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Feature
Remote server monitoring.
Benefit
Authorized users are allowed to monitor SoftRouter Plus from local or remote computers.
Description
The SoftRouter Plus Administrator Console provides full access to monitoring functions by authenticated users from a local or remote computer. An administrator may wish to grant the right to monitor routing traffic to certain personnel without granting the right to modify settings. This can be accomplished using remote monitoring. Since monitoring rights are granted separately from administrative rights, and administrator may allow selected users to see routing traffic and SoftRouter Plus settings without rights to modify settings.
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Feature
Remote server administration.
Benefit
Administration of SoftRouter Plus does not require physical proximity.
Description
SoftRouter Plus settings may be administered by authorized users from any computer that can access it using the TCP/IP protocol. Routine tasks such as modifying Internet filter or DHCP settings may be performed by an authenticated administrator from anywhere on the LAN or even remotely over the Internet.
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Feature
Remote monitoring and administration authentication.
Benefit
Monitoring and administration of SoftRouter Plus requires authentication.
Description
Rights to monitor and administer SoftRouter Plus are granted by the administrator via user name and password. Unauthorized users cannot see or modify SoftRouter Plus settings. The rights to modify settings are granted separately from the rights to see settings, alleviating concerns that a user with rights to monitor SoftRouter Plus may manage to change settings.
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Feature
Multiple degrees of restriction on remote administration.
Benefit
Achieve the balance between security and flexibility that is best adapted to each user's requirements.
Description
There are four degrees of restriction on remote administration which may be combined to achieve the desired level of control. Administration may be restricted to:
The same computer as SoftRouter Plus. This inhibits remote administration entirely.
The same local subnets as SoftRouter Plus. This restricts use of the Administrator Console to computers on local area networks directly connected to SoftRouter Plus.
Specified ranges of IP addresses. This enables administration from a remote location or from a LAN computer but restricts it to a single specified IP address or range of addresses. Attempts to tamper with SoftRouter Plus from other IP addresses will fail.
All IP addresses. An authenticated user could perform administration tasks from any local or remote IP address.
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Feature
Remote administration disabled by default.
Benefit
Improved security.
Description
Remote Administration is disabled by default at installation time. It is necessary for the user to have administrator status in order to enable it. There is therefore no risk that an unauthorized user gain access to remote administration functions by error. Remote administration must be explicitly enabled.
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Feature
Cross-platform administration.
Benefit
Cross-platform networks may have SoftRouter Plus installed on one operating system and the Administrator Console on another.
Description
Vicomsoft SoftRouter Plus is available on both MacOS and Windows platforms. Many users have SoftRouter Plus on one operating system, and need to administer it from the other, on the LAN or from a remote site. In this case, the Vicomsoft Administrator Console does not need to be installed on the same operating system as the server. SoftRouter Plus running under MacOS may be administered from a Windows machine and vice versa.
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Feature
Administration from multiple locations at no extra cost.
Benefit
Install Vicomsoft Administrator Console on more than one computer without incurring additional costs.
Description
An administrator may wish to administer or monitor SoftRouter Plus from more than one location, or there may be more than one person with monitoring or administrative authority. Administrators may install and use more than one copy of the Administrator Console without incurring additional licence fees.
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