WIRELESSLY CONNECT, MONITOR, MANAGE & CONTROL DEVICES OVER A NETWORK OR THE INTERNET
LANTRONIX’S INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO NETWORK-ENABLING DEVICES IS TRANSPARENT TO YOUR ATTACHED DEVICES AND SOFTWARE. YOU WON’T NEED TO CHANGE THE WAY YOU WORK, AND THERE’S NO NEED TO DEVELOP SPECIAL SOFTWARE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF WIRELESS NETWORKING CAPABILITIES. THE WIBOX SIMPLY BECOMES A CONDUIT BETWEEN YOU AND YOUR DEVICE OVER YOUR NETWORK OR THE INTERNET.
THE FLEXIBILITY AND POWER OF WIBOX OFFERS A HUGE COSTSAVING POTENTIAL FOR A VARIETY OF COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS. SERIAL RS-232/422/485 FLEXIBILITY, ADVANCED SECURITY, ROBUST DATA HANDLING CAPABILITIES AND HIGH SERIAL SPEEDS ARE ALL BUILT IN. USING A METHOD CALLED SERIAL TUNNELING, THE WIBOX ENCAPSULATES SERIAL DATA INTO PACKETS AND TRANSPORTS IT OVER 802.11B/G WIRELESS NETWORKS. BY CONNECTING TWO WIBOX UNITS VIA A NETWORK, VIRTUAL SERIAL CONNECTIONS CAN BE EXTENDED ACROSS YOUR FACILITY OR AROUND THE WORLD.
Wireless Device Server:
The need for OOBM has become more apparent with the reliance on data centres and cloud technology. In addition the requirement for wifi and cellular connectivity options for OOBM have also grown with mobile devices and laptops now the primary tools for managing IT assets locally or remotely.
There are 3 different areas where a Lantonix SLC 8000 can be utilised effectively:
1. Onsite data centres
2. Remote/Co-location (COLO) Data Centre
3. Remote Office and Branch Office (ROBO)
The Lantonix SLC 8000 is the industry’s most advanced modular console server manager, it offers multiple connectivity options for remote and local access. It delivers secure, scalable, and high availability OOBM and is used is some of the world’s most demanding IT environments.
For a list of Pros and Cons for OOBM options and more information on OOBM see the Lantonix blog.