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We're excited to announce the Smart Connection Manager feature, available in our free 3.10 firmware upgrade for Opengear datacenter & remote site management appliances.

Out-of-band management of remote networks has traditionally followed the break-fix model - first an outage is reported by a user or NMS, then network admins react by connecting to the sites out-of-band solution, finally allowing the issue to be fixed and primary connectivity restored. This means prolonged outages, frustrated users and even more frustrated admins.

By combining the capabilities of integrated cellular and Auto-Response automation, we've built a smarter solution in-line with the service continuity requirements of a modern managed network. Some of the benefits include:

  • Self-healing Management VPN - when the remote network fails, Opengear tunnels back over 3G/4G LTE cellular, automatically restoring management network routes
  • Uninterrupted Central Monitoring, Alerting & AAA - including serial consoles, during remote WAN provisioning or repair
  • Automatic SIM Health Checks - periodic connectivity testing and data usage monitoring ensures cellular OOB is ready for when it's needed most
  • Advanced Connection Automation - including SMS control, connection state alerting, and pre-emptive failover on environmental catastrophe
  • Always-up or Hot Standby - use cellular as an always-up redundant path or as a hot standby in dormant failover mode, with dynamic least-cost routing
  • Drops into Existing Networks - with IPsec to Cisco, Checkpoint, Fortinet and more - or Opengear Lighthouse for a turn-key VPN solution

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Avocent Trade-In Program
Discover how you can save time and money replacing your outdated serial console servers with industry-leading solutions from Opengear with the Opengear Avocent Trade-In Program.
Interface Portland Interface Portland - Portland, OR; March 13
It's critical to stay current with the technology that runs your organization and secures your operational infrastructure. Opengear is excited to participate while INTERFACE addresses these IT issues through informative, non-sales oriented, educational seminars customized to the specific needs of the local business community.
Interop - Vegas Interop - Las Vegas, NV; Mandalay Bay Convention Ctr; March 31 - April 4
Join us along with thousands of IT professionals as we descend upon Las Vegas to learn new skills, tackle common problems, network, and get inspired by the newest IT solutions available.
Interface Anchorage Interface Anchorage - Anchorage, AK; Dena’ina Convention Ctr; April 17
It's critical to stay current with the technology that runs your organization and secures your operational infrastructure. Opengear is excited to participate while INTERFACE addresses these IT issues through informative, non-sales oriented, educational seminars customized to the specific needs of the local business community.
Interop London Data Center World - Las Vegas, NV; Mirage Resort; April 28 - May 2
The Data Center World-Global Conference is the premier educational conference and Expo for data center and facilities management professionals. No other conference in the industry offers you comparable access to the resources, education, and networking opportunities you need most to meet the challenges of a changing IT world. Data Center professionals return year after year to get real-world solutions....
Opengear polishes its Lighthouse (Central Management) appliance
Opengear's newest version of its Lighthouse console gateway creates an environment where administrators don’t have to know which rack or which country a device is located in, or whether it’s currently connected via the in-band network or out-of-band cellular link.  Instead they can use an SSH interface to specify the name of the device they want to reach and the console gateway finds it.
Network World Product of the Week
Network World highlights their favourite networking products this week, including the Opengear ACM5004-GS, our deceptively powerful Remote Site Manager.
Cellular OOBM Why Cellular Out-Of-Band Management Is Better Than DSL Time is money. Opengear installs faster than DSL, but also costs significantly less month-to-month. No wonder enterprises all over the world are switching to Opengear as their preferred cellular out-of-band management solution provider.
Survey Says... Survey Says... The results are in… our 2013 customer survey is complete. Many thanks to everyone who took the time to complete the questionnaire – your feedback helps us ensure we are developing in the right direction and that our product improvements are of the most value to you.  Opengear has historically provided out-of-band management solutions that were utilized as alternate access methods during network problems.  Our customer survey told us our product uses are changing.
How fast is fast?

How fast is fast? My conversations with customers about deploying LTE enabled out-of-band always wind their way towards the inevitable question about speed.  I have lots of hard science in my back pocket to lob back at that one and have armed myself with lots of Mbps and RSSIs.  There are sites and FAQs on LTE speeds (spoiler alert – 20 Mbps in most cases) and your experience may vary based on location, signal strength and your speed orbiting around the sun.

Opengear infrastructure management solutions are available in 1-48 serial ports, cellular 3G/4G out-of-band management, T/FTP server, WiFi access point and Smart Connection Manager. We have models tailored for every network environment - data center, colocations, remote offices and customer premise.

Want to try one out? Take an online test drive or get in touch to book a live demo or 30-day evaluation, and see for yourself!

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Phone: +1 888-346-6853
sales@opengear.com