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News Release from: Alpha Micro Components | Subject: The Spider KVN
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 04 May 2007
Distributed KVM remote management
Spider Keyboard/video/mouse converter supports remote management of Windows-based and Linux/Unix servers, without requiring additional client software
Alpha Micro Components, a leading international distributor of electronic components, today announced it will offer Lantronix SecureLinx Spider The Spider is the industry's first "Distributed KVM" (keyboard, video and mouse) convertor that enables secure, remote management of servers over an IP network
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 16 Jul 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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Spider is a cable-friendly, single-port solution that is small enough to fit in one hand.
It is ideal for environments with limited space and locations with isolated or widely distributed servers, such as test-labs, campuses, branch offices and multi-floored facilities.
Spider provides cost-effective scalability, allowing administrators to easily add incremental ports as required.
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Users have a 1-to-1 remote access to a single server providing guaranteed access.
This effectively lowers the price-per-remote server, which is considerably lower than standard IP-enabled KVM switch offerings.
Spider's unique dual Ethernet port design, coupled with Lantronix SwitchPort+ technology, provides a flexible and cost-effective "add as you grow" scalability.
The Spider can be cable-supported from the back of the server and its innovative low-power design allows it to be server-powered.
The Spider supports remote management of Windows-based and Linux/Unix servers, without requiring additional client software.
A comprehensive range of software and security features - such as RADIUS, LDAP, Active Directory remote authentication support and secure data encryption - are included as standard.
In addition to the keyboard, video, mouse, and primary Ethernet ports, the Spider also includes a serial interface and second Ethernet port, allowing a hardware connection to all commonly used out-of-band (OOB) management interfaces.
As part of the award-winning SecureLinx family available from Alpha Micro, Spider can be easily integrated into a total remote OOB management strategy.
These include serial console management (SecureLinx SLC); remote power management (SecureLinx SLP); and consolidated management access including auto-discovery, consolidated logging and logical device grouping (SecureLinx SLM).
Christos Papakyriacou, Managing Director, Alpha Micro Components, commented: "Lantronix has a long tradition of designing inventive IT management products and the revolutionary SecureLinx Spider is no exception".
"The Spider is a flexible, scalable and affordable CAT5-based remote KVM solution designed to provide IT managers just what they need for secure, real-time control of the remote server".
"With the large number of remote offices spread around the world, Spider has addressed the growing need of geographically dispersed applications with a new category of remote management equipment".
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