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