Multi-Tech Systems RF820 Robust, Easy-to-Use Management, User Authentication, High Availability

Robust, Easy-to-Use Management

The RouteFinder security appliance includes robust management support allowing a network administrator to securely manage the devices either through a web browser or at the command line. The browser-based option uses the HTTP or HTTPS protocol, also known as SSL (Secure Sockets Layer), to provide 128-bit encryption to secure the management session. The command line interface is accessible via SSH (Secure Shell) and supports SCP (Secure Copy).

User Authentication

To increase the level of security, user identity can be verified before access to Internet services is permitted. The RouteFinder security appliance supports authentication at a local user database as well as at external user databases, like Windows 2000 or Radius server.

Automatic Dial Backup

The RouteFinder security appliance provides a serial port that, when connected to a dial-up modem or ISDN terminal adaptor, can serve as a backup resource for Internet access and VPN tunneling if your cable or DSL service goes down. In addition, the RouteFinder RF860 model includes a built-in modem.

QoS/Bandwidth Allocation

Enabling QoS on the RouteFinder security appliances allows administrators to customize upstream and downstream bandwidth allocation. Custom priority rules allow administrators to assign a percentage of available bandwidth based on the packet’s protocol. These packet filter rules help mold traffic and set preferential treatment for certain services or host IPs.

Dual WAN Load Balancing, Internet and VPN Failover

The DMZ port, on the RouteFinder security appliance, can also function as a second WAN port for Internet access. This allows for two separate ISP connections giving administrators the ability to balance traffic by distributing it over the two links. In addition, if one port were to go down, the RouteFinder security appliance would automatically re-route all Internet and VPN traffic to the other connection. The second WAN port greatly enhances performance and system uptime.

High Availability

Redundancy is the primary method of increasing any systems’ availability. To achieve high availability, the RouteFinder security appliance utilizes a clustering solution, where two RouteFinder appliances act in conjunction with each other with one appliance acting as the main system providing the services and the other acting

as a standby system. If the main system were to go down, it would automatically failover to the standby system to provide continuous availability without an interruption of service

RouteFinder SOHO

The RouteFinder SOHO security appliance is ideal for the small branch office or telecommuter who needs secure access to the corporate LAN. In addition to

providing one or two WAN Ethernet port(s) for DSL or cable broadband Internet access, it also offers both client-to-LAN and LAN-to-LAN VPN connectivity based on the IPSec or PPTP protocols. The RouteFinder SOHO security appliance provides 3DES and AES encryption to ensure that your information remains private.

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