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Networking Hardware
News Release from: Axiomtek | Subject: NA-401
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 13 February 2006
1U platform is compact base for network
appliances
The NA-401 is a 1U rack-mount network security platform for VPNs, network bandwidth controllers, IDS/IPSs, firewalls and more.
New from Axiomtek, the NA-401 is a 1U rack-mount network security platform for VPNs, network bandwidth controllers, IDS/IPSs, firewalls and more This network platform supports Intel Pentium 4 and Celeron D processors up to 3.6GHz in the LGA775 package and has a front side bus speed of 800MHz with the latest Intel 915GV Express chipset
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 11 Nov 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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System memory can support up to 4Gbyte of DDR266/333 DIMM sockets with unbuffered non-ECC memory.
The NA-401 can definitely simplify network appliance design with its highly integrated design.
The NA-401 supports multiple Ethernet ports for network appliance solutions.
All four Gigabit Ethernet ports support peer to peer communication by PCI-Express technology.
The platform is optimised for datacommunications.
The Ethernet port configurations and combinations can be changed to fit different customer requirements accordingly.
In order to provide the best network performance and best utilisation, the device provides powerful storage interfaces, including IDE and S-ATA and is easily compatible with embedded operating systems and third-party application programs through DOM (disk on module) or CompactFlash.
One PCI 32bit/33MHz expansion slot and one Mini-PCI slot are available for expansion.
"The NA-401 is a mainstream network security platform with high computing performance", said Philip Wei, Product Manager of Axiomtek's Industrial PC Division.
"For the sake of meeting numerous critical network appliance demands, Axiomtek offers a wide range of network appliances to fulfil network management and network security hardware solutions".
"The network appliances (NA) series is ideal for system integrators, software developers and manufacturers seeking to reduce time to market".
Powerful enclosure management features, including BIOS redirection to console port, LCM settings, and more, have been implemented so users can keep and manage their data easily.
The baseboard has Serial ATA and 40-pin IDE interface built-in, so customers can use the 3.5in Serial ATA hard disks internally.
The embedded OS can be stored on DOM (disk on module) or CF (CompactFlash).
Each of Axiomtek's network appliance models has a lower total cost of ownership (TCO) and can be used for VPN gateways, load balancing, network bandwidth management, SSL, firewalls, IDS/IPS and much more.
The NA-401 will be available in the middle of March 2006.
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