Keep device access at the edge
Device credentials are encrypted for the assigned connector. The control plane relays encrypted credentials while the connector performs network operations and retains protected configuration content.
Panoward
A network workspace for small IT teams, bringing device discovery, topology, monitoring, logs, and configuration backups together.
01 / 04Network overview
Device health, alerts, and location coverage in one overview. Fictional demonstration data.
The idea
Small IT teams need to understand what is on their network, what changed, and what needs attention without piecing together several unrelated tools.
What went into it
Panoward combines a Next.js interface with a Go control API and edge agent. The working foundation includes reviewed network discovery, device inventory, evidence-backed topology, monitoring history, searchable syslog, alerts, and protected configuration-backup workflows. The project is under active development; signed edge-agent releases remain a later milestone.
Design & engineering decisions
Show the evidence behind the map
Topology combines interface, VLAN, LLDP, CDP, and MAC observations. It distinguishes direct connections from devices learned through an uplink rather than presenting every observation as a confirmed link.
Separate discovery from changes
Discovery is read-only. Configuration workflows use reviewed commands, identity checks, protected confirmation, and verification so finding a device does not silently change it.
Make missing data visible
Empty histories, stale observations, and collector outages remain explicit. Saved dashboards and bounded history views use observed data rather than invented healthy states.