Chapter 1. Introduction
Features and Benefits
The features and benefits provided by a CN8600 deployment are described in the following table:
Features | Benefits |
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Advanced Security | Advanced security features include password protection – |
| whereby a valid username and password must be given |
| before the client software will run – and advanced |
| encryption technologies, such as secure |
| RSA |
| Flexible encryption design allows users to choose any |
| combination of |
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| mouse/video and virtual media data encryption. |
| Support for IP/MAC Filter |
| Supports strong password protection |
| Private CA |
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External Authentication | In addition to its own security protection, the CN8600 allows |
Support | you to set up log in authentication and authorization |
| management from external sources such as RADIUS, |
| LDAP, LDAPS, and MS Active Directory. |
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The CN8600 supports up to 64 user accounts, and allows | |
up to 32 concurrent user logins for | |
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Port Share Mode | The CN8600 allows multiple users to gain access to a |
| server simultaneously. |
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Serial Interface | Serial console management – serial terminal access. |
| Access the server connected to CN8600 via a |
| serial viewer, or via third party software (such as PuTTY) |
| for Telnet and SSH sessions. |
| Out of Band Support – via dial up modem support. |
| Access the CN8600 through its |
| up connection. |
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Message Board | A message board – similar to an Internet chat program – |
| allows users to communicate with each other, and provides |
| mechanisms for a user to take exclusive control of the KVM |
| functions. |
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Event Logging | Record the events that take place on the CN8600 and write |
| them to the log server. Administrators and users can search |
| for events containing specific words or strings and retrieve |
| them according to date and order of significance. |
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Upgradeable Firmware | No need to add yet another cable to your installation – stay |
over the Internet | current with the latest functionality improvements and |
| updates, all over the Internet. |
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