Remote Monitoring and Control

Beyond computer networks there's an array of other distributed networks that require secure remote access, control, monitoring and data collection. So customers from telecommunications, health care, point of sale, SCADA and utility markets around the world have worked with Opengear to develop and deploy customized solutions that meet their monitoring and control needs.



Configurable solutions Invariably industrial control and telematics opportunities call for solutions that can remotely manage proprietary equipment with custom protocols. All Opengerar console server supports GNU bash shell script so customers can embed custom scripts that can be run manually or automatically Click for More

Customized solutions Opengear's products all embody a robust LINUX core with open source extensions, and our embedded code is open. And a custom development kit (CDK) is freely available which allows you to make changes to the firmware image itself Click for More

Extensible solutions Cascading enables distributed console servers to be clustered so up to 1000 distributed serial port devices can be securely configured and accessed through one IP address, and managed through the one interface Click for More

Wide range of interfaces Console servers are available with a range of interfaces that are being used to control utility meters, SCADA appliances, PLCs and sensors in hostile environments:

• SD4000 secure device servers interconnect RS-232/422/485 serial devices to an Ethernet network Click for More
• IMG4004-5 gateways support 802.11 wireless interconnection and (like many other Opengear console servers) also offer access to USB as well as serial and network connected devices Click for More

Serial bridging Customers often need to remote interconnect legacy serial devices with proprietary ptotocols, replacing their old dedicated telecom channels with the Internet. All console servers support serial bridging wherein the incoming raw serial data is encapsulated into IP packets for transport over a network, then represented as serial data at the remote end Click for More

Secure serial bridging Security is imperative when the infrastructure being controlled is an essential service such as electricity or telecommunications grid. CM4008 console servers have been deployed state wide by one power utility customer to provide secure management of their distributed serially controlled devices including pole-top reclosers and remote sub-stations and switching sites. Public communications links (including satellite) were being used so it was so it was essential the infratsructure was isolated from malicious attack. The console servers all deployed secure serial bridging which was then customized to support proprietary protocols and extending authentication Click for More

Secure remote monitoring Opengear customers also deploying console servers to monitor equipment and activity at their remote customer sites. CM4000 DC powered products have been installed by one telco in their POPs across Europe to provide secure authenticated remote access to the billing segments of this infrastructure Click for More