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IIJA offers standard network services such as Internet connection and managed firewall service. In addition, secure VPN remote access and server monitoring service are combined to the custom solutions to help our customer manage their network more efficiently.

Managing a 100+ user network with limited IT staff and budget poses a number of difficulties.

Responding to user inquiries and complaints
Troubleshooting network and devices
User account administration (when employees are hired or transferred)
Optimizing resources, cost management and reporting to management

IIJA's custom solution reduces routine day-to-day tasks while providing the statistical data for easier management decision making.

Documentation of all information needed for IT administrators to perform in-house support
24x7 network/device monitoring, troubleshooting and maintenance support
24x7 operation of firewall, VPN devices and e-mail servers
Monthly report on network resources and firewall logs

IIJA provides the following services:

Dual T1 lines with 3 Mbps bandwidth and automatic failover
Firewall administration, connection & log monitoring
Remote access server administration
Spam/virus protection with E-Mail Defense
Centralized administration and management of DNS/e-mail/archive/virus scan servers
Monitoring of all managed devices from IIJA's monitoring server
Tier 1 troubleshooting; establish reporting flow for carriers / vendors
Monthly report
Firewall communications log
Bandwidth usage
Access logs of WWW server
Vulnerability assessment and result on WWW server

IIJA established management framework to efficiently administer the customer's network. The customer reported the following benefits:

Simplification of support flow enabled IT administrators to contact a single vendor in case of a network problem
Outsourcing the troubleshooting to IIJA saved IT staff's time and resulted in more accurate resolution
IIJA proactively reports PCs infected with viruses or worms by monitoring the firewall log, achieving quick identification of the PC and minimizing the damage
Monthly report showed trends in network usage, providing the information for future upgrade plan and cost calculation. Reporting to upper management became easier as a result
Custom Solutions
Internet Access (Double T1)
Managed Firewall (Security Standard)
Secure Remote Access
Dedicated E-Mail Server
Spam Filter - E-Mail Defense -
Web Hosting

Case Study 1: Wide Area Ethernet (L2)
Case Study 2: Dedicated E-Mail Server Solution
Case Study 3: Security Assessment
Case Study 4: Spam Filter

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