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To network administrators, the term “out of band management” can mean a number of different things, in some cases, it refers to a secondary, maintenance network that parallels the main network, and in other cases, it may refer to a dial-up/phone line connection to network devices. Generally speaking though, out of band management refers to [...]
Computer networks offer an extremely practical and convenient means to allow many different users to access commonly used functions such as email, inventory programs, file servers and etc. But unfortunately, a network is only as strong as it’s weakest link. This means that if a firewall or a switch crashes, then all across your organization, [...]
These days, when network administrators talk about “out of band management,” they’re usually talking about a serial console server, coupled with a secondary, maintenance network that works in parallel with the main network and serves to provide maintenance access when the main network is down. For the most part, that’s usually the case, but there [...]
Sometimes, it almost seems like network equipment has a built-in, evil sense of humor; it always seems to crash at the time that you need it the most, and when it does crash, it’s never a box that’s located just down the hall, it’s always some router or server located two states away, in a [...]
Most console switch products can provide network administrators with vital tools to allow management and troubleshooting capabilities for network devices at remote installation sites, but wouldn’t it be handy if your console switch could also automatically notify you when a network device ceases to function? WTI console switch products include a heartbeat feature, which when [...]
WTI RSM and TSM serial switch products include a power cycle alarm, which can be used to provide notification when power to the serial switch is interrupted for any reason. This may go without saying, but in most cases, when power to your serial switch has been interrupted, this generally means that power to your [...]
SNMP based control and monitoring of remote network devices is a valuable tool for almost any network administrator. WTI Serial Console Servers and Switched PDUs provide full MIB support, allowing you to review status, change configuration parameters, edit user privileges and control operating functions at remote units via SNMP commands.
All servers and routers will lock up and cease to function sometimes; even top quality equipment like Cisco routers and switches. Have you ever been woken up in the middle of night by a call from work, and then had to drive all the way to your office just to unlock or reboot an uncooperative [...]
When in-band network management paths are unable to provide network administrators with the necessary means to management remote network hardware, an out-of-band network management strategy is a valuable addition to the arsenal of any network administrator who has network elements distributed across wide area networks. Implementation of an out-of-band management solution allows a network administrator [...]
SNMP based control and monitoring of remote network devices is a valuable tool for almost any network administrator. WTI’s Serial Console Servers and Switched PDUs provide full MIB support, allowing you to review status, change configuration parameters, edit user privileges and control operating functions at remote units via SNMP commands.
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