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Product Applications | Uniguard | | Uniguard IP | SSE USB Encryptor | Port Authority 44 | Port Authority 88 | Port Authority 44 IP
Port Authority 88 IP | DDM Software
 
     
 
PORT AUTHORITY 44 - Secure in/Out of Band Management Terminal Server
 
 
  THIS PRODUCT IS ALSO AVAILABLE IN AN 8 PORT VERSION WITH IP PORT  
     
  Overcome the weakness of RADIUS and TACACS while saving equipment and line cost!  
     
  Features:  
  Triple DES Encryption  
  RSA SecurID Ready  
  Operates with most tokens  
  4 and 8 port versions available  
  Network interface optional  
  Self contained Database  
  Centrally Managed  
  Power control up to 8 devices  
     
 
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  The Problem  
  Routers installed in the field are all connected to a network. When this network has problems, the only way to reach the router is to dial into the console port for remote maintenance. This opens up a 'back door' to the network which many network managers lock with RADIUS or TACACS. The problem with these protocols is that they require the network to be functioning in order to contact the security server. This is in direct conflict with the purpose of the console port which is only used when the network is unavailable. Therefore, RADIUS and TACACS do not provide security for router console port protection.  
     
  The Solution  
  The Port Authority connects directly to up to four console ports and provides the highest level of protection regardless of the state of the network. This is done by maintaining an internal security database that is updated by a central database manager on an “as needed” basis. This internal database provides fast, reliable, Triple DES, two factor authentication, every time. Full Triple DES encryption can be enabled by using a UniGuard Client at the NOC centre.  
     
  Security Management  
  DDM, Distrubuted Database Manger, can manage an unlimited number of UniGuards an or Port Authority devices remotely from a single workstation. This eliminates the need to update each unit individually when there is a database change. Audit trail reports are extracted automatically.  
     
  User Profiles, Control Access to Specific Routers    
  Each user profile contains a permission list that limits port access to only those devices associated with that user ID. Some Users can have access to all devices while others may have access to only one or more devices.  
 
       
  Central Manager Software NT  
  DDM, Distributed Database Manager, can maintain an unlimited number of UniGuards and or Port Authority devices remotely from a single workstation. This eliminates the need to update each unit individually when there is a database change. This software program automatically maintains the database of each remote device and is capable of down-loading the entire database of units manually or automatically at preset times. Reports can also be extracted automatically.  
     
  Port Connections and Power Reset Ports (4)
   
 

The device can be ordered for DTE or DCE port connections and contains four (4) Power Reset Ports and a telco port.

The Power Reset Ports connect to Power Modules and can be used to power cycle a locked up device. Computer equipment that locks up can often only be cleared by disconnecting and reconnecting the power. Power Modules are ordered separately.

 
 
       
  FURTHER INFORMATION:  
  Port Authority 88 | PDF Version | Product Applications  
  FIPS Validated RSA Secured
     
 
 
     
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  Communication Devices International Limited manufacture secure out of band access products designed to secure console ports of firewalls, routers, and PBXs. Additional ability to remotely power cycle connected devices.