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The SecureLinx Spider is an IP-based "Distributed KVM" (keyboard, video and mouse) remote server-management solution. A cable-friendly, single-port, KVM-to-IP converter that's small enough to be held in one hand, the Spider compresses video, keyboard and mouse signals, sending them over the network or Internet to a remote PC or handheld device.
Spider supports remote management of Windows and Linux/Unix servers, can be scaled up to add incremental ports as needed, and can be server-powered from two USB connections or one USB connection plus the PS/2 keyboard and mouse ports. Integrated with RADIUS, LDAP and Active Directory remote authentication support, the solution provides encryption of keyboard, video and mouse data, and includes an ARM-based processor, on-board memory (Flash, Video and CPU SDRAM), secure operating system, Web server, video encoder, and embedded Ethernet switch with built-in support for Virtual Media. A serial interface and second Ethernet port allows the Spider to be connected to all commonly used OOB (out-of-band) management interfaces.
