Broadband Manager

True to its vision of offering innovative products, EMC pioneered efforts in offering the Broadband Manager, an MIS in a box solution.

The Broadband Manager is a powerful and affordable Linux-based Internet network server with advance security features designed for a 24x7 uptime operation which serves as gateway for single or multiple connection via Cable Internet, DSL, Leased Line, or Satellite and Wireless technology. It also allows you to load balance or switch to another connection without losing any mails or network downtime. With Broadband Manager, your network is protected.

:: Network Interface Load Balancing

The Broadband Manager acts as a load balancing gateway which allows you to subscribe to multiple links to the Internet and fully utilize all links in both a redundant and failover capacity. It automatically detects link failures and implements predefined failover tasks in the event of the failure of one of the links.

:: Firewall

It can provide an extra-secure firewall layer, which shields all existing servers from exposure to hackers.

o stateful packet filtering (connection tracking)
o all kinds of network address translation
o flexible and extensible firewall infrastructure
o large number of additional features as patches
o use NAT and masquerading for sharing internet access
o use NAT for implementing transparent proxies
o aid the tc+iproute2 system used to build sophisticated QoS routers
o do further IP packet manipulation (mangling)

:: Virtual Private Networking

Using advanced SSL technology, DSL-Manager can create multiple virtual network tunnels through the Internet to other DSL Manager running the same built-in software feature. Users on different physical remote networks seem to be on the same logical LAN, and allows for the secure and convenient transfer of information between remote sites.

You can access your file server from home or anywhere on the road from your laptop!

:: Electronic Mail

It serves as a mail host or as a mail forwarder and and dutifully scans both incoming and outgoing mail for embedded viruses inside mail attachments. If a virus is found, an error notice is bounced back to sender.

Users can access mail using common mail clients such as Outlook & Outlook Express, Netscape Mail or Eudora which is also viewable via a web based interface, similar to Yahoo Mail or Hotmail. Emails can be viewed by users halfway around the world, using cyber cafe terminals or any PC with a browser and an internet connection.

It can act as a mail forwarder, making sure that email being forwarded is clean of viruses thereby and shielding internal mail servers from having to face the public internet.

:: Domain Name Services

DSL Manager comes with IP Domain Name Services which can act as both a DNS Cache or an Authoritative DNS Server.

:: Web and FTP Proxy

This includes sophisticated Web and FTP proxy-caching software that allows users access to the web using both the HTTP and FTP protocols. It also allows administrative control so that only authorized users are allowed access.

:: Network Activity Monitoring

All URLs being downloaded by users are silently kept in an SQL database for logging. Managers can then review the activity of each user.

:: Web Content Publishing

Broadband Manager comes with the popular Apache web server with preinstalled PHP and mod_perl/embedded perl extensions, as well as secure socket based connection capabilities. Using these technologies, one can build a variety of websites with both static and dynamic content. One DSL Manager can host thousands of websites, each with its own unique domain name and no need for additional IP addresses per website.

:: SQL Database Hosting

Broadband Manager includes MySQL and PostgresSQL so you can deploy fully functional applications ranging from simple E-commerce systems, or complex customer databases, all of which are accessible via a browser interface.

:: NT Domain Emulation

Broadband Manager allows Windows network clients to log on to the net thinking that it is a Windows NT server. It uses a common user database (shared with e-mail, ftp and other network passwords) so that users need not remember multiple passwords to access various network services.

:: IP Address Management

Broadband Manager provides flexibility and manageability of network using the DHCP protocol to standardize and centralize the allocation and reallocation of IP addresses.

:: Global Address Book

With built-in LDAP directory which automatically synchronizes the user base of the system and enables network users to use the Global Address Book facility of Outlook and Netscape mail clients, and provides a convenient way of looking up email addresses of other users in the network.

:: Network File Service

Broadband Manager provides basic file services and offers a secure and centralized file storage for network users.

:: Local Dialup Service

This feature is enabled when it is required for remote users to connect to the LAN allowing authorized persons or remote sites to use the internet resources or exchange information.

You get all of the above services with Broadband Manager plus the following if you avail of the complete package:
- 1 free IP address
- free technical support
- 1 free domain name registration
- free dial-up access

Basic Hardware Configuration
Server Class PC with the following components:

800Mhz++ Intel or AMD compatible CPU
256 MB RAM
30Gb IDE or SCSI Hard Disk
IDE CDRom Drive
1.4MB Floppy Drive
AGP VGA Adapter
Ethernet Adapter
External Modem (if local dialup service will be used)
ATX Casing, with 250 watt power supply
Keyboard, Mouse

For each connection source, one dedicated adapter is needed, and the adapter will vary depending on the connection type. For instance:

DSL/Cable Internet : Ethernet Adapter
Leased Line : V.35 *Router Card* Adapter

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