The Nortel Enterprise Switch Manager (ESM) is a real-time, configuration management application for Nortel's Ethernet products including Ethernet Switches, Ethernet Routing Switches, Layer 4-7 Switches (AOS 21.0 or higher) and WLAN devices. Network managers can discover, view, and configure more than 500 network devices, and import, export, or modify individual port settings, default gateways, SNMP traps, VLAN configurations, and product or image files.

Key Features:

• Reduces network administration costs
• Reduces time to deploy network devices
• Uses intuitive GUI for simplified device configuration
• Provides real-time configuration of network devices
• Presents a system-level view of the network
• Provides easy-to-use network topology-based configuration and provisioning
• Offers device element managers and troubleshooting tools
• Offers SMLT/MLT configuration wizards
• Enables Web-based inventory and topology map access