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href="/products/netflow/server-traffic-monitoring.html" title="Server traffic monitoring">Server Traffic Monitoring</a></li> <li id="traffic-asa"><a href="/products/netflow/cisco-asa-traffic-monitoring.html" title="Cisco ASA Monitoring">Cisco ASA Monitoring</a></li> <li id="traffic-avc"><a href="/products/netflow/cisco-avc-monitoring.html" title="Cisco AVC Monitoring">Cisco AVC Monitoring</a></li> <li id="cisco-router"><a href="/products/netflow/cisco-router-monitoring.html" title="Cisco Router Traffic Monitoring">Cisco Router Traffic Monitoring</a></li> <li id="traffic-cstm"><a href="/products/netflow/cisco-switch-traffic-monitoring.html" title="Cisco Switch Traffic Monitoring">Cisco Switch Traffic Monitoring</a></li> <li id="traffic-atgm"><a href="/products/netflow/network-layout-using-google-maps.html" title="Analyze traffic using Google maps">Analyze Traffic Using Google Maps</a></li> <li id="traffic-rwtm"><a href="/products/netflow/web-traffic-monitor-software.html" title="Web traffic monitor">Web Traffic Monitor</a></li> <li id="traffic-protoanal"><a href="/products/netflow/network-protocol-analyzer.html" title="Protocol Analyzer">Protocol Analyzer</a></li> <li id="traffic-pam"><a href="/products/netflow/protocol-and-application-monitoring.html" title="Protocol & Application Monitoring">Protocol & Application Monitoring</a></li> <li id="traffic-nbar"><a href="/products/netflow/nbar.html" title="Network Based Application Recognition(NBAR)">Network Based Application Recognition(NBAR)</a></li> <li id="traffic-nbarmon"><a href="/products/netflow/nbar-monitor.html" title="NBAR Monitoring">NBAR Monitoring</a></li> <li id="traffic-voip"><a href="/products/netflow/voip-monitor.html" title="VOIP Monitoring">VoIP Monitoring</a></li> <li id="traffic-sstm"><a href="/products/netflow/site-to-site-traffic-monitoring.html" title="Site to Site Traffic Monitoring">Site to Site Traffic Monitoring</a></li> <li id="traffic-itmnbar"><a href="/products/netflow/intelligent-traffic-management-with-nbar.html" title="Intelligent Traffic Management with NBAR">Intelligent Traffic Management with NBAR</a></li> <li id="traffic-wanipsla"><a href="/products/netflow/wan-rtt-monitor.html" title="WAN Monitoring using IPSLA">WAN Monitoring Using IP SLA</a></li> <li id="traffic-bntm"><a href="/products/netflow/bandwidth-utilization.html" title="Bandwidth Utilization">Bandwidth Utilization Report</a></li> <li id="traffic-speed-mon"><a href="/products/netflow/network-speed-monitor.html" title="Network Speed Monitor">Network Speed Monitor</a></li> <li id="traffic-network-traffic"><a href="/products/netflow/linux-network-traffic-monitoring.html" title="Linux Network Traffic Monitor">Linux Network Traffic Monitor</a></li> <li id="traffic-ntmtools"><a href="/products/netflow/network-traffic-monitoring-tools.html" title="Network Traffic Monitoring Tools">Network Traffic Monitoring Tools</a></li> <li id="traffic-wifi"><a href="/products/netflow/wifi-traffic-monitor.html" title="Wi-Fi Monitoring">Wi-Fi Monitoring</a></li> <li id="ent-traffic"><a href="/products/netflow/enterprise-network-traffic-monitoring.html" title="Enterprise Network Traffic Monitoring">Enterprise Network Traffic Monitoring </a></li> <li id="traffic-fntmt"><a href="/products/netflow/free-network-traffic-monitoring-tool.html" title="Free Network Traffic Monitoring Tool">Free Network Traffic Monitoring Tool</a></li> <li id="traffic-ata"><a href="/products/netflow/application-traffic-alerting.html" title="Application Traffic Alerting">Application Traffic