Niagara 2818PT
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Niagara 2818PT Diagram
Plug & Play
Niagara 2818PT is a Quad segment 10 Gigabit Intelligent Active Bypass Switch with high availability/redundant failover capabilities and 8 Passive TAP Ports supported for traffic monitoring. The 8 Passive TAP ports provide passive visibility into the network traffic even during power loss. The active bypass enables plug and play connectivity, includes an auto heartbeat and does not require additional drivers to be installed on connected appliances. The unit possesses management functionality that can be utilized via an extensive web GUI or CLI which enables flexibility and multiple configurations. The Niagara 2818PT passive bypass feature automatically switches the network traffic upon power failure of an attached in-line device, preserving network connectivity. The Niagara 2818PT is designed to integrate with UTM, Firewall, WAN Acceleration, QoS, IPS, IDS and Enterprise IT security appliances.
When Niagara 2818PT detects an appliance malfunction such as a software crash, system failure or loss of power, the network traffic continues to flow through the network link, but is no longer routed through the in-line device. This ensures that inline network devices can be removed and replaced without network downtime. Once the system is back up or the power is restored to the appliance, network traffic is seamlessly diverted back to the in-line device, allowing it to resume its inline functions. In addition, the Niagara 2818PT is an ideal solution for applications requiring high availability/redundancy, providing primary and secondary inline appliances with sophisticated High Availability (HA) fail-safe functionality. If an appliance connected to the primary segment fails and a secondary appliance is available, the bypass switch will automatically pass all network traffic through the secondary appliance.
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Essential Features
Niagara 2818PT provides major features that are essential in today’s data centers:
- Active Bypass in case of system failure
- Passive Bypass which is essential during power loss
- High Availability failover capabilities
- 10 Gigabit Multi Mode (SR) and Single mode (LR) support
- 8 Passive TAP Ports for passive network monitoring
- Redundant, hot-swappable internal power supplies for maximum reliability
- Dedicated Management Port and Console Port
- Extensive CLI and WEB based management
- SSH and HTTPS for secure Management
- Full RoHS compliance
- EMC, FCC Class A, UL (Safety) Certifications
- TACACS+ authentication
- Syslog support
- NTP support
Extensive Bypass Configuration
Niagara 2818PT allows for multiple bypass configurations including:
- Bypass - fail open or fail close
- Bypass heartbeat custom configurations including:
- Heartbeat pattern
- Heartbeat frequency
- Bypass on link loss
- Configuration of the number of heartbeats prior to disabling bypass
The Optical split ration of the passive TAP is factory configurable as follow:
- 90% Network ports 10% TAP port
- 80% Network ports 20% TAP port
- 70% Network ports 30% TAP port
- 60% Network ports 40% TAP port
- 50% Network ports 50% TAP port
Highly Reliable
Niagara 2818PT utilizes two redundant internal power supplies for maximum reliability.
Niagara 2818PT deploys passive bypass along with active switching for fail safe operation. |
Management Software
Niagara 2818PT management supports:
- Web based management via a secure HTTPS connection
- Extensive CLI interface
- SSH connectivity over the management port
- SNMP traps on defined events
- E-mail notification on defined events
- TACACS+ authentication
- Syslog support
These capabilities provide a simple, secure and easy way to maintain, monitor and manage the appliance and the network.
Dimensions
- Length 16.75" (425.45mm)
- Height 1.75" (44.45mm)
- Width 20.75" (527.05mm)
Environmental
- Operating Temperature: 0 to 55 ºC or 32 to 131 ºF
- Operating Humidity: 5 to 95%
- Maximum power consumption: 150 Watts
- Airflow: 100 lf/m
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