Progress WhatsUp Gold Configuration Management plug-in — 3-Year Subscription for 5000 Devices

Progress WhatsUp Gold Configuration Management plug-in is a powerful extension designed to transform how you monitor, manage, and protect device configurations across large networks. This 3-year subscription license unlocks centralized, policy-driven configuration management that integrates seamlessly with your existing WhatsUp Gold deployment. Installed on a Windows PC, the plug-in provides scalable discovery, automated configuration backups, change detection, and comprehensive compliance reporting—giving IT teams the visibility, control, and speed needed to keep networks secure, compliant, and consistently aligned with internal standards. With a long-term license and ongoing updates, you receive a dependable solution that stays current without the vendor churn, ensuring your network remains healthy, compliant, and ready to adapt to evolving business needs.

• Seamless scalability for up to 5000 devices: Manage a diverse and growing ecosystem of network devices—routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers, and access points—without sacrificing performance or depth of insight. The plug-in is engineered to scale from mid-size environments to enterprise-wide deployments, maintaining fast discovery, accurate configuration capture, and reliable ongoing monitoring even as devices increase across sites and data centers. This scalability translates into fewer tools, simpler administration, and a unified view of your configuration posture across the entire network.
• Automatic discovery, baseline capture, and continuous monitoring: The plug-in continuously discovers devices in your environment, pulls current running configurations, and establishes a trusted baseline. It then monitors for every change—whether driven by operators, automation, or devices initiating dynamic updates—so you always know what changed, when, and by whom. Real-time alerts paired with historical baselines empower faster troubleshooting, safer change windows, and more precise impact assessments for planned maintenance and security reviews.
• Policy-driven configuration management and automated remediation: Define configuration standards as formal policies that reflect your security posture and operational best practices. When deviations occur, the plug-in can trigger automated remediation workflows, such as restoring approved templates, reapplying baseline configurations, or initiating approved change requests. This reduces mean time to repair, lowers the risk of drift, and helps ensure consistent device behavior across all environments—from data centers to branch offices.
• Comprehensive auditing, versioning, and reporting: Every configuration change is captured with precise timestamps, user identity, device context, and change rationale where available. The plug-in stores versioned backups, enables easy rollback to known-good states, and provides audit-ready reports for compliance, governance, and security teams. Whether you’re preparing for an external audit or performing internal process validation, you’ll have clear, traceable history that supports rapid incident investigation and regulatory demonstrations.
• Windows PC installation with native WhatsUp Gold integration: Install on a Windows PC and integrate directly with your existing WhatsUp Gold installation. This approach minimizes infrastructure changes, preserves your monitoring workflows, and delivers a centralized management experience within the familiar WhatsUp Gold interface. By leveraging your current hardware and network monitoring backbone, you gain deeper configuration insight without adding complexity or learning curves for your operators.

Technical Details of Progress WhatsUp Gold Configuration Management plug-in

• License type: Subscription License. Access to updates, support, and feature enhancements is tied to the term and renewed for the duration of the subscription, ensuring ongoing value and protection against obsolescence.
• License duration: 3 Years. A long-term term designed for predictable budgeting and stable operations, with opportunities to reassess needs and renew or expand coverage as your network evolves.
• Device coverage: Up to 5000 devices. Suitable for mid-size to large networks, including multi-site deployments, data centers, and hybrid environments where consistent configuration management is essential.
• Installation platform: PC-based installation on Windows. The plug-in is deployed on a Windows workstation or server that hosts the WhatsUp Gold environment, ensuring tight integration and minimal disruption to existing monitoring practices.
• Compatibility: Requires Progress WhatsUp Gold core product. Built to extend and complement your current monitoring capabilities, not to replace them, enabling a cohesive approach to network visibility and configuration governance.
• Key capabilities: Configuration discovery, baseline capture, continuous change detection, secure configuration backups, policy enforcement, automated remediation, and audit-ready reporting to support compliance and incident response.
• Delivery and updates: Subscription includes regular updates, security patches, and feature improvements as part of the license, helping your deployment stay current with evolving network requirements and threat landscapes.

How to install Progress WhatsUp Gold Configuration Management plug-in

• Step 1: Verify system requirements and confirm that your Windows PC meets the hardware and software prerequisites for installing the plug-in alongside your existing WhatsUp Gold deployment.
• Step 2: Activate your 3-year subscription license, ensuring your licensing account is linked to the WhatsUp Gold environment so activation can proceed smoothly.
• Step 3: Run the plug-in installer on the Windows machine that hosts WhatsUp Gold, following the guided prompts to complete the installation without interrupting ongoing monitoring or data collection.
• Step 4: Connect the plug-in to your WhatsUp Gold server by providing the server address and authentication credentials, establishing a secure data bridge between configuration data and monitoring dashboards.
• Step 5: Perform the initial device discovery and baseline capture. The plug-in will scan eligible devices, pull current configurations, and establish a reference state for ongoing comparison and drift detection.
• Step 6: Define configuration policies that reflect your organization’s standards, including backup schedules, change thresholds, and remediation actions for non-compliant configurations.
• Step 7: Schedule regular configuration backups, alerts, and reports. Validate that automation runs as expected, verify that dashboards reflect accurate status, and confirm that stakeholders receive timely notifications about deviations and incidents.

Frequently asked questions

• Q: What is the Progress WhatsUp Gold Configuration Management plug-in and why do I need it? A: It is a plug-in that extends WhatsUp Gold with proactive configuration monitoring, change detection, automated remediation, and policy-based governance. It helps you maintain consistent device configurations, meet compliance requirements, and reduce downtime by providing visibility, control, and rapid response capabilities.
• Q: How many devices can the license cover? A: The license supports up to 5000 devices, making it suitable for mid-size to large networks with diverse device ecosystems and distributed sites.
• Q: How long is the license valid? A: The license is a 3-year subscription, offering stable access to updates and support throughout the term and options to renew for continued protection and value.
• Q: On which platform can I install the plug-in? A: The plug-in is installed on a Windows PC and integrates with your existing Progress WhatsUp Gold environment. It is designed to work within the Windows-based host used for WhatsUp Gold rather than requiring a separate server OS.
• Q: Do I need the WhatsUp Gold core product to use this plug-in? A: Yes. This plug-in is an extension that relies on a functioning WhatsUp Gold deployment to deliver enhanced configuration management capabilities.