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Product Overview

 

 

 

 

 

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Features and Benefits

Overview

The CPS serial over IP network appliance provides non-blocked access and control for serial devices such as routers, power management devices and firewalls. This includes Avocent SPC power control devices that provide advanced power management and security.

You may connect up to 8 serial devices to a CPS810 appliance, and 16 serial devices to a CPS1610 appliance. A single 10/100 Ethernet port provides network connectivity. Two CPS appliances 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 CPS network appliance and its attached serial devices:

•DSView® management software, which offers a built-in enhanced Telnet client

•Third party Telnet clients

Access to attached serial devices is also possible through a serial Command Line Interface (CLI) connection, a PPP (Point to Point Protocol) dial-in connection to a serial CLI modem or from a third party Secure Shell (SSH) client.

User authentication and data security

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

Extensive command set

The CPS network appliance offers a wide range of commands that allow administrators to easily configure, control and display information about the CPS appliance operating environment, including its ports, user accounts and active sessions. The user interface also offers descriptive