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FactoryTalk Network Manager

Rockwell Automation announces that as of January 31, 2023, FactoryTalk® Network Manager™ software will be discontinued and no longer available for sale. To support license operations, the free version of FactoryTalk Network Manager software will be available for use until January 31, 2024.

Product Compatibility and Migration Solutions

Demanding market conditions pose significant challenges. Across the enterprise and throughout the lifecycle, you must continuously strive for ways to leverage your existing automation investment.

Let Rockwell Automation help you determine your migration options and show you the benefits, including better performance, more informed business decisions, reduced maintenance costs, and quicker response to changing market demands.

Get a Better View of What is Happening in Your Facility

FactoryTalk Network Manager software helps to achieve increased network visibility, easier troubleshooting, and simplified configuration and maintenance. Get insight into your network operations by getting a closer look at your devices connected in your manufacturing environment.

Increased Network Visibility

Ethernet networks have become a critical part in automation control systems where plant floor staff is often tasked with the network operations and maintenance. FactoryTalk Network Manager provides the information these control engineers need to achieve increased reliability and high performance of the network.

Easier Troubleshooting

Having the right tools that can collect diagnostic data from devices and generate reports that can be easily understood and analyzed is becoming more critical in automation networks. FactoryTalk Network Manager consolidates network status in a single place, increasing insight and greatly simplifying troubleshooting in fault conditions.

Simple Configuration and Maintenance

FactoryTalk Network Manager can help you simplify network maintenance and support, increasing productivity and reducing downtime. This software provides easy to use tools to archive, compare and restore switch configurations and performs firmware upgrades from a centralized location allowing for efficient management of network devices.

Take Advantage of Basic FactoryTalk Network Manager Capabilities at No Cost

FactoryTalk Network Manager software is available at no cost for everyone to download. Capabilities include discovery of network assets, topology and asset views, asset inventory and management tools.

Download Now from the Product Compatibility and Download Center (PCDC)

License Capability*

Devices Requiring License** Capability
Stratix® managed switches
  • Switch detailed status (health, bandwidth, recent activity, connected devices)
  • Switch configuration (VLAN, speed, duplex, and enable/disable), link to Device Manager
  • Switch alarms and events
  • Switch configuration backup, compare and restore
  • Switch firmware (IOS) upgrade
  • REP topology overlays and statistics
DLR supervisor and backup supervisor DLR topology overlay and statistics
Allen‑Bradley® programmable logic controller (PLC) and programmable automation controller (PAC) Backplane bridging
CIP Sync™ devices PTP (CIP Sync) overlay and statistics
* Subject to change based on the software release
** Only one license required per device

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