n-able launches n-central 9.4 and help desk manager
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See all the features in N-central® 9.4 including • Full monitoring support for Mac devices • BYORemote Control with TeamViewer • Automation Manager enhancements • Usability improvements • And more Plus, we'll introduce Help Desk Manager! Get the scoop on this powerful, MSP-optimized version of the award-winning SolarWinds Web Help Desk. Now available stand alone or fully integrated with N-central.TRANSCRIPT
Introducing N-able™ Help Desk Manager & N-central 9.4
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Presented by
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Patrick AlbertProduct Manager
N-central Core and PSA Integrations
Karen RecoskieProduct Manager
Help Desk Manager, Report Manager
Webinar FAQ
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• Time expectations: 40 mins + Q&A• We’ll be covering questions at the end
• Ask questions as you think of them• This will be recorded and posted
within the next week
Phone: 1-888-200-4200Access Code: 14152951
What’s New in N-central 9.4• Usability and UI Enhancements• Self-Healing Improvements• Improved OS X® Support• New Monitoring Support• Remote Control Manager – TeamViewer™• Automation Manager 1.7• Help Desk Manager Integration• And more!
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Actions on Active Issues
Quickly delete misconfigured tasks, adjust thresholds, run scripts or refresh monitoring.
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Device Import Changes
• Adjust properties for the device before import• Deprecation of the Mappings screen• Auto-import any device class that N-central can pre-map (Switch, Printers, etc.)• Option to return a device to the Import screen upon deletion
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Self-Healing
• Script Output in the Self-Healing and Job Status views
• Specify Credentials (Local System, Device, Custom)• Used Monitored Service options• Execution Timeouts
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Improved OS X Support
• Push agents via the Windows® Software Probe• New Workstations – OSX Device Class• Asset Discovery now detects
• Applications• Printers• Physical drives• Devices attached using Thunderbolt• Other hardware information.
• Recurring Asset Discovery
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Enhanced Monitoring
Cisco® Make/Model/Manufacturer discoveryTraffic improvements (ifAlias and ifSpeed discovery)New Cisco Services (and templates/filters)• VPN Tunnel (Cisco) service• Cisco Overall VPN Status service• Fan Status (Cisco) service• Power Supply (Cisco) service• Temperature Status (Cisco) service• Active DSO's (Cisco) service• Switch Status (Cisco StackWise®)• Stack Status (Cisco StackWise)• 40+ Cisco Call Manager servicesOut-of-the-box StorageCraft® discovery and monitoring
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Remote Control Manager
TeamViewer Integration• Discovery of version and DeviceID• Password field• Launch using JRCC-based Remote Control
button• Available in Remote Control Defaults• Support for Windows/OS X
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Automation Manager 1.7
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Patch Manager
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Browser Support
Chrome!
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Introducing Help Desk Manager!• Help Desk Manager (HDM) is a powerful help desk and
ticketing management solution for MSPs.
• Use it on its own or fully integrated with N-central
• Powerful, web-based internal IT help desk and ticketing
• MSP-optimized version of the award-winning, industry recognized SolarWinds Web Help Desk®
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Some more background…SolarWinds Web Help Desk has an established customer base including companies such as:• Apple®• Disney®• NASA™• US Government Departments (multiple)• Many more…
“The software is insanely good. Great design and full-featured, worth every cent. If you are serious about your business and ticket tracking, use Web Help Desk.”Geof BowieThink Fixed, Inc.
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More Testimonials“We evaluated several products to manage our customer requests. Despite being a fraction of the cost of other solutions, Web Help Desk is a really effective product that is easy to manage and implement. It provides many powerful features that are benefiting our company.”Dino Kotenoglou – Director of DSSMartha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc.
“After trialing several helpdesk solutions we settled with Web Help Desk which has proved far and away the best solution to our global IT support needs. Highly customisable, intuitive interface, very well thought out, superb support - great feedback from our techs and users alike. Highly recommended!"�Roddy Campbell - Group IT ManagerCaledonian Alloys Limited
See more at http://www.webhelpdesk.com/testimonials/
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HDM Feature Comparison
Help Desk/Ticketing
CRM
Service Level Mgmt
Billing
Time and Expenses
Reporting & Dashboarding
Tech Routing/scheduling
Parts & Asset Inventory
Outsource Mgmt
Project Mgmt
Contracts
Knowledge Base
Integrated Surveys
HDM PSA
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Help Desk Manager FeaturesFully integrated with N-central, Help Desk Manager is a scalable, powerful, web-based IT ticketing solution. • E-mail to ticket to e-mail support• Customer portals• Issue/Problem/Request ITIL alignment• Automatic ticket assignment based on issue type, available
technicians and escalation level• Time and material billing• Integrated knowledge base system• Integrated survey engine• Drag-n-Drop dashboards with drill-down
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Integration with N-central 9.4Help Desk Manager is integrated with N-central (under PSA Integration) and this combination provides:• Asset Synchronization• Ticket Generation – manual and/or automatic• Customer Export and Mapping• View HDM tickets in N-central by device
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Help Desk Manager Notes• Help Desk Manager can be run stand-alone or integrated with
N-central 9.4
• Help Desk Manager is available now for on-premises trials and deployments. Our hosted version is coming soon. Contact [email protected] for more details.
• Supported Environments• Available for Windows and Linux®• Underlying database support: PostgreSQL™ (embedded),
SQL Server® and MySQL®
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Demo
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Any Questions?
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Thank You for Attending
• Questions? [email protected]• Sign up for a free trial of N-central or Help
Desk Manager at N-able.com• Visit our blog at blogs.n-able.com• After the webcast – these slides & the
webcast will be available on SlideShare – www.slideshare.net/N-ableSlides
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