Panodoc
Panodoc is the name given to an application I developed during my final year placement at the university in France. It enables to model a computer and phone network. Once the model is finished, the application enables to :
- Browse: by buildings, floors, rooms. You can see computers and phones of a room and to which patch panel they are linked.
- Search: To access directly a specific device in the model
- Generate reports: in Excel format. The reports can be generated from multiple points of view (server room, patch panel, computer’s room)
Many information can be added to each device such as VLAN, network speed, brand, model, etc … The application supports user profiles and different permissions can be granted to control edition and access to the model. For a company, such an application provides:
- Tools for reducing costs: For example, unused ports on switches can be easy noticed, the number of available network sockets in a room is directly available, etc …
- Tools for improving reacting in case of a problem: The location of a computer and the wire to unplug on a patch panel can be immediately found
The application was delivered as a Java Servlet. The core processing and the database access are performed in Java and the display is handled by JSP and JavaScript.
Panodoc is currently used by Region Centre based in Orléans, France. It contains more than 3000 devices (including computers, phones and servers) in a complex network.
Screenshots:
Report:
- French report (Microsoft Word Document)
