Gigamon Debuts New Browser-Based Citrus GUI for GigaVUE Data Access Switch

Gigamon, a provider of intelligent Data Access Networking (DAN) products, has launched Citrus, a graphical user interface (GUI) for the company's GigaVUE Data Access Switch.

 

Gigamon’s (News - Alert) flagship product, GigaVUE, is said to support multiple out-of-band monitoring tools for compliance, security, troubleshooting and analysis, sidestepping the hassles presented when too few SPAN ports are available. GigaVUE data access switches can significantly reduce customers' capital budgets and yield immediate ROI benefits.

 

The company claims that this newly launched Citrus GUI requires no downloads and no applets. Users log on to Microsoft (News - Alert) Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox Web browser for quick and safe network switch configuration and control.

 

"As networks, monitoring tools, and monitoring functions have become increasingly complex and distributed, the need for easy configuration and management from a single interface has become essential. Citrus fulfills this requirement better than anything on the market today," said Patrick Leong, chief technical officer at Gigamon.

 

"We consider Citrus to be a breakthrough in the field of packet monitoring, particularly because it simplifies so many time-consuming tasks," Leong continued.

 

As stated by Gigamon, the new GUI features Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption for secured access anywhere, from any PC. The interface allows network engineers to configure switches or ports for maximum efficiency. Additionally, Citrus also offers (CLI) Command Line Interface integration, which helps users to apply several filters in just few seconds.

 

Citrus GUI is launched with an aim to bring even higher level of power to the GigaVUE, a modular, packet-aware device that has transformed the network monitoring product category.

 

Officials said Citrus supports SNTP, TACAC and RADIUS servers, and supports connections between any tool and any data, at any time. Some of the key capabilities include: Filter Set-Ups – where users can change icons, port aliases, types and filters as desired in the connections window; Flow Mapping window enables simple configuration of Layer 2, 3, & 4 traffic; CLI Integration where engineers are allowed to manage complex configurations by copying and pasting script into the CLI window. 

 

In addition, a Port Ownership window makes it possible to assign and/or secure specific ports to one or more users for maximum monitoring performance and optimal tool utilization.