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SitePath™ Secure Unified Administration Portal

One of the key factors to consider when selecting a solution for access to and monitoring of remote equipment sites is the complexity of management and administrative issues. You can administer a few sites manually, but when their numbers start to reach dozens or hundreds, then it can become unwieldy to do updates, manage alarms, control and update passwords, and other similar housekeeping functions. In addition, configuring secure access configuration and password management issues can generate more work than you might expect, eliminating the efficiency and cost savings you hope to achieve through proactive site management.

Asentria’s SitePath, a secure unified administration portal, is a modular and comprehensive solution to this problem. SitePath is an element manager application and more, tailored for managing Asentria TeleBoss™ and SiteBoss™ remote site controllers deployed throughout an enterprise network. Because these devices serve to facilitate the management of other telecom and data devices within your network, the “manager” features of SitePath extend beyond the basic limits of a typical element manager. Centralized alarm management and device configuration are the basic building blocks, but SitePath goes further with features such as single sign-on password control, easy one-step VPN gateway control, device-specific script support and more.

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Easy-to-Manage, Scalable Remote Managed Services

Asentria’s SitePath makes it easy to securely access and monitor thousands of remote sites from a single, central management application. Technicians use a single login into the SitePath system to gain access to their authorized site controllers and equipment, anywhere in the world. SitePath allows you to remotely collect and manage alarms, monitor and control devices, set access rights, troubleshoot equipment and environmental conditions, and reboot equipment, all using the single, centralized SitePath access point.

No-hassle VPN gateway

The SitePath VPN Gateway module takes the complexity out of establishing secure IPSEC VPN tunnels between your technician and the TeleBoss or SiteBoss Site Controllers located at remote sites. Asentria’s SitePath creates a highly secure, always on, bi-directional tunnel that stretches from the SitePath VPN Gateway to the remote site controller within the customers secure LAN, with no need to re-configure routers or firewalls. The site controller VPN Address Translation ensures that access is only allowed to the preauthorized devices on the network, and nothing else. The tunnel is used to transmit alarms and system information, and serves as a conduit for troubleshooting, monitoring, and management. These features enable service providers to quickly and easily establish connectivity with remote devices without the need for time consuming security access modifications. SitePath provides the convenience service providers want with the security enterprise customers need.

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Centralized Event Notification and Management

SitePath’s Alarm Management module enables you to collect and organize all types of alarms, from serial data to Syslog and SNMP. Prioritize new alarms based on alarm process management criteria and send alerts to specific individuals, groups and departments, as well as, pass the alarm information to another application.

Server-Based Application with Web and Desktop clients

The SitePath Server is accessible to administrators and users via a web interface which provides basic control features, and also via a rich client desktop application which provides a more conventional user interface for selection and management of server features and Asentria TeleBoss and SiteBoss controller settings. Through either of these interfaces a user can access remote sites and targets in the overall database for which they have been assigned access rights. Asentria controllers and target passwords are hidden from regular users and are managed by the SitePath when setting up point-to-point access. Administrators can assign access rights and restrictions to enforce remote site access policies.

NMS Integration

SitePath can integrate with a range of network management applications such as HP OpenView and MicroMuse NetCool to allow forwarding of alarms to a central NOC or an enterprise management system.

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Configuration Management

Device configuration and firmware management enables service providers with a single point of management for thousands of Asentria Controllers located in remote sites anywhere in the world. Users can replicate files and firmware, and use the scheduler to upload updates. Device updates can be based on sites, alarms, software version, firmware version, equipment type, customer name and many other parameters. SitePath simplifies your ability to stage patches and upgrades, and to schedule them out to thousands of devices. This will save you valuable time and resources.