Alerting</a></li> <li id="trafficanomaly"><a href="/products/netflow/network-traffic-anomaly-detection.html" title="Network Traffic Anomaly Detection">Network Traffic Anomaly Detection</a></li> <li id="tforecast"><a href="/products/netflow/network-traffic-forecasting.html" title="Network Traffic Forecasting">Network Traffic Forecasting</a></li> </ul> </li> <li id="fea-nvi"><span>QoS Monitoring</span> <ul> <li id="qst-nt"><a href="/products/netflow/troubleshoot-faster.html" title="Network Troubleshooting">Network Troubleshooting</a></li> <li id="qst-snt"><a href="/products/netflow/traffic-shaping.html" title="Traffic shaping">Traffic Shaping</a></li> <li id="qst-qosm"><a href="/products/netflow/qos-monitoring.html" title="QoS Monitoring">QoS Monitoring</a></li> <li id="qst-qs"><a href="/products/netflow/allaboutqos.html" title="Quality of Service">Quality of Service</a></li> <li id="qst-qos"><a href="/products/netflow/app-qos-traffic-shaping.html" title="Application-level QoS Shaping">Application-level QoS Shaping</a></li> <li id="qst-qosmon"><a href="/products/netflow/cbqos.html" title="Class Based Qos Monitoring">Class Based QoS Monitoring</a></li> <li id="qst-validqos"><a href="/products/netflow/validating-qos-policies-with-cbqos.html" title="Validating QoS Policies">Validating QoS Policies</a></li> <li id="qst-qosconfig"><a href="/products/netflow/qos-configuration.html" title="Qos Configuration">QoS Configuration</a></li> </ul> </li> <li id="fea-nfm"><span>Reports</span> <ul> <li id="rep-tr"><a href="/products/netflow/netflow-analyzer-reports.html" title="Troubleshoot Reports">Troubleshoot Reports</a></li> <li id="rep-cb"><a href="/products/netflow/customizable-dashboard.html" title="Customizable Bandwidth">Customizable Bandwidth</a></li> <li id="rep-bur"><a href="/products/netflow/bandwidth-reports.html" title="Bandwidth Utilization Reports">Bandwidth Reports</a></li> <li id="rep-cpr"><a href="/products/netflow/capacity-planning-reports.html" title="Capacity Planning Reports">Capacity Planning Reports</a></li> <li id="rep-uccp"><a href="/products/netflow/cut-cost.html" title="Use case: Capacity Planning">Use Case: Capacity Planning</a></li> <li id="rep-br"><a href="/products/netflow/usage-based-billing.html" title="Billing Reports">Billing Reports</a></li> <li id="rep-sche"><a href="/products/netflow/scheduling-reports-using-netflow-analyzer.html" title="Scheduling Reports">Scheduling Reports</a></li> <li id="rep-search"><a href="/products/netflow/search-reports-gives-better-understanding-of-network-traffic.html" title="Search Reports">Search Reports</a></li> <li id="rep-waas"><a href="/products/netflow/cisco-waas-reports.html" title="Cisco WAAS reports">Cisco WAAS reports</a></li> <li id="rep-medianet"><a href="/products/netflow/medianet-reports.html" title="Medianet Reports">Medianet Reports</a></li> <li id="rep-cs"><a href="/products/netflow/cloud-services-user-ip-mapping.html" title="Cloud Services">Cloud Services</a></li> <li id="rep-nfr"><a href="/products/netflow/netflow-reports.html" title="NetFlow Report">NetFlow Report</a></li> </ul> </li> <li id="fea-dcm"><span>Network Security and Forensics</span> <ul> <li id="nsf-nsr"><a href="/products/netflow/secure-your-network.html" title="Network Security Reporting">Network Security Reporting</a></li> <li id="nsf-nf"><a href="/products/netflow/network-forensics.html" title="Network Forensics">Network Forensics</a></li> <li id="nsf-nad"><a href="/products/netflow/network-anomaly-detection.html" title="Network Anomaly Detection">Network Anomaly Detection</a></li> <li id="nsf-aft"><a href="/products/netflow/troubleshoot-reports-a-need-for-network-monitor.html" title="Advanced Forensics and Troubleshooting">Advanced Forensics and Troubleshooting</a></li> <li id="nsf-csmt"><a href="/products/netflow/asam-continuous-stream-mining-engine.html" title="Continuous Stream Miner Technology">Continuous Stream Miner Technology</a></li> <li id="nsf-asam"><a href="/products/netflow/network-behavior-analysis-using-advanced-security-analytics-module.html" title="Advance Security Analytics Module">Security Module</a></li> <li id="nsf-bcasam"><a href="/products/netflow/advanced-security-analytics-module-benefits.html" title="Benefits and Capabilities of ASAM">Benefits and Capabilities of Security Module</a></li> <li id="nsf-eveasam"><a href="/products/netflow/advanced-security-analytics-module-event-list.html" title="The 'Event List' in ASAM">The 'Event List' in Security Module</a></li> <li id="nsf-spcc"><a href="/products/netflow/problem-class-catalogue.html" title="Security Problem & Class Catalog">Security Problem & Class Catalog</a></li> </ul> </li> <li id="fea-nsm"><span>Flow-based Monitoring</span> <ul> <li id="flow-netflowmon"><a href="/products/netflow/netflow-monitoring.html" title="NetFlow Monitoring Tools"> NetFlow Monitoring Tools </a></li> <li id="flow-ipfix"><a href="/products/netflow/ipfix-monitoring.html" title="IPFIX Monitoring">IPFIX Monitoring</a></li> <li id="flow-jflow"><a href="/products/netflow/j-flow-monitoring.html" title="Jflow Monitoring">JFlow Monitoring</a></li> <li id="flow-sflow"><a href="/products/netflow/sflow-analyzer.html" title="sflow Analyzer">sFlow Analyzer</a></li> <li id="sflow-nc"><a href="/products/netflow/netflow-collector.html" title="Netflow Collector">Netflow Collector</a></li> <li id="sflow-cisco"><a href="/products/netflow/cisco-netflow.html" title="Cisco NetFlow">Cisco NetFlow</a></li> <li id="sflow-whatisnetflow"><a href="/products/netflow/what-is-netflow.html" title="What is NetFlow?">What is NetFlow?</a></li> </ul> </li> <li id="fea-nfg"><span>Network Packet Sensor</span> <ul> <li id="nps"><a href="https://www.manageengine.com/products/netflow/network-packet-sensor.html" title="Network Packet Sensor">Network Packet Sensor</a></li> <li id="dpi"><a href="/products/netflow/deep-packet-inspection.html" title="Deep Packet Inspection">Deep Packet Inspection</a></li> <li id="nfg-nfg"><a href="/products/netflow/netflow-generator.html" title="NetFlow Generator">NetFlow Generator</a></li> <li id="nst"><a href="/products/netflow/netspeed-tracker.html?lhs" title="NetSpeed Tracker">NetSpeed Tracker</a></li> </ul> </li> <li id="remote"><span>Remote Monitoring</span> <ul> <li id="remote-dm"><a href="https://www.manageengine.com/products/netflow/distributed-monitoring-with-enterprise-edition.html" title="Distributed Monitoring">Distributed Monitoring</a></li> </ul> </li> <li id="integ"><span>Integrations and Add-ons</span> <ul> <li id="remote-app"><a href="https://www.manageengine.com/products/netflow/applications-manager-integration.html" title="Applications Monitoring">Applications Monitoring</a></li> <li id="ipam"><a href="https://www.manageengine.com/products/netflow/ipam-spm-addon.html" title="IPAM and SPM">NetFlow Analyzer-OpUtils Integration</a></li> <li id="remote-ipa"><a href="https://www.manageengine.com/products/netflow/ip-address-management-plugin.html" title="IP Address and Switch Port Management">IP Address Management</a></li> <li id="remote-ipsla"><a href="https://www.manageengine.com/products/netflow/ipsla-monitor.html" title="IP SLA Monitor">IP SLA Monitor</a></li> <li id="remote-ncm"><a