Security
What
kind of alarm notification does
EtherLock/Security generate? Do you provide
an alarm?
EtherLock/Security
supports a broad range of notification methods.
Physically, EtherLock/Security activates a relay
in response to an event. This physical response
maybe interfaced to a Watcher audible siren (for
distributed physical notification), auto-locking
doors, or a building security alarm panel. In
addition, EtherLock/Security translate the event
into logical notification that may be used for
paging, e-mail and other forms of communication.
When combined with inControl, event notification
is automatically displayed at any inControl
monitoring station.
Yes,
EtherLock/Security package includes one
Watcher.
Can I
turn alarms on or off during certain times of the
day? Can I have different alarms if certain
equipment is tampered with?
EtherLock/Security
is configurable to suit your specific needs;
alarms can vary depending on the time of day and
can be set on a machine-by-machine basis.
However, even when the alarms are off,
EtherLock/Security still requires an authorized
release to remove any asset.
Does
EtherLock/Security protect laptops?
Yes. From
EtherLock perspective any portable hardware is
identical to desk-top. Portable equipment is set
to be more frequently disconnected and connected
from the network. A PC-Key (physical) or i-listen
utility (logical) allow a portable equipment user
to sign his asset in and out of the network.
Can the
solution prevent my SIMMs and other components
from being stolen?
CMS offers
SimmLock;, a bracket that prevents tampering with
internal components of your computer hardware,
such as SIMM chips, microprocessors and disk
drives, by making a screw on the CPU box
inaccessible. The Ethernet cable passes
through an opening in this bracket. In
order to remove the screw and tamper with the PC,
the Ethernet cable must be disconnected from the
NIC and removed from this bracket, which will
alert EtherLock of unauthorized access.
Can
peripherals such as monitors, scanners, and
external drives be protected?
Yes.
SimmLock brackets can also be affixed to any
peripheral so that EtherLock will alert you of
any attempt to disconnect monitors, external hard
drives, printers, etc.
Can
printers, servers, or other networked hardware
besides PCs be protected? Does this system
work with Macs or workstations?
EtherLock/Security
is platform-independent and is designed to
protect any networked asset such as printers,
scanners, or even manufacturing equipment.
Can't
systems or asset management software (SMS,
LANDesk, etc.) provide the same security?
Those
software tools were not designed with security
and asset control in mind. Theoretically, a
software-only product could alert you when a
periodic comparison of discovery results reveals
unexpected changes. From a practical
standpoint, the discovery process has too many
contingencies to perform such activity on a
regular basis. For continuous hardware
protection, even when equipment is turned off,
EtherLock is the only solution.
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