Cisco Cisco Prime IP Express 8.2 White Paper
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A powerful IPAM system that automates and simplifies all IP management processes
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Captive BYOD portal (included with DHCP, DNS, or the suites) that simplifies, accelerates, and tightly
controls the onboarding of employee devices
This comprehensive DDI solution can:
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Lower operating expenses by automating previously manual IP address management and centralizing
management processes. The solution integrates with and reuses Microsoft Active Directory to lower costs
and provides an integrated BYOD server to accelerate provisioning
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Deliver unparalleled performance and reliability with industrial-strength DNS and DHCP services that
can support millions of devices and tens of thousands of queries per second
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Reduce complexity by allowing you to manage all DNS, DHCP, and IPAM services across your
environment through a single interface
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Increase security and reduce risk by preventing DNS attacks, tightly integrating with internal and external
authentication frameworks, and allowing for secure, role-based administration of core network connectivity
services
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Protect your investment by allowing easy integration with Microsoft Active Directory and authentication
frameworks
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Position your business for the future, with support for complex virtualized environments and tools to
easily transition to IPv6
Industrial-Strength DNS
Scalable DNS services are mission-
critical in today’s enterprise networks. Cisco Prime IP Express DNS is a highly
reliable, standards-compliant, dual-stack-capable DNS solution that delivers:
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High performance: The same core Cisco technology used by service providers connecting millions of
subscribers, Cisco Prime IP Express DNS delivers query throughput that far exceeds other solutions. Its
distributed architecture can support millions of users through a centralized interface, and deliver 170,000
DNS caching queries per second and 100,000 DNS authoritative queries per second.
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Advanced DNS caching and security: The extremely fast DNS caching server validates high-volume
recursive DNS queries using DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC). The solution authenticates that DNS
data has been signed and protects resource records against data spoofing, corruption, and DNS cache
poisoning to prevent malicious DNS attacks.
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Domain redirect:
Enterprises can use DNS caching capabilities to create “black lists” of known malicious
sites and automatically redirect users, with the ability to customize redirect messages (for example, “The
web page you are attempting to reach is known to be malicious”). The solution also includes built-in
web page you are attempting to reach is known to be malicious”). The solution also includes built-in
NXDOMAIN redirect capabilities to assist users entering an invalid domain name.
High-Performance DHCP
Cisco Prime IP Express DHCP provides centralized, standards-compliant, high-capacity DCHP capabilities to
support millions of devices in complex enterprise networks. It automatically tracks and controls users and devices
with scalability and manageability far beyond what’s available in free and open-source DCHP systems.
with scalability and manageability far beyond what’s available in free and open-source DCHP systems.