Interface Masters Technologies Intros Niagara 2292

Interface Masters Technologies, a vendor of Bypass and TAP Networking solutions, has reportedly launched Niagara 2292, a new Desktop form-factor External Passive Bypass Switch family for Gigabit Ethernet.

 

This newly launched networking solution is a low cost, low power and compact product designed to integrate with Inline Networking Servers, including WAN Acceleration, UTM, IPS Systems, and Security and Monitoring Appliances such as Firewalls, IDS systems and Analysis Probes.

 

Niagara 2292 comes with passive bypass functionality for maximum network-uptime and performance and it is said to support Copper, Multi-Mode and Single-Mode Fiber Gigabit Ethernet options. The solution is capable of detecting an inline-appliance malfunction such as a software crash, power failure or link loss, and automatically re-routes network traffic away from the inline device directly through the network link. Once the system is operating correctly and power is restored to the appliance, network traffic is diverted back to the in-line device, allowing it to resume its critical functions.

 

Niagara 2292 is managed via a serial connection through a control port, the company said

 

"Interface Masters (News - Alert) is proud to announce a portable bypass switch family that offers the flexibility and performance features of the Niagara External Passive Bypass Switches with desktop form-factor convenience," said Ben Askarinam, founder and CEO at Interface Masters Technologies, in a statement. "We anticipate that Niagara 2292's low cost, and low power attributes will enable lower cost inline appliances vendors to begin to incorporate bypass/failover into their offerings."

 

Some of the key features offered by Niagara 2292 that are essential for maintaining high network availability includes; gigabit copper support, gigabit and 10 gigabit multi-mode and single-mode fiber support, two gigabit ports to create a network link, two gigabit ports to connect an inline appliance, passive bypass which is essential during power loss or software crash, programmable "fail-closed" or "fail-open" while in the power-off state, a dedicated RS-232 control port for simple heart beat interval programming, low power consumption 0.3W maximum power, Full RoHS compliance, FCC (News - Alert) Class A and CE certification.