MNS-DX

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MNS-DX is the operating software common to all DX products. It includes a wide range of networking functions, including IP routing, serial-IP terminal services, Ethernet switching, frame-relay based routed and non-routed Wide Area Network services, and network security functions including stateful firewall and Virtual Private Networks. In addition, MNS-DX includes a rich set of device management capabilities, including a browser-based graphical user interface, a Command Line Interface (CLI), and syslog and SNMP system interfaces.

More specific features include:

  • IP Routing
    • Static routes
    • RIP and RIP II with OSPF planned
    • Routing per Ethernet port, VLAN or WAN interface
    • DHCP server
    • DiffServ QoS marking and priority queuing

  • IP Network Security
    • IP address and port filters
    • Stateful firewall (planned) with logging
    • NAT/PAT
    • IPsec Virtual Private Networks with AES/3DES
    • Serial-port SSL
    • X.509 certificates or IKE key management
    • Ethernet port security

  • Serial Communications
    • Async to TCP/IP
    • RIPTerminal server and reverse terminal server
    • Multipoing and multi-master support
    • Modbus-TCP to Modbus-RTU interworking (master and slave)

  • Ethernet Switches
    • Bridging per 802.1d
    • Flow control per 802.1p
    • Tagged VLANs per 802.1Q
    • Spanning Tree (STP) and Rapid Spanning Tree (RSTP) per 802.1w

  • Frame Relay Networking
    • UNI/NNI, LMI/ANSI/CCITT
    • IP/FR via RFC 1490
    • SCADA Frame Forwarding (Serial-FR)

  • Management Security
    • Secure HTTP (HTTPS)
    • SSH for CLI
    • Strong password enforcement
    • RADIUS authentication
    • Activity logging and alarms

  • Device Management Features
    • Browser-based graphical user interface
    • CLI via telnet, SSH or local console
    • Provisioning wizards for routing and VPNs
    • SNMP/v1/v2/v3 with MIB II, traps and Enterprise MIB
    • Syslog remote logging
    • Local, retrievable logging
    • XML-based config file management
    • SNTP
    • Traffic Statistics
    • Built-in protocol analyze