The In-Reach® 8000 (IR 8000) series of standalone secure Remote Presence solutions controls a variety of local and remote network elements (NEs) in a cost-effective, secure, reliable and easy-to-use manner. By extending serial and console port access and facilitating remote power management capabilities over IP networks, the IR 8000 console port server gives you visibility and control from virtually anywhere.

The IR 8000 includes a comprehensive set of security features including per port password protection, RADIUS, Access Control Lists, Secure Shell, SecureID, PPP, PAP/CHAP, PPP dial-back, on-board database and others.

With the IR 8000 console port server, network administrators can configure, troubleshoot and manage geographically dispersed NEs such as UNIX servers, switches, CSU/DSUs, routers and multiplexers from a central network operations center (NOC), reducing costly on-site visits, service disruptions and skilled personnel requirements.

The Need for Console Management
Today's market conditions dictate that any business no matter how big or small must develop and implement electronically driven processes to compete. IR real-time electronic business processes are a necessity across all IR markets, including the e-commerce, financial, healthcare, telecommunications, retail, transportation, manufacturing and utilities industries.

This new business environment has led to geographically distributed networks, applications and systems. Enterprises have deployed extensive networks to carry distributed applications that facilitate businesses such as e-commerce, enterprise resource planning (ERP), supply chain automation, telemetry systems and industrial automation.

To meet the explosive growth in digital communications, carriers and service providers have built massive high-speed wireline and wireless networks. These networks enable enterprises to connect with supply and distribution chains, customers and themselves. When applications and networks stop, business stops. No enterprise can afford the economic or business consequences of operational downtime. This, coupled with the demand that businesses do more with less, puts network, operations IR and systems managers in a very precarious position.

How do the people responsible for these applications, networks and IR systems cost effectively manage them and their countless remote elements to ensure minimal operational downtime? The answer is remote presence. IR remote presence solutions make logistically difficult, skilled manpower-intensive tasks easy and cost-effective to manage. IR remote presence solutions allow centrally located personnel and applications to monitor, manage and respond to globally distributed networks and IR systems.

IR 8000 Product Details
With over a decade of software development, the IR console server offers the industry's most secure and complete management solutions for enabling serial devices including equipment consoles, terminals, PCs, printers and bar code readers with IP connectivity. The IR console server products are also a scaleable platform, providing from 8 to 40 ports of serial port connectivity all in under 1U of rack space.

Access to the IR 8000 console port system is achieved via an extensive Command Line Interface (CLI) or via a user-friendly browser-based Graphical User Interface (GUI), making it simple and cost-effective to deploy. Editable parameter files and SNMP management enhance the IR product's ease of use and simple management. The IR 8000 software also includes a variety of command and data logging features that offer network administrators the ability to track previously entered commands and events from an IR 8000 log file. With this IR 8000 feature, security breaches and last change events are much easier to isolate.

Key Capabilities

Terminal Server
The IR 8000 2-40 port console server is one of a wide range of IR platforms and form factors that fit any legacy terminal serving application. The IR 8000 console port server has robust protocol support including Print Server, TN3270, Unix, LAT and DECnet multisession to enable a wide range of core legacy applications. The IR console server series also allows users to share printing resources in a widely distributed heterogeneous environment that includes VAX hosts, UNIX hosts, and Novell and NT servers supporting BOOTP.

IR8000 console port server is the industry's most complete console management solution for enabling serial devices including PCs, printers, terminals and bar code readers with IP connectivity. These capabilities combined with the IR 8000 security and modem features make it an ideal choice for providing real-time access to point of sale and telemetry data provided by IR 8000.

Additionally, extensive modem, scripting support and RADIUS accounting features make the IR 8000 ideal for remote access concentration.

Console/Out-of-Band Management
The IR 8000 console port server gear enables centrally located or remote personnel to connect to the serial or craft ports of any network element or console. The IR 8000 allows administrators to manage and configure the remote network devices and servers as if attached locally. IR 8000 software upgrades, provisioning and configuration changes of remote switches, routers and servers that once required a qualified technician on site are now trivial tasks. Additionally, an editable parameter file enables automated scripting of repetitive provisioning tasks, making cost-efficient unmanned installation possible. The IR 8000 console port server is fully Sun compatible to prevent the industry common "Sun Break" issue from triggering inadvertent shutdowns of Sun servers. Secure IP connectivity can be established in-band through the IR 8000's 10Base-T Ethernet port, or across a separate, dedicated management network. Alternatively, secure IP connectivity can be established via the internal V.90 modem, either as standard practice or as a method of reliable back-door access in the case of a primary connection failure. This ensures the ability to respond to problems and guarantee maximum operational uptime.

IR 8000 Power Control
The IR 8000 console server also provides a modular power solution for managing remote power. IROS, the IR real-time operating software, enables the configuration of IR power master ports to manage and control the IR-5100 power management units. The solution provides for remote current monitoring and AC power control of equipment at distant facilities.

With the IR 8000 console server and the IR 5100 administrators have the ability to remotely power cycle a locked up server, bring a redundant system online or turn on an auxiliary air conditioner from anywhere. Current utilization can also be monitored on a per outlet basis to gain a solid understanding of faulty or power-hogging equipment and overall usage to effectively plan and deliver efficient power.

IR 8000 Features

• 1U Form Factor - 8, 20 or 40 port console server models


• Legacy Protocol Support with IR 8000


• Ideal for unusual or highly specific deployments - Advanced Telnet options


• Optional internal V.90 modem


• Remote Power Mangement control - 15-30 amps, 8 to 16 Outlets, 120-220v options


• Sensor Management - Temperature and Humidity


• Instant event messaging - Instant event notification anywhere—quicker responses


• Software upgradeable - Investment protection with cost-effective migration path


• Robust security protocol support - Nondisruptive to implemented operations procedures


• NEBS Certified

IR 8000 Applications

• Out-of-band networking


• Data center management and remote power management


• Out-of-band IT infrastructure management


• Telecom, energy and utility remote site console management


• Point-of-sale, telemetry and SCADA data acquisition Legacy terminal server environments


• Unmanned equipment configuration, provisioning and management

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