Avocent CPS1610 CPS - Manual (Page 9)

Chapter 1: Product Overview 3
Chapter 1: Product Overview
Features and Benefits
Overview
The CPS is a serial over IP network appliance that provides non-blocked
access and control for multiplatform servers and serial devices such as routers,
power management devices and firewalls. This includes Avocent SPC power
distribution units that provide advanced power management and security.
You may connect up to 8 serial devices to a CPS810, and 16 serial devices to
a CPS1610. A single 10/100 Ethernet port provides network connectivity on
each CPS. Two CPS appliances may be mounted in 1U of vertical space in a
standard 19 inch rack.
Figure 1.1: CPS Model 1610
Serial device access options
You may choose from among several available Telnet options to access the CPS
and its attached serial devices:
• The proprietary DS family of access and management interfaces, includ-
ing DSAdmin, DSAuth and DSView™, which offers a built-in enhanced
Telnet client
• Third-party Telnet clients
Access to attached serial devices is also possible via a serial Command Line
Interface (CLI) connection, a PPP (Point to Point Protocol) dial-in connection to
a serial CLI modem or from a third-party SSH client.
User authentication and data security
The CPS user database supports up to 64 user accounts, which include
usernames, passwords and/or keys, plus specifications of access rights to CPS
ports and commands. User definitions may be changed at any time. You may
choose to have user access authenticated locally at the CPS user database, at
one or more DS authentication servers or at one or more RADIUS (Remote
Access Dial-In User Service) servers. Data security may be enhanced via
industry-standard Secure Socket Layer (SSL) and SSH encryption methods.