User`s guide

Digi Passport™ Model Support
Chapter 1 Introduction 11
Digi Passport™ Model Support
This manual offers information on the Digi Passport 4-port, 8-port, 16-port,
32-port, and 48-port models.
Feature Overview
With the Digi Passport unit, administrators can securely monitor and
control servers, routers, switches, and other network devices from
anywhere on the corporate TCP/IP network, over the Internet, or through
dial-up modem connections even when the server is unavailable through
the network.
The Digi Passport employs SSHv2 encryption to keep server access
passwords safe from hackers, and supports all popular SSH clients, as well
as secure access from any Java-enabled browser. It is the first console
server to provide a secure graphical user interface for easy out-of-band
management of Microsoft Windows Server 2003 systems. It connects to
serial console ports using standard CAT5 cables eliminating the hassles of
custom cabling. In addition, the Digi Passport unit offers a PC-Card slot for
adding dialup modems, Ethernet, or wireless network cards. USB or PC-
Card Flash devices can be used to save port logs and back up
configurations.
The Digi Passport unit is available in 4-, 8-, 16-, 32- and 48-port models, in
a 1U rack-mount form factor.
Chapter 1
Introduction