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Content Distribution
The WX CMS content distribution feature allows IT to selectively
pre-populate distributed WXC Series with large files, providing
enterprise content delivery network (ECDN)-like capabilities
without actually deploying a dedicated ECDN solution. The
content distribution feature proactively warns the WXC Series
platform dictionaries with data patterns matching large files
destined for company-wide distribution, such as Microsoft Office
documents, software patches and upgrades, and other memory-
intensive files, making them locally available for immediate
download by remote and branch-office users.
Automated Critical Provisioning, Management and
Notification Functions
WX CMS enables large pervasive deployments of the WXC Series
by automating certain management tasks that can be scheduled
for a single WXC Series platform or an entire community or device
group. IT staff simply add tasks to a predefined device group and
all scheduled tasks will be executed automatically, eliminating
the need to manually schedule ongoing tasks such as collecting
configuration backups and diagnostics when new WXC Series
platforms are added to the network. All 36 reports available
through the WX CMS software can be scheduled for delivery
through e-mail as a PDF, either immediately to a predefined set
of users or at a specified time on a recurring basis. IT can also
customize the e-mail text that will accompany the attached
report(s). Similarly, an e-mail gateway enables IT to configure WX
CMS to automatically and immediately notify users of new events
or error conditions for rapid follow-up and resolution.
Simplified Multi-Customer Management
Using Network Address Translation (NAT), managed service
providers (MSPs) can easily manage multiple customers using
a single WX CMS platform to contain the costs of providing that
service and continue to offer high-margin, high-value services to
their customers. NAT support allows service providers to manage
WXC Series platforms in a customer’s private IP address space
while maintaining the WX CMS management platform in their
own management network. Even though there may be overlapping
IP address spaces in these customer networks, the use of NAT
means that each customer network can still be managed as a
discrete unit.
Figure 1: Content distribution enables WX CMS users to selectively and automatically pre-populate distributed WXC Series platforms
with large files without having to invest in a enterprise content distribution network (ECDN) solution.
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