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The task of managing an assortment of console server units located at multiple remote network equipment sites can often be quite a challenge. This is especially true in applications where console server users are continually being added and removed, operating parameters are constantly being changed and event alarms and environmental alarms are repeatedly reconfigured. It’s [...]
When deploying a console server (http://www.wti.com/c-4-console-server.aspx) as a part of an out of band management solution, it’s always best to take a multi-layered approach to system security. In addition to basic password protection, a console server should also support authentication protocols such as LDAP, Kerberos and TACACS+, as well as other secondary measures such as [...]
Given the powerful remote access capabilities that are provided by a console server (http://www.wti.com/c-4-console-server.aspx), it’s absolutely vital that console server products include adequate security measures to protect sensitive command functions from unauthorized access. Typically, a console server product will support standard security features such as password protection and data encryption, as well as popular authentication/validation [...]
The purpose of a Console Server is to provide out of band access to console port command functions on remote network elements. This capability can be absolutely vital for any network administrator who’s responsible for keeping remote network equipment sites up and running 24/7, but it also prevents somewhat of a challenge, security-wise, due to [...]
Sometimes, the simple task of managing user accounts and changing configuration parameters can turn into a major challenge. It’s easy to add and delete users and make quick configuration tweaks if your out of band management application only includes one or two console servers, but even simple tasks can turn into major headaches if your [...]
There are many console server applications that still rely on a dial-up modem. For some applications, communication via modem provides the only means to establish an out of band connection with the console server in order to communicate with a remote network device. The main drawback with communication via modem (other than speed) is that [...]
In most network applications, a console server (http://www.wti.com/c-4-console-server.aspx) is used to provide out of band management access to console port command functions on remote network devices. But that said, there are also many other things that a console server can be used for. For example, in some applications, a console server is used in conjunction [...]
In many cases, large corporate data centers are often located away from the central office, in a secure off-site location that provides access to sufficient electrical power for the routers, firewalls, servers and cooling equipment that populate the data center. This makes perfect sense when you consider security and power requirements, but it also presents [...]
When adding a console server to a network application, it’s vital to make certain that the console server includes adequate security features in order to make certain that critical command functions are protected from access by unauthorized users. The reason for this is simple: a console server provides command access to servers, routers, switches, firewalls [...]
IP Address Filtering (or “IP Security”) allows WTI Console Server products to restrict unauthorized IP addresses and domain names from establishing inbound Telnet, web or SSH connections to the console server unit. This essentially enables network administrators to grant access to only a specific IP address or group of IP addresses, or block a group [...]
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