• Do you know how many of your switch ports are under-utilised and where you have excess capacity before making a new switch purchase?
• Can you easily locate and unplug a device marked as a security risk by a firewall?
• Are you aware of the existence of open network drops in common areas and meeting rooms?
• While troubleshooting network problems on a device, can you find out port speed and status without tracing the cable from the device to the switch?

The Infoblox PortIQ appliance provides complete visibility into switch port usage for port capacity planning, security audits and ease of troubleshooting. With Infoblox PortIQ appliances, network administrators can instantly identify the location of all connected devices and get reports on how often network ports are used. With this kind of unparalleled visibility, IT departments can make more intelligent switch purchase decisions. In addition, the ability to quickly locate where devices are connected increases security and eases troubleshooting effort.

The Infoblox PortIQ appliance scans your network infrastructure and quickly collects, analyzes and displays information to provide comprehensive insight into what is connected to your network and where. This insight enables network managers to make informed business decisions and reduce operational overhead and port wastage while enhancing network availability and security.

PortiIQ-1050-A Appliance
Designed to serve small and medium-sized enterprises

PortIQ-1550A and 1552-A Appliance
Designed to serve medium sized and large enterprises. The PortIQ-1552-A Appliance features redundant, hot-swappable power supplies for applications that require enhanced availability.

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Eliminate port wastage – Save CapEx
With no visibility into port usage patterns, IT departments routinely overestimate capacity requirements making unnecessary capital expenditures on switch purchases. PortIQ provides comprehensive reports on switch usage patterns including underutilized switches. These reports enable IT departments to better utilize their existing networking infrastructure before making costly purchases.

Vital port intelligence – Improves security
Lack of location information for end point devices makes it hard to enforce security when an offending device is identified. In addition, there is no audit trail for where a device connects to the network which makes it hard to investigate security incidents. PortIQ appliances maintain device connection information including connection history which makes it easy to disable an offending device or investigate security incidents.

Better visibility – Faster troubleshooting
Troubleshooting network incidents require identifying and locating devices on the network. Manual locating procedures are labor intensive and may reduce IT effectiveness by increasing resolution times. With PortIQ appliances, network administrators can quickly locate the switch port information for a connected device to help troubleshoot network issues.