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-====== ​What is NAV=====+====== ​Welcome to the NAV wiki! =====
-{{navlogo48.png |(NAV logo)}} **Network Administration Visualized** is an advanced software suite to monitor large computer networks. It automatically discovers network topology, monitors network load and outages, and can send alerts on network events by e-mail and SMS, allowing for flexible configuration of alert profiles.+
  
-Development of **NAV** started in 1999 at the [[http://​www.ntnu.no|Norwegian University of Science and Technology]] (NTNU). It originated as a collection of scripts used internally at NTNU's ITEA Network ​groupIn 2001 [[http://www.uninett.no|UNINETT]] became interested in its developmentIn 2006 the development ​of NAV was moved from NTNU to UNINETT. NAV is used at nearly all universities and university colleges in Norway and [[navusers|many places elsewhere]]. +This Wiki contains information about the open source NMS Network ​Administration VisualizedFor the latest official documentation,​ please see https://nav.uninett.no/​doc/​latest/ ​Some of the older documentation may still be in the process ​of being moved from the Wiki to the official documentation.
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-[[https://​launchpad.net/​nav|{{ ::​launchpad-badge-w120px.png|(NAV uses Launchpad)}}]] ​ NAV is [[PostCard|free]],​ available under the GNU GPLv2 license. The latest stable version of NAV is 3.14.15 (released 21 March 2013). +
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-To quickly kick-start and test NAV we recommend our [[navappliance|virtual appliance]].+
 ===== The NAV tools ===== ===== The NAV tools =====
  
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   * [[NAVScreenShots|Screenshots]] ​   * [[NAVScreenShots|Screenshots]] ​
   * [[NAVFAQ|FAQ]] ​   * [[NAVFAQ|FAQ]] ​
-  * [[NAVUsers|Who'​s using NAV?​]] ​ +  * [[NAVUsers|Who'​s using NAV?]]
  
 ===== Download and Use NAV ===== ===== Download and Use NAV =====
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   * Future [[plans]] and historic release information.   * Future [[plans]] and historic release information.
   * [[devel:​Devel]] is the starting point for all things related to NAV development.   * [[devel:​Devel]] is the starting point for all things related to NAV development.
- +  * Read our [[http://​blog.nav.uninett.no/​|NAV Blog]] to find out what we're up to.
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   * Subscribe to our [[MailingLists|mailinglists]]... ​   * Subscribe to our [[MailingLists|mailinglists]]... ​
-  * ...or connect to our IRC channel #nav on [[http://freenode.net|freenode.net]] (//​You'​ll be most likely to find activity there Monday-Friday between 08-16 CET//).+  * ...or connect to our IRC channel #nav on [[https://libera.chat|Libera.Chat]] (//​You'​ll be most likely to find activity there Monday-Friday between 08-16 CET/CEST//).
   * ...or post a [[https://​bugs.launchpad.net/​nav|bug]] to our tracker at [[https://​launchpad.net/​nav/​|LaunchPad]].   * ...or post a [[https://​bugs.launchpad.net/​nav|bug]] to our tracker at [[https://​launchpad.net/​nav/​|LaunchPad]].
  
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 This wiki is the documentation home for NAV. This wiki is the documentation home for NAV.
-Being a wiki - anyone can contribute. The wiki will not allow anonymous edits - you need to register first (Click //Login// at the bottom of this page, then //​Register//​). ​ <​note important>​New user registrations have been temporarily disabled due to massive spambot activity.</​note>​+Being a wiki - anyone can contribute. The wiki will not allow anonymous edits - you need to register first (Click //Login// at the bottom of this page, then //​Register//​).
 If you are new to wikis, take a look at the [[wiki:​syntax]] for jumpstart. If you are new to wikis, take a look at the [[wiki:​syntax]] for jumpstart.
  
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