LMC News

New detailed overview of sites in the "Networks" menu

At which sites is a particular network used? How can networks be quickly removed from sites? Answers to these questions are now provided by the clear display in the "networks" menu entry. Under "Site count", you can see at a glance how many sites your networks are assigned to. Click on the number to go directly to the new detailed overview "Site" of your selected network. Here you can remove the network assignment of one or more sites at the same time if required. In addition, a warning now appears when you delete a network, informing you if the network is still assigned to at least one site.

Administrator inheritance and new "organization viewer" role

Reduce time-consuming, manual activities when adding or deleting LMC administrators: Activating administrator inheritance gives members of an organization access to the subordinate projects. As the organization administrator, you control this access by selecting a role that is inherited to all subordinate projects in the organization. If you want to give administrators access to all projects but do not want them to have the administrative rights of an organization administrator, simply assign them the new "organization viewer" role under Management > Administrators. For projects in which administrator inheritance should not be activated, this can be excluded under Project specifications > Basic > Project access. All information on the LMC roles and rights can also be found in compact form in the Infopaper.

In 2023, many exciting projects with innovative solutions were realized with the LMC. At the same time, we continued to develop and drive forward the capabilities for the management of all network components.

We would like to use the turn of the year to thank all administrators of the LANCOM Management Cloud. In 2023, many exciting projects with innovative solutions were realized with the LMC. At the same time, we continued to develop and drive forward the capabilities for the management of all network components. These key features are just a few examples:

• LANCOM Trusted Access – Cloud-managed Secure Network Access
  In addition to the central management of network components, the LMC also enables the secure connection of employees to the company network – from a single source! LANCOM Trusted Access (LTA) offers highly scalable remote access that protects hybrid working, whether as a cloud-managed VPN or based on the innovative Zero Trust principle. Start your onboarding today!
• Wi-Fi optimization with LANCOM Active Radio Control 2.0
  Best Wi-Fi at the touch of a button: LANCOM Active Radio Control 2.0 (ARC 2.0) predicts the optimization potential of the Wi-Fi network based on real usage data and automatically optimizes channels and channel widths. Discover the full power of ARC 2.0 on our topic page!
• Efficient switch rollout thanks to centralized port templates
  Network assignments to switch ports are simplified and assigned to the devices "zero-touch". A major efficiency gain, especially with different port assignments at different locations.

You can already look forward to the further innovations that 2024 has in store for the LANCOM Management Cloud. Thank you for your continued support and trust!

LANCOM Trusted Access for small and medium-sized enterprises

Centralized management of VPN users via the LANCOM Management Cloud (LMC) is also worthwhile for smaller installations. You do not need a user database (Active Directory), but can take immediate advantage of the remote access solution LANCOM Trusted Access: to do this, select the option LMC-managed under Security > LANCOM Trusted Access > User management. Then copy the unique identifier (TXT resource record) from the LMC and paste it into the DNS configuration of your domain. After a brief check, the LMC verifies the domain and once you have entered your users e-mail addresses, you can immediately enable them to use Trusted Access. Discover the LTA tutorials and trial versions today!

Secure and scalable access to enterprise applications for employees in the office, at home, or on the road

With the LANCOM Management Cloud (LMC), you now not only manage your network components, but also secure the connection of your employees to the corporate network centrally. With the highly scalable remote access solution LANCOM Trusted Access (LTA) and the new LANCOM Trusted Access Client, you can protect hybrid work – regardless of whether you want to use LTA as a cloud-managed VPN solution or on the basis of the future-proof Zero Trust principle with granular network control. Find out which LTA level of integration is right for you, start your LTA training, and test LTA for free for 30 days on the LTA onboarding web pages.

Already noticed? The LANCOM Management Cloud now has a new LANCOM look. With a contemporary color palette and intuitively designed controls, the Cloud gets a breath of fresh air, while the features remain in the familiar place. Discover new colors and subtle design adjustments for an even better user experience. We welcome comments and feedback on the new Cloud design.

Port template groups and individual stack names

From now on, you can also benefit from convenient port management for switch stacks, so that individual and time-consuming port configurations of the stack units are a matter of the past. The central, cross-network port template groups are available for this purpose: Select one of your predefined port template groups for each unit of a stack to conveniently reuse your port configurations even for new stacks at different locations. The port template groups are assigned exclusively by your explicit selection in the unit overview of the stack and require the port mode "Network default for unit". For even more overview, you can now additionally assign individual names to your stack units.

More convenience for network assignments to switch ports

Manual network assignments to switch ports could quickly become a challenge if you needed different port assignments for switches with the same number of ports at multiple locations. This is now remedied by extended, central templates, so-called port template groups. You can create, configure, and apply up to 50 different templates yourself for the networks and device models offered (e.g. 26-port model). Your previous port templates are initially assigned to the default group. You will find the port template groups under Networks > Selection of a network > Switches and can easily map them to your devices on the site level for even more "zero-touch".

With the LMC to more productivity, performance, and security!

We are pleased that you are using the LANCOM Management Cloud (LMC). With it, you benefit from:

• Maximum productivity: configuration adjustments, firmware updates, monitoring & rollouts are automated and efficient – you save an average of 75% in time.
• More performance and security: VPNs, VLANs, ports, and UTM rules are defined and rolled out centrally. You can also securely connect remote workstations in the shortest possible time.
• Immediate return on investment: Make efficient use of valuable resources such as manpower, time, and money. You can deploy new applications or optimize Wi-Fi infrastructures at the click of a mouse without expensive on-site visits.

We have summarized these and many other benefits and functions as well as customer references and awards on our relaunched LMC website. We invite you to use this value proposition to win further projects or to use the materials, customer references, and use cases listed here as inspiration to further develop your own network management concept.

Benefit from pre-configurations and automatic site allocations

Are you already benefiting from "zero-touch deployment"? Minimize your workload, especially when integrating many new access points, as this is where the LMC really shows its strengths: activate the project-wide location allocation based on the device IP address and define an initial firmware for new devices under Project specifications > Device startup.

You can already register and configure your devices in advance via serial number and PIN independent of location – the LMC will then take care of everything else for you: if an Internet connection is established, your access points are automatically identified, assigned to a location, and immediately equipped with their pre-configuration.

You can find more tips for a fast, automated rollout in the Techpaper LMC Rollout.