First of all, all of the various DynamicAccess software components will now share common resources, so the overhead placed on the end system in minimized. Furthermore, through this integration, the various components are in a position to share data and help tune each others' performance. Also, this unified architecture allows for a common installation that can be executed from a remote location. This new architecture will also allow for future DynamicAccess LAN software features to be easily added. In general, the DynamicAccess software will operate in any network.
Several options are available to configure the software.
The primary configuration will be done centrally by the network manager. The network manager will be able to disable any local control to insure that their centralized policies are maintained. In general, the greater the number of end systems with DynamicAccess software, the better the support. However, even if there are desktops or servers that cannot be currently supported by DynamicAccess software, considerable benefits can still be obtained from those end systems that do have DynamicAccess software. All DynamicAccess software features have been designed to work with the assumption that they may be deployed in a multi-vendor NIC environment, and all features will adjust accordingly if a target system does not have DynamicAccess software installed.