MANAGELINX - A NEW PARADIGM IN REMOTE DEVICE MANAGEMENT

The initial requirement to provide network connectivity for a very wide range of products has been provided for with network adapters for serial, USB and computer console ports. These are widely used within company networks and Intrannets.

The concerns that arise when users wish to monitor and manage devices over the internet have stymied the widespread deployment of remote management solutions.

These concerns are:

Security To access devices inside a firewall the network administrator would typically have to open a port on their firewall to allow that access. This would then represent a potential point of entry for would be intruders.

Control of which devices may be accessed on the network as most solutions allow access to the network itself for remote access users.

Accountability and traceability are vital aspects of any rights to remote access.

Ease of deployment is a critical factor. If the cost and disruption of setting up remote access does not deliver a real and tangible benefit then it won't be approved.

ManageLinx from Lantronix has resolved all these concerns by creating the Virtual Device Network. Their patent-pending VDN technology enables users to create dedicated TCP/IP connections between any two points on the Internet using low cost, easily deployed hardware appliances. With no client software to install and no changes required to either the network configuration or application software at either end of the connection, ManageLinx provides a secure and totally transparent remote access solution.

The heart of the system is the DSM, a dedicated appliance that relays connections between user hosts and destination devices. Individual DSC appliances serve as a low cost point of presence on participating LANs. Each DSC is capable of acting simultaneously as both a Host Controller (which originates connections from host systems) and a Device Controller (which receives and manages incoming connections to individual remote devices).

To the remote network, a newly installed DSC functions like a newly installed computer. To access devices on a remote network the DSC just needs to establish a single out-bound connection to the DSM controlling the VDN. Once this connection is established, all system configuration, commands and network traffic can pass through the encrypted channel. When the DSC successfully authenticates to the DSM, it can immediately begin providing secure access to individual pieces of pre-authorized equipment.

ManageLinx is different!

• Securely access and manage firewall-protected equipment…
  from anywhere
• Save time, increase profitability and improve customer service
• Deploy with ease – no client software; no network configuration
• Maintain customer IT policy and firewall integrity
• Reduce technician service calls