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Cyclades ACS |
PShare CS / Cyclades CS |
| CPU |
MPC855T(PowerPC) |
MPC855T(PowerPC) |
| RAM |
128MB |
128MB |
| Flash Memory |
32MB |
32MB |
| PCMCIA |
Yes |
No |
| Rack-mountable |
1U |
1U |
| Dual Power Supply Option |
Yes |
No |
| DC Power Supply option (AC or DC) |
Yes |
No |
| CAT5 cabling |
Yes |
Yes |
| Dedicated Console Port |
Yes |
Yes |
| 48 Volt unit available |
Yes |
No |
| Front Panel Display |
No |
No |
| Internal Modem |
No |
No |
| Unit Weight |
6.3 lbs - 8.1 lbs (depending on model) |
6.3 lbs - 8.1 lbs (depending on model) |
| Total Power Consumption Per Unit |
12-26 Watts (depending on model) |
12-26 Watts (depending on model) |
| Heat Flow Rate (Heat Dissipation) |
41.0 - 88.8 BTU/hour (depending on model) |
41.0 - 88.8 BTU/hour (depending on model) |
| Moving Parts |
No |
No |
| NEBS level 3 |
Yes ACS16 &ACS32 are NEBS Level 3 CERTIFIED & ACS4 & ACS8 are NEBS Level 3 Compliant |
No |
| # of Ports |
1 4 8 16 32 and 48 Ports |
8 and 16 |
| Max Data Transfer Rate |
115.2Kbps |
115.2Kbps |
| Data Link Protocol |
Ethernet |
Ethernet |
| # of Network Interfaces |
1 |
1 |
| Ethernet Interfaces |
10/100BaseT |
10/100BaseT |
| Serial Port Connectors |
RJ-45F built-in to the unit |
RJ-45F built-in to the unit |
| PCMCIA support |
Yes two slots |
No |
| In-Band Access |
Yes |
Yes |
| Out of Band Access |
Yes |
Yes |
| Port Access |
TCP port number IP Address or server name Telnet/SSH with menu and HTTP/
HTTPS |
TCP port number IP Address or server name Telnet/SSH with menu and HTTP/
HTTPS |
| Operating System |
Embedded Linux |
Embedded Linux |
| Sun Break Safe operation |
Yes (Solaris Ready Certified) |
Yes (Solaris Ready Certified) |
| Clustering (central access to multiple console servers) |
Yes Secure (up to 1024 ports / cluster) |
No |
| Data Buffering (Offline History) |
Yes Local (2MB/port in RAM CF and IDE) or Remote (NFS or syslog) w/time
Stamping |
Yes Local (2MB/port in RAM CF and IDE) or Remote (NFS or syslog) w/time
Stamping |
| Ethernet Failover |
Yes (combining 2 NIC's with 1 IP address) |
No |
| No Charge Upgrades |
Free available at FTP site |
Free available at FTP site |
| Linux Shell Command Line Access |
Yes |
Yes |
| Per-port user access restrictions - local files |
Yes |
Yes |
| Local Audit Trail feature (per port) |
Yes |
Yes |
| Port Sniffing/Listen/Monitor/Spy (unlimited number of R/O access) |
Yes multiple read/write sessions chat mode) |
Yes multiple read/write sessions chat mode) |
| Remote Data Logging |
Yes (NFS and Syslog) |
Yes (NFS and Syslog) |
| Server Alerts |
Yes email SNMP trap pager user Script |
Yes email SNMP trap pager user Script |
| SSH to Serial Port Feature |
Yes |
Yes |
| Unique IP address per port |
Yes |
Yes |
| Text Setup Menu/Wizard |
Yes |
Yes |
| Timeout Feature (Port Inactivity Timeout) |
Yes |
Yes |
| Ability to see who is using port |
Yes |
Yes |
| Multi level menu system (device access) |
Yes |
Yes |
| IPMI Support |
Yes |
No |
| Windows 2003 Server EMS support |
Yes |
No |
| DHCP |
Yes |
Yes |
| DNS |
Yes |
Yes |
| NTP for time server synchronization |
Yes |
Yes |
| SNMP |
Yes |
Yes |
| FTP & TFTP |
FTP TFTP & SFTP |
FTP TFTP & SFTP |
| HTTPS interface (secure browser setup) |
Yes |
Yes |
| ip tables (firewall - replaces ip filter) |
Yes |
No |
| IPSec (firewall) |
Yes |
No |
| Packet Filter Firewall |
Yes |
No |
| NAT Firewall |
Yes |
No |
| RFC2217 support for remote serial port access |
Yes |
Yes |
| Encryption Algorithm |
MD5 SHA HMAC RIPEMD DES RC4 BF CAST RSA DSA DH AES |
MD5 SHA HMAC RIPEMD DES RC4 BF CAST RSA DSA DH AES |
| Local |
Yes w/RADIUS or Fail Over option |
Yes |
| Radius |
Yes |
Yes |
| Tacacs+ |
Yes |
No |
| LDAP |
Yes |
Yes |
| NIS |
Yes |
No |
| Kerberos |
Yes w/all Local Fail Over option |
No |
| AD |
Yes |
Yes |
| SecurID |
Yes |
No |
| SSH Public Key |
Yes |
No |
| PAP/CHAP |
Yes |
Yes |
| EAP |
Yes |
No |
| OTP |
Yes |
No |
| Dial back support |
Yes |
No |
| SSH Support |
Yes (v1 & v2) to console appliance and port |
Yes (v1 & v2) to console appliance and port |
| Telnet Compatibility |
Yes |
Yes |
| Dial Up Access (PPP) |
Yes |
Yes |
| Dial Up Security |
Yes |
Yes |
| Packet Filtering |
Yes |
No |
| IPSec Support |
Yes |
No |
| Security Profiles |
Yes (Secure Moderate Open & Custom Profile) |
No |
| Access Control Lists Per Port |
Yes |
Yes |
| Session Monitoring Capability |
Yes |
Yes |
| Alarm and Alerting methods |
Yes E-mail paging or SNMP trap for all servers connected to the console
device |
Yes E-mail paging or SNMP trap for all servers connected to the console
device |