MyConnection Server 8.8f

MyConnection Server 8.8f is a very helpful software with which you can accurately measure connection throughput and quality, analyze network route performance and efficiency, quickly identify last mile problems.
Identifying the cause of remote network problems is a time consuming and costly challenge for application service providers and support groups. Whether trying to resolve a connection problem for an existing customer or prequalifying a new customer for business growth, ensuring connections perform and identifying the cause, when there is a problem, is crucial to reducing support costs and growing a satisfied customer base.
MyConnection Server is an application designed specifically to help organizations identify and resolve last mile customer connectivity problems quickly and with little demand for the customer to assist in the resolution process.

Major Features:

1. End-User Initiated Browser-based Connection Testing
   • Provides end–users a quick and easy means to test their connection to your MCS server, results are displayed to the end–user and logged to the MCS database for review by support technicians.
   • Browser tests are performed via a Java applet which can be served from the MCS built-in web engine, or a third party web engine such as Apache or IIS. This solution provides an ideal foundation for a self-help portal strategy. Try the MySpeed online speed test, MyVoIP online VoIP quality test.
2. MCS Database Consolidates Test Results
   • All test results -- from browser testing, Remote Agent testing or the AccessCT device -- are captured to the MCS database, delivering a comprehensive profile to enable a fast resolution to high impact customer problems. Even results from a test performed from a Remote Agent to a remote Satellite Server are seamlessly written to the MCS database.
3. Web Deployment Model Delivers Fast ROI
   • The ability to remotely manage connection testing processes avoids costly truck rolls and delivers an ‘access anywhere use everywhere’ cost effective solution for global companies supporting enterprise networks.
4. Standard and Custom Browser-Based Reports
   • Real-time and historical reports enable support technicians to immediately view connection performance for tests performed via the browser, Remote Agent or AccessCT device. Individual results are easily identified through use of the SessionID option or Remote Agent name. Pre-defined reports provide quick views to results in the Last Hour, Last Day by Hour, Last 30 Days by Day, with built-in summarization of data, or create your own report templates for customized views. Results are easily exported.
5. Satellite Servers Enable Connection Testing between Remote Locations
   • Satellite Servers significantly extend the Automated Network Testing capabilities by delivering an effective end-to-end network testing solution anywhere within the enterprise without the cost of establishing and maintaining full server testing solutions. Satellite Servers act as target testing servers for Remote Test Agents, providing a quick and easy means to perform on-going or ad-hoc testing from one remote location to another remote location, fully managed from the MCS management console with test results immediately visible to the MCS Support Technician via browser-based reports.
   • Network technicians can use Satellite Servers to establish additional connection testing points at the application edge to accurately test actual application network paths. Satellite Servers can be created and deployed an unlimited number of times, use of the Satellite Server is limited by the number of active Remote Agent tests (CAT) licensed. (Requires BusinessCenter, NetworkCenter, or CAT Add-on.)
6. Plug-in Architecture
   • The MCS framework architecture enables you to mix and match network analysis tools and services to fit your environment, and provides the flexibility to easily modify and add components as your business needs grow.
7. Automation Enables Connection Testing over Longer Periods
   • A single connection test provides a limited picture of connection performance, many factors affecting connectivity are only visible when viewing results of tests performed at regular intervals over several days or longer. MCS Remote Agents and AccessCT devices automate the testing process and perform ongoing connection tests at regular intervals. (Requires BusinessCenter, NetworkCenter, or CAT Add-on.)
   • Long-term views of data help identify performance patterns that quickly isolate last mile congestion or packet shaping interference. For more information see our white paper, Solving Last Mile Speed Problems --Traffic Congestion vs. Traffic Control.
8. AlertAdvisor (BusinessCenter, NetworkCenter, or CAT Add-on)
   • AlertAdvisor provides instant notification of connections that violate critical application thresholds. Set threshold values on key performance metrics, receive an email whenever a connection performs below critical application service levels.
   • • View real-time alert status anytime, anywhere with real-time browser-based reports
     • Define Alert levels with Warning, Information, or Critical status
     • View past alerts summarized by Last Hour, Last Day, Last 30 Days
9. SQL Database API NEW! (BusinessCenter and NetworkCenter only)
   • Easily create SQL profiles to automatically capture MCS test results to an external MySQL or SQL Server database.
10. Customizable Display Enables Self-Branded Connection Testing Portals
    • The MCS browser-based connection tests are performed via Java applets, which can be easily incorporated into your own web pages with your messaging and branding. In addition, many display options can be customized and combined with JavaScript to to provide different views and behaviors such as the options below. See live examples of how the MCS applet can be deployed.
    • • Embed the MCS applet in your own web page
      • Change the MCS applet display text to another language
      • Perform an action (dynamically change the web page, redirect to a new URL, etc.) based on connection test results
      • Query the end-user to enter a name or other text string that will be logged with their test results
      • Provide a selection of multiple server locations

Enhancements:

• Added changes to improve the connection test process in a reverse proxy setting. The speed test upload file is changed from ⁄upload.bin to ⁄myspeed⁄upload.bin. The speed test download file specified in the settings .bin file has ‘⁄myspeed⁄’ prepended to it if it does not start with a slash. 
  

Requirements: 

• 2 GHz CPU, 20 Gb free disk, 1 Gb memory - Minimum
• 3 GHz CPU, 80 Gb free disk, 2 Gb memory - Recommended
• JRE 1.4.2 or later