User Guide

OmniAccess SafeGuard OS Administration Guide
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Chapter 1: SafeGuard OS Overview
Alcatel-Lucent enables enterprises to secure their LANs with purpose-built devices based
on custom silicon. IT can control who is allowed onto the LAN, restrict what users can do
on the LAN, and prevent threats from disrupting network services or compromising
data.
Customers can embed security directly in their LAN infrastructure using Alcatel-
Lucent’s network device products: the SafeGuard Controller and SafeGuard Switch.
This chapter reviews Alcatel-Lucent’s devices and products which make up the complete
Alcatel-Lucent solution.
Alcatel-Lucent Solution and Product Overview
Alcatel-Lucent’ solution and products are comprised of:
■ SafeGuard device(s)
A SafeGuard device, such as a SafeGuard Controller and/or SafeGuard Switch, is a
network infrastructure device for inline policy enforcement. The hardware is
designed with custom security silicon consisting of multi-core processors and
custom traffic-processing programmable ASICs. The flexible architecture of these
devices is the backbone for the SafeGuard operating system (OS).
The SafeGuard Controller is available in two models:
— The OmniAccess 1000 SafeGuard supports up to 800 authenticated users
across four gigabit uplinks, with deep packet inspection at 4 Gbps, with
appropriate licensing.
— The OmniAccess 2400 SafeGuard supports up to 2000 authenticated users
across ten 1-Gb uplinks, with 10 Gbps of deep packet inspection, with
appropriate licensing.
The OAG4048X Switch includes 10/100/1000 Mbps ports and 10 Gbps ports. A
similar model, the OAG4048X-PoE, includes additional Power over Ethernet. As
an enterprise-class switch, it has the performance, resiliency, and software
features expected of a network switch connecting user machines into the core or
distribution layer of the LAN. It has dual-homed uplinks, Rapid-Spanning Tree
for fast failover, and hot-swappable power supplies and fans.
While user and application-based controls are available for both the SafeGuard
Controller and SafeGuard Switch devices, the SafeGuard Switch provides per-
port control. The SafeGuard Controller provides per-uplink control.
■ SafeGuard OS
The operating system that runs on Alcatel-Lucent SafeGuard devices is the
SafeGuard OS. The SafeGuard OS drives the device, providing traffic usage
monitoring, access, and malware controls. The SafeGuard OS provides all of the