ePipe ServerWare Technical Specifications

Configuration Details

ePipe ServerWare is based on a hardened version of Linux. It is tightly integrated with the operating system and entirely takes over the computer on which it is installed. Access to the Linux operating system is not available. Models include:

ePipe ServerWare model	site-site active IPSec connections	site-site configured IPSec connections	remote user active PPTP connections
Concentrator-10	10	20	32
Concentrator-50	50	100	32
Concentrator-150	150	300	32

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Internet Services
Protocols	TCP/IP, RIP, DHCP, TFTP, PPP, PPPoE, IPoE
Firewall	Packet filtering with extensible rules
Internet access - outgoing	Network Address Translation (NAT)
Internet access - incoming	NAT with TCP/UDP port redirection
Scalable bandwidth	Multilink IP
Bandwidth control	Dynamic link establishment, with thresholds
Access control	Time-based link establishment
Availability	Auto failover to ancillary dialup/broadband links

Secure Remote Access Services (SRA)
Authentication & accounting	RADIUS, PAP, CHAP, MS-CHAP
VPN clients	Microsoft VPN Adapter (PPTP)
Encryption	MPPE

Site to Site VPN Services (SSV)
Site-to-Site VPN	IPSec tunnel mode, ESP MD5, SHA-1 and RMD160 authentication algorithms
Key management	Manually configured keys or IKE with shared secret authentication
Encryption	DES, 3DES, 128-bit AES and 128-bit Blowfish
Bandwidth control	Multilink IP (ML-IP) combines connections into a tunnel. Dynamic link establishment based on thresholds

Direct Connection Services (DCS)
Authentication	RADIUS, PAP, CHAP, MS-CHAP
Direct dial-in	Windows dial-up networking; any PPP client
Direct dial-out	Dial on demand, Windows modem pooling
Enterprise access	Telnet, network printing, UNIX modem pools
Port compatibility	Windows COM ports and UNIX tty ports

Hardware Requirements
Model	CPU	Memory	Disk
Concentrator-10	400MHz Pentium III	64MB	1.2GB
Concentrator-50	700MHz Pentium III	64MB	1.2GB
Concentrator-150	700MHz Pentium III	128MB	1.2GB

Bootable IDE CD-ROM drive
IDE hard disk drive
PCI Ethernet 10/100 NICs and quad cards (max. 8 segments)

ePipe ServerWare can connect to the IP VPNs, the Internet, IP-enabled Frame Relay networks or ATM networks over the following interfaces:

Up to 7 leased lines or broadband routers, using multiple Ethernet interfaces
Up to 7 ADSL modems using multiple Ethernet interfaces
Up to 10 ISDN terminal adapters, using an 8 port Stallion multiport serial card* and two internal COM ports
Up to 10 analog modems, using an 8 port Stallion multiport serial card* and two internal COM ports

* Stallion EasyIO and EasyConnection multiport cards supported only.

Supported Ethernