What's New in nChronos 3.1

Real-time Network Statistics

nChronos is a must-have long-term and Network Forensic Analysis Application. nChronos version 3.1 now reaches beyond to the real-time analysis, making it possible to provide key real-time network statistics, including total bytes, total packets, bandwidth utilization, top IP talkers and top application talkers. With the Real-time statistics, network administrators can instantly understand the current pattern of the network. For example, the network is slow, and you can log on to nChronos server right away and see which hosts are the top talkers, and what applications are consuming the most bandwidth. These data are useful to guide you to further actions.

(Real-time Monitoring)

Improved Analysis Experience

nChronos 3.1 improves a lot on analysis experience, including bug fixing and core algorithm optimization, which makes it easier and faster to find useful data among huge volume of data. For example, you can view traffic usage statistics by network segments, such as VLAN and company departments. You can also select an object and analyze it only in a new window separately, which helps you concentrate on the specific object and eliminate the interference of irrelevant data.

(Analyze in New Window)

Enhanced Alarm Function

Network administrators should be aware of the network status all the time and be informed timely upon network anomalies happen. Besides traffic alarms, nChronos 3.1 is able to alert domain and email anomalies. These two alarms help you understand if there are any user visiting forbidden websites or sending emails with specific topics. Alarms can also be used to alert if there is any virus or attack activities in the network. Alert notifications are sent by emails and also Syslog service. Upon receiving an alert email, you can connect to the nChronos server, rewind back to the specific time range, and analyze into the issue quickly.

(Alarms)

Other Important Improvements include:

1. Redesigned Start Page to show more information to help you get started.
2. Accuracy of packet download function is improved.
3. The search function remembers the keywords that you used, and searching with multiple keywords is also available.
4. Traffic Alarm is enhanced with advanced options for building complicated rules to monitor traffic pattern.
5. The built-in analyzer works more smoothly with nChronos server when it's started to receive packet data from the server.