IPControl, from the BT Diamond IP family of products, is a next-generation, centralized IPv4/IPv6 address management (IPAM) system that enables customers to take control of their IP address space and manage it according to their own policies and procedures, supporting configuration and management for not only IPControl DNS/DHCP servers, but for native Microsoft or ISC/BIND DNS/DHCP servers. IPControl is a fully integrated solution for the inventory, configuration and capacity management of IPv4 and IPv6 address space and multi-vendor DNS/DHCP servers.-It provides the following key features: Address Planning IPv4 and IPv6 networks allocated to any CIDR size or prefix length with ability to configure individual IP addresses, ranges or address pools within networks. Optimal automated address allocation to maximize utilization efficiency or manual override address allocation option User-defined policies determine which block and device types are permitted within the hierarchy and who can administer them. Address utilization trending and forecasting enables proactive address capacity management. Simplified address renumbering allows movement of address space to where it is needed. DNS/DHCP Server Configuration Server templates streamline the server configuration process. Support for DHCP failover, multi-tiered addressing, multi homed hosts, DNS views, DHCP client classes, transaction signatures, MAC address processing, client ID, dynamic DNS and more. Advanced features configuration via the GUI for views, TSIG, GSS-TSIG, logging, address match lists, options and more. Multi-vendor DNS/DHCP server support. DNS configuration verification tool. Address Management Container structure enables address management according to your topology, geography or other user-defined hierarchy. User-defined thresholds and alerts provide notification of impending address depletion. Multiple graphical reports at any level in the container or address block hierarchy. Granular administrator policies dictate access to given functions, geographies, domains, subnets and blocks. Audit reporting promotes accountability and history tracking for administrators, subnets, devices, IP addresses and containers.