Securing the Management of Remotely Located Network Devices

The vast majority of networks have remotely located equipment such as routers, switches and other network devices that are not in the same geographic location or easily accessible by skilled technicians. The network devices can be tens or hundreds of miles away from the network administrator. Network technicians and administrators require regular access to remotely located routers and switches, as well as more immediate access when problems arise in order to troubleshoot, resolve those problems and restore operations. The more quickly a network administrator can access and troubleshoot remotely located devices in the network, the quicker the mean-time-to-repair (MTTR) and the higher the availability of the network. The secure management of remotely located routers, switches and other network devices is essential for reliable, dependable, and high availability networks. Networks need to be resilient in attack, responsive to customer's needs and affordable to operate. The methods to date for remote management have not had the appropriate level of security required of such a vital function. Engedi Technologies, Inc. provides a solution with the Secure Remote Management appliance (SRMa