{"id":477842,"date":"2021-03-23T14:36:09","date_gmt":"2021-03-23T12:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=477842"},"modified":"2021-03-23T16:08:04","modified_gmt":"2021-03-23T14:08:04","slug":"simpler-smarter-networking-for-small-business-customers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/industry-news\/477842\/simpler-smarter-networking-for-small-business-customers\/","title":{"rendered":"Simpler, smarter networking for small business customers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The global pandemic has forced a rapid shift to remote workforces, digital workflows, optimised business operations, and innovation to meet unforeseen needs.<\/p>\n<p>Remote work accelerated the shift to cloud apps and services for businesses of all sizes, but even more so for small businesses that need to stay fast and nimble.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/store.duxbury.co.za\/?utm_source=Article&amp;utm_medium=BusinessTech_March2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to learn more about Duxbury Networking.<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cSmart and simple is the core value proposition of the Aruba Instant On cloud-managed network solution.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can set up your customers\u2019 networks in minutes, and they\u2019ll enjoy fast speeds inside and outside. Instant On wireless and wired networking saves time, headaches and cost,\u201d says Warren Gordon, Business Unit Manager at Duxbury Networking \u2013 distributors of Aruba technology.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">5 Instant On features that deliver a smarter networking solution to customers<\/h3>\n<p><strong>1. Easily set up networks at customer sites<\/strong>: Faster installations mean faster time to revenue\u2014and more business value to customers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Instant On mobile app lets you rapidly set up wireless and wired networks at your customer\u2019s locations, using an intuitive installation wizard.<\/p>\n<p>The Instant On mobile app displays a list of the sites associated with your account. Partners can easily select a site, establish a remote access session, and manage their customer\u2019s network remotely. You can support multiple customers this way, too.<\/p>\n<p>Every site is logically distinct, each with its own configuration, statistics, guest portal, and usage privilege,\u201d says Gordon.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Easily visualise a customers\u2019 network topologies<\/strong>: It is important to know how a customers\u2019 networks are performing at all times.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut the reality is unplanned downtime, limited resources and network performance issues can slow down day-to-day business operations. With the cloud-managed Instant On solution, issues can be identified and resolved quickly. Instant On will find the bottlenecks before your customers even notice,\u201d says Gordon.<\/p>\n<p>Topology View provides an intuitive map of all Instant On access points and switches, which enables one\u2019s support team to identify and troubleshoot network issues more efficiently. This view quickly summarises the network topology, state of network devices, number of connected clients, and status of links between network devices.<\/p>\n<p>A graphical topology map in the app shows what is connected to what, and a simple tap gives detailed information on a device\u2019s MAC address, model, and location. Tapping a \u2018Locate\u2019 button flashes an LED on the Instant On device in case one needs to identify a specific device.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Stay informed with proactive notifications<\/strong>: Cloud management and automated trouble notifications allow solution partners to diagnose and even remedy network issues faster.<\/p>\n<p>But just receiving alerts is insufficient. Without a visual representation of the network\u2019s topology, it is difficult to quickly diagnose the cause and fix the issue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInstant On can automatically send email and text alerts to notify your team of connection or device problems, when device capacity is exceeded, and when software updates are available. You and your customers can receive Email Notifications, Push Notifications\u2014or both\u2014to alert where there is an issue,\u201d says Gordon.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Manage a customer\u2019s network from a single pane of glass<\/strong>: Remote management is even more important in an era of COVID-safe operations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith Instant On, you can manage your customers\u2019 networks from anywhere and from the device of your choice. There\u2019s no need to travel to customers\u2019 sites, so you save time and money, and eliminate the need for trained IT staff at customer locations. The entire network can be managed from one central location,\u201d says Gordon.<\/p>\n<p>One can easily toggle back and forth from the Instant On cloud-based web portal to mobile app at no extra cost and get full visibility into a customers\u2019 access points, switches, and network status, including traffic type and volume.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. Protect a customer\u2019s networks with advanced security<\/strong>. Size does not protect small businesses from the onslaught of cyberattacks. With Aruba Instant On, one can provide advanced security with a tap of a finger:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Application control:<\/strong> Instant On actively safeguards a customer\u2019s network from viruses, spyware, hackers, malware, and other threats. Through secure browsing, Instant On helps block known malicious and risky sites and applications, keeping a customer\u2019s staff and guests safe from phishing, fraud, and ransomware.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Client blocking:<\/strong> \u201cIf you notice a device that shouldn\u2019t be on your customer\u2019s network, you can restrict it from accessing the internet by blocking it from the connected device list. Blocked devices will now appear in a \u2018Blocked Clients\u2019 list that populates at the side of the \u2018Connected Clients\u2019 tab. You can tap on any device on this list to remove it from the block list, which will re-enable network access,\u201d says Gordon.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bandwidth control:<\/strong> Instant On has always allowed users to set bandwidth limits for individual clients on a wireless network to prevent bandwidth hogging. The result is a better Wi-Fi experience for people on business conference calls while keeping streaming videos from consuming large amounts of bandwidth. Instant On\u2019s newest option allows the user and their customers to configure a bandwidth limit per AP on the network, rather than limiting usage for each client.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more information contact Duxbury Networking, +27 (0) 11 351 9800, <strong><a href=\"mailto:info@duxnet.co.za\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">info@duxnet.co.za<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/store.duxbury.co.za\/?utm_source=Article&amp;utm_medium=BusinessTech_March2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.duxbury.co.za<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Remote work accelerated the shift to cloud apps and services for businesses of all sizes, but even more so for small businesses that need to stay fast and nimble.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":477844,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10459],"tags":[14323],"class_list":["post-477842","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry-news","tag-duxbury-networking"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/477842","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/57"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=477842"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/477842\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":477896,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/477842\/revisions\/477896"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/477844"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=477842"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=477842"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=477842"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}