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Product Overview

 

 

 

 

 

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Features and Benefits

Overview

The CCM console management appliance provides non-blocked access and control for serial devices such as serial-managed Linux (or other UNIX) servers, routers, power management devices and firewalls. You may connect up to 48 serial devices to a CCM4850 appliance.

A single 10/100/1000 Ethernet port provides network connectivity on each CCM4850 appliance. The unit also has a console port that uses a Command Line Interface (CLI) for configuration, management and optionally, connection to other ports.

A CCM4850 appliance may be mounted in 1U of vertical space in a standard 19 inch rack.

Serial device access options

You may choose from among several available Telnet options to access the CCM appliance and its attached serial devices:

•The AVWorks® cross-platform management application that offers a built-in enhanced Telnet client and a Secure Shell (SSH) client

•Third party Telnet clients

•Third party SSH clients

Access to attached serial devices is also possible through the appliance serial CLI, plus PPP (Point to Point Protocol) and other types of dial-in connections to a modem on the console port.

User authentication and data security

The CCM user database supports up to 64 user accounts, which include usernames, passwords and/ or keys, plus specifications of access rights to CCM appliance ports and commands. User definitions may be changed at any time. You may choose to have user access authenticated locally at the CCM user database or at one or more RADIUS (Remote Access Dial-In User Service) servers. Data security may be enhanced using industry-standard SSH encryption.