DPS Telecom Releases New RADIUS Authentication Feature for the NetGuardian 832A G5

DPS Telecom Releases New RADIUS Authentication Feature for the NetGuardian
832A G5

FRESNO, Calif., May 19 /PRNewswire/ -- DPS Telecom, a leading developer of
network alarm monitoring solutions, announced today the release of a new
security enhancement for the NetGuardian 832A/864A G5 alarm remote: RADIUS
authentication.

RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial In User Service) technology is an
industry-standard authentication method, and now the NetGuardian 832A/864A G5
can interact with your RADIUS server, integrating it as part of your
enterprise management.

RADIUS provides a way to manage logins to many different types of equipment in
one central location. The basic architecture is very simple: many RADIUS
devices connect to a central RADIUS server. Every time a device receives a
login attempt (usually a username & password), it requests an authentication
from the central RADIUS server.

Since all authentication requests are handled by the central server and not
the devices themselves, updating user profiles and access permissions only has
to be done in one place.

NetGuardian remotes have a long history of protecting access to your alarms.
For many years, they've required a username and password for remote access.
RADIUS technology provides tougher authentication for government, military,
and large private firms.

"We saw that a lot of our clients had RADIUS servers already running in their
networks," said DPS Telecom President Eric Storm. "We knew we had an
opportunity to save them a lot of time and effort, so we engineered RADIUS
into our most popular RTU platform."

With the ability to pass NetGuardian login attempts to your RADIUS server, you
gain several key security advantages:

1) Virtually unlimited users.

With RADIUS, the number of user logins you can support is huge. It's almost
inconceivable that you would ever run out.

2) Centralized management.

You'll also be able to manage your logins from your central RADIUS server.
You'll never have to worry about updating any single remote. If an employee
leaves your company, you can revoke their access rights very easily.

3) Integration with enterprise management.

When your alarm remotes use the same RADIUS authentication method as your
other important gear, you significantly reduce the complexity of managing your
equipment. It's always easier to manage a single umbrella than it is to keep
track of several unrelated systems.

RADIUS is supported by any NetGuardian G5 platform (832A or 864A, with or
without hardware acceleration). To find out how the NetGuardian and RADIUS
will work in your own network, visit http://www.dpstele.com/ng_radius

About DPS Telecom:

DPS Telecom is an industry-leading manufacturer of network alarm monitoring
solutions. DPS clients include RBOCs, ILECs, CLECs, gas and electric
utilities, heavy and light rail transit, government agencies, and
manufacturers.

In addition to manufacturing off-the-shelf products, DPS has developed a
reputation for providing perfect-fit customization to meet unique client
needs. Because the company is vertically integrated, custom products are
delivered on short timetables virtually unheard of in the industry.

Contact:

Andrew Erickson, 559-454-1600
Fax: 559-454-1688
Email: aerickson@dpstele.com

http://www.dpstele.com

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SOURCE DPS Telecom

Andrew Erickson of DPS Telecom, +1-559-454-1600, Fax: +1-559-454-1688,
aerickson@dpstele.com