About ManageEngine DDI Central

DDI Central is a comprehensive network management solution that unifies DNS, DHCP, and IP Address Management (IPAM) to enhance operational efficiency and network stability. It is deployed as an overlay on your existing internal and remote Windows DNS and DHCP clusters. As you onboard your servers into DDI Central, you can seamlessly discover and consolidate existing Windows DNS, DHCP, and IP address configurations, cataloging and correlating them in a single interface.

The solution enables you to set up new policies, automate the provisioning of both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses, and streamline the distribution of boot files to targeted devices within your network. It enhances network security through advanced features such as DNS Firewall, offers effective oversight of IP network connections and dual-stack IP address footprints, and provides real-time analytics for monitoring IP network performance, DNS query resolutions, and IP address utilization.

Moreover It centralizes the management of your domains hosted on multiple cloud based DNS service providers, including prominent cloud vendors like Microsoft Azure, AWS Route 53, Cloudflare, and Google Cloud DNS. DDI Central, as a whole, narrows down the focus of your network administrator to a single window for managing core network services, reduces operational complexities, minimizes the risk of configuration errors, and streamlines overall IP network management efficiency.

Key Features

To manage and secure all your DNS and DHCP servers, DDI Central offers the following features:

• Flexible internal and external DNS-DHCP cluster management
• Streamlined DNS server, zones, and views management
• Automated DHCP scope management
• Targeted IP configurations with DHCP fingerprinting
• Static subnets and static lease management
• Secure Dynamic DNS (DDNS) management
• DNS aging and scavenging
• DNS security management with DNS Firewall, DNSSEC, and ACLs
• Domain query traffic surveillance
• Dual stack IP address inventory management
• IP lease history insights
• IP-DNS correlations and IP-MAC identity mapping
• Built-in failover, auditing, and role-based access controls
• Scheduled DNS and DHCP reports
• Single sign-on with SAML authentication
• Centralized management of multiple domains across various cloud DNS providers

Special exceptions for DHCPv6 in Microsoft Windows

DDI Central does not support the following features under Microsoft DHCPv6:

• Static Subnet
• Muticast Subnet
• Static Leases
• Supernet
• Policy (DHCP Policies)
• Shared Network or Superscopes
• DHCP Failover
• Filter