Re: Operations Console/Remote Control Panel

In addition, PC Anywhere can be configured to call back - ie you dial in,
enter userid & password, it hangs up and calls you back at a pre-defined
number.

----- Original Message -----
From: Matt Patee <mpatee@abm.com>
To: <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
Sent: Friday, April 14, 2000 9:00 AM
Subject: RE: Operations Console/Remote Control Panel


>
>
> Glenn,
>
> Another option to consider is PC Anywhere or a product like it. This
product
> allows you to use passwords encrypted over the LAN or a phone line at the
> application level. It will take complete control over the PC on the other
end
> (your client access console). I currently use this and am very happy with
it. It
> is easy to setup and even more easy to use.
>
> -Matt
>
>
>
>
> Glenn Birnbaum <gbirnba@rei.com> on 04/13/2000 03:17:43 PM
>
> Please respond to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
>
> To:   "'Dave_Dahlstrom@triangle-group.com'"
<Dave_Dahlstrom@triangle-group.com>
> cc:   MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com (bcc: Matt Patee/Corporate/ABM)
> Subject:  RE: Operations Console/Remote Control Panel
>
>
>
> Thanks Dave,
>
> I appreciate your detailed response.  This does sound like a good product,
my
> only concern is the security issue.  We have our own internal network and
I
> would have been more comfortable using the LAN or carving out some
bandwidth for
> a leased line.
>
> Just to clarify, what does the remote user at the RCS need to do to access
the
> LCS in unattended mode (i.e. first invoke RSC client, then enter a DST
password,
> then enter NT userid and password).  I'm trying to assess if this will be
> considered 'secure' enough to satisfy our internal audit and data security
> folks.  What's your opinion regarding the security in your current dialup
> configuration?  Do you think that this setup is unique enough to not worry
about
> hackers trying to get past the password security?
>
> In past lives, this would have saved me many trips to an unattended
computer I
> was managing.  It was almost an hour's drive one way  from my home.  But
that
> was back before this was an option, in the V3R7 days, circa 1997 ......
>
> Thanks again for the help,
> Glenn
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