Fast Network Deployment 

VDS Rolling Network Administrator intends to streamline the design and commissioning operations during the network deployment and simplify the maintenance activities.

Benefits

1. Fast Network Design: the design of a complete network applying your technical specifications
2. First set-up and commissioning simplification: first set-up, troubleshooting and duplication of the network configuration are made available by specific commissioning tools
3. Maintenance Optimization: easy fault detection, Plug-and-play functionality to replace faulty devices

Features

• Multiplatform application to set the whole network according to the technical specifications
• Commissioning operations
• Maintenance: switches can be continuously monitored. In case of failure, networking devices can be easily replaced and re-configured with no need for skilled personnel.

Implementation

VDS Rail's software suite is composed by:

1. A network design tool called NED (NEtwork EDitor)
2. A commissioning tool, called Konfstation

The NED is a multiplatform application used to configure the whole network easily. Through the NED, the end-user can:

• Set-up the connections between active nodes and end devices
• Define the parameters configuration: IP address, VLAN, QoS, etc.
• Define the global parameters (e.g., single default gateway) and single device parameters (e.g., IP address)

The NED can be installed on a standard x86 PC.

KONFSTATION is an application used to perform infield configuration activities:

• The application receives information from the network and detects any failure (e.g., wrong connections, wrong configuration)
• The application can be used to set-up parameters, edit configurations, simulate the network's behavior resulting from the modifications.

By using the KONFSTATION, end-users can operate from a single switch on the whole network, thus saving considerable time.