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cSingle point of Visibility, Access and Connectivity for one, one hundred, to tens of thousands Serial or IP based Network Elements.
- Visibility
- Fast identification and access to Network Elements (sort/search)
- Search for Network Elements based on
- System TID
- NE Description
- Location/CO
- Group Code
- Network Element Serial Number
- Network Element IP Address
- Vender Part/Model Number
- Access
- Secure access - Web based Browser access (Internet Explorer 4.0 or greater, select IP HTTP Port, HTTPS…)
- Network Element access restricted by System TID, Group Code, IP port, User log in name.
- Dial-up Modem access
- Dial in to the HS-9000 to access a Network Element
- Dial out from the HS-9000 to a remote dial-in only Network Element location
- IP access to the HS-9000
- IP access into remote NE’s through the HS-9000 on multiple private/public/corporate subnets
- Allows creation of multiple “private” subnets to remove NE’s from the Corporate IP network
- Locate, view and connect to thousands of IP based Network Elements from single browser page
- Specific equipment access can be assigned to a specific username
- Configure NE access by a specific work Group, for a vender to access their equipment for warranty or maintenance agreements, for temporary work help.
- Connectivity
- Standard connectivity to Network Elements
- No special software required
- Connection type set per NE
- Telnet (allows the use of the NE Command Line Interface (CLI) and Internal Management software for NE access, test and management)
- Browser (for NE’s with internal web-server)
- SSH
- HTTPS
- No Client software application required, not tied to any specific operating system
- Optional Holly Street software to allow vender specific application software to be run from a remote location
- Optional Holly Street software that will only allow NE connectivity if installed on the client PC
- Connect to remote NE through Holly Street SA-8000, Terminal Server or directly
- Test Features
- Specific Test scripts are written to connect, log in, extract test (PM) data, log off and display the data in a browser window.
- Polling Features
- Specific Polling scripts are written to connect to a Network Element, log on, query for specific information (alarm, status…) and display that information in a browser window.
- Specific Polling scripts are written to poll multiple Network Elements for current alarm status, if there were changes (new alarms, cleared alarms) a TL1 message is sent to a predefined IP Address.
- Reporting Features
- Reports can be configured to report all alarms over that past 24 hours, alarms identified over the past week, quarter or year.
- Reports are sent to selected email addresses in a text or html format.
- Network Element GUI Development
- GUI’s are developed to provide a browser interface to Network Element that provide a simple method to perform desired functions without having to know the specific command line commands.
- Knowledge Management
- When a service person is working at three in the morning at a remote site or from home, the Knowledge Management section is a location where vender’s user guides, manuals, processes and procedures can be located.
- System Logs
- Systems logs allow visibility to activities that were processed through the HS-9000. This includes who logged on, at what time, the Network Element accessed and what was done to that NE.
- IP Firewall
- The HS can be configured to provide secure access through a Firewall, this is a function that is desired when the HS-9000 is accessed on an open network, the Corporate Network, the Internet…
- IP Router
- In order to manage Network Element located on multiple IP sub-nets, the HS-9000 can route requests through these diverse subnets.
- FTP Server
- The HS-9000 can provide a single location for the field to store different Network Element images to provide access for NE upgrades.
- DHCP Server
- VPN Server
- SSH Server
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