StarTech.com ECS0016 manual Failover and Out-of-Band Dial Access, OoB Dial-In access

Instruction Manual

Failover and Out-of-Band Dial Access

The ECS0016 has a number of failover and out-of-band access capabili- ties to ensure high availability.

•If there are difficulties in accessing the gateway through the principal network path, the Administrator can access the ECS0016 out-of-band (OoB) from a remote location, using a dialup modem/ISDN connection

•The ECS0016 can also be accessed out-of-band (OoB) using an alternate broadband link

•ECS0016 gateways also offer broadband failover, so in the event of a disruption to the principal management network connection, access is switched transparently to the standby network connection

•The ECS0016 can also be configured for out-dial failover, so in the event of a disruption in the principal management network, an external dial up ppp connection is established

OoB Dial-In access

To enable OoB dial-in access, you first configure the ECS0016 gateway (and once set up for dial-in PPP access, the gateway will await an incom- ing connection from a dial-in at remote site). Then set up the remote client dial-in software so it can establish a network connection from the Admin- istrator’s client modem to the dial in modem on the ECS0016.

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