network administrator to correlate which users are using what applications and display this data in Profiler Manager.
Network Deployment:
Network and Security Manager provides comprehensive device management with centralized security policy management, provisioning, logging and reporting.
System Requirements:
User Interface
Operating systems supported: Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows XP, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0
Management Server (GUI Server and Device Server Combined)
Operating systems supported: Solaris 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0. and 5.0
Performance-Enabling Services and Support
Juniper Networks is the leader in performance-enabling services and support, which are designed to accelerate, extend, and optimize your high-performance network. Our services allow you to bring revenue-generating capabilities online faster so you can realize bigger productivity gains, faster rollouts of new business models and ventures, and greater market reach, while generating higher levels of customer satisfaction. At the same time, Juniper Networks ensures operational excellence by optimizing your network to maintain required levels of performance, reliability, and availability.