href="https://www.manageengine.com/products/netflow/network-configuration-manager.html" title="Network Configuration Management">Network Configuration Management</a></li> <li id="integ-high"><a href="https://www.manageengine.com/products/netflow/highperf.html" title="HighPerf">HighPerf</a></li> <li id="tpintegrations"><a href="https://www.manageengine.com/products/netflow/integrations.html" title="Integrations">Third-Party Integrations</a></li> <li id="remote-slack"><a href="https://www.manageengine.com/products/netflow/slack-integration.html" title="Slack">Slack</a></li> <li id="ctm"><a href="https://www.manageengine.com/products/netflow/aws-vpc-cloud-traffic-monitoring.html" title="Cloud Traffic Monitoring - AWS VPC">Cloud Traffic Monitoring - AWS VPC</a></li> <li id="remote-webhook"><a href="https://www.manageengine.com/products/netflow/webhook-integration.html" title="Webhook Integration">Webhook</a></li> </ul> </li> <li id="mob"><span>Mobile Applications</span> <ul> <li id="mob-apps"><a href="/products/netflow/mobile-apps.html" title="Mobile Apps">Mobile Apps</a></li> </ul> </li> <li id="bmp"><span>Bandwidth Monitoring Basics</span> <ul> <li id="basics"><a href="/products/netflow/basics-of-network-traffic-monitoring.html" title="Network Traffic Monitoring Basics">Network Traffic Monitoring Basics</a></li> <li id="bmp-network-congestion"><a href="/products/netflow/network-congestion.html" title="Network congestion">Network Congestion</a></li> <li id="bmp-sniffer"><a href="/products/netflow/network-sniffer.html" title="Network Sniffer Tool">Network Sniffer Tool</a></li> <li id="bmp-nbm"><a href="/products/netflow/network-bandwidth-monitoring.html" title="Network Bandwidth Monitoring">Network Bandwidth Monitoring</a></li> <li id="bmp-real-time-ndr"><a href="/products/netflow/real-time-threat-detection-with-ndr.html" title="Real-time threat detection with NDR">Real-time threat detection with NDR</a></li> <li id="bmp-best-practices"><a 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It supports variable length fields like HTTP hostname or HTTP URL as well as enterprise-defined fields. IPFIX allows you to collect and analyze flow data from layer 3 devices and firewalls with an IPFIX collector and IPFIX analyzer.</p> <p>With NetFlow Analyzer's IPFIX monitoring and reporting features, you can diagnose and troubleshoot network issues and generate customized reports. You can plan your future bandwidth needs to optimize usage with these one-minute granularity reports. NetFlow Analyzer helps you generate and schedule custom bill plans, and sends email and SMS-based alerts in case of threshold violations.</p> <h2>IPFIX monitoring with NetFlow Analyzer</h2> <p>NetFlow Analyzer monitors and analyzes IPFIX data to provide better insights into traffic patterns and bandwidth usage trends to help avoid bandwidth hogs. 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NetFlow Analyzer gives you options to be alerted via SMS, email, or SNMP trap; you can even log ServiceDesk Plus tickets and troubleshoot issues faster.</p> <p><a class="img-zoom zoomicon" href="/products/netflow/images/netflow-alarms.png"><img style="width: 900px;" title="IPFIX viewer - IPFIX Monitoring with Alarms - ManageEngine NetFlow Analyzer" src="/products/netflow/images/netflow-alarms.png" alt="IPFIX viewer - IPFIX Monitoring with Alarms - ManageEngine NetFlow Analyzer" /><span class="zoom-icon"> </span></a></p> <p>With the Advanced Security Analytic Module, NetFlow Analyzer identifies junk traffic and categorizes it based on the issue. 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