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Opengear Advanced Console Servers Support NERC CIP Standards
Console Servers Enable Electric Utilities to Manage Their Critical Power Infrastructure
| Source: Opengear
SANDY, UT--(Marketwire - October 19, 2009) - Opengear (www.opengear.com) today announced it
has added IPSec High Availability VPN gateway software to the IM4200
advanced console
server allowing electric utilities to meet the NERC CIP standards.
The IM4200 advanced console server is an electric utility console
server enabling electric utilities around the world to securely manage
their power generation plants, control systems and transmission
infrastructure.
Opengear's new IPSec High Availability VPN gateway software console server
enables users to connect to managed infrastructure within a secure IPSec
VPN network. In the case of a network outage, the console server will
automatically reconnect the VPN using modem or broadband failover.
"Our console server lines have always offered a rich array of security
features including Radius and TACACS authentication and authorization, SSL
encryption and extensive data and access logging," said Bob Waldie, founder
of Opengear. "With this release, we offer our utility partners the unique
combination of out of band access and failover with highly secure IPSec
connections. Electric utilities can now manage their critical
infrastructure over the Internet so they comply with the NERC CIP
standard."
More information regarding support for CIP by the Advanced Console Server
family can be found on www.opengear.com/nerc.html.
About NERC
NERC (North American Electric Reliability Corporation) is a nonprofit
corporation that ensures that the bulk electric system in North America is
reliable, adequate and secure. The CIP (Critical Infrastructure Protection)
standards maintained by NERC ensure the protection of the assets that
control or effect the reliability of the bulk electric systems. NERC CIP
compliance is mandatory and enforceable across all power utility and
distribution companies.
About Opengear
Opengear (http://www.opengear.com) designs and manufactures next-generation
console server, power management and kvm over ip solutions for secure
remote access and control of infrastructure. Opengear console servers are
installed in more than 10,000 locations around the world. Opengear's open
source platform gives network managers and system integrators the most
flexible, extensible, console server solution on the market today for
serial console ports, service processors, power solutions and environmental
monitoring.