Monitor your network with ease.
Designed by Scandinavians, this free software makes network administration feel like flying.
If something in the network goes down, NAV alerts you via your dashboard, email or SMS.
Devices added to the NAV database can be visualized in several interactive network maps.
NAV gives you VLAN graphs, link loads and customizable reports for your equipment.
Use NAV to monitor your inventory and configure network equipment, such as switches.
NAV (Network Administration Visualized) is a free software program to monitor networks, developed by Uninett and used by universities and corporations around the world.
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NAV is freely available under the GNU GPL license and can run on any UNIX machine that supports Apache and Python*
The latest version is 5.1.2. Choose between our installation alternatives.
A pre-packaged Virtual Appliance in OVF format. Typically used for evaluation/testing.
Takes care of all dependencies and is currently the most comprehensive. Requires Debian.
InstructionsBuild NAV from source. If you want NAV for a production environment, this is the way to go.
(*) Looking for older or beta releases? Have a look in our release archive
Read about our selected users, or view the list of known NAV users.
The NAV user-base in Norway covers 94 percent of the universities in addition to several foreign educational institutions.
NAV is used by commercial actors from different industries, ranging from telecommunications to health care.