Interface Masters Technologies introduced the newest member of its Intelligent Bypass Switch family. The company claims that the Niagara 2299 is a Modular Intelligent Network Bypass possessing TAP functionality for traffic monitoring and active bypass functionality for management capabilities.
The Niagara 2299 reportedly offers four independent Gigabit Ethernet interface segments with various media combinations including copper, single-mode fibre, multi-mode fibre, multi-mode fibre to single-mode fibre conversion, and copper to fibre conversion options. The new Intelligent Bypass enables plug-and-play connectivity, includes an auto heartbeat and requires no additional drivers to be installed on connected appliances.
Ben Askarinam, founder and CEO of Interface Masters Technologies, said: “The Niagara 2299 offers enhanced heartbeat functionality, better resolution and accuracy, combined with robust management features to maximise the visibility and stability of any mission-critical link.”
The company claims that the new offering also ensures network connectivity on each of its four segments in instances of power failures or system crashes.
IT managers and service providers that manage inline systems like Deep Packet Inspection (DPI), Intrusion Detection & Prevention, Unified Threat Management, WAN acceleration, Firewall, Load balancing, and VPN gateway devices can utilise Niagara 2299 to ‘proactively’ disconnect network appliances for maintenance or replacement. This ensures that hardware/firmware can be updated or new upload rules and signatures can be loaded without network downtime.
The system provides CLI and GUI management features including secure web UI via an HTTPS connection, secure shell (SSH), SNMP, e-mail notification for special events, and bypass method configuration. An authentication client capable of interfacing with authentication servers like TACACS+ and Radius is also supported. In addition, the Bypass system possesses Syslog support, enabling consolidation of log data from various systems into a central repository.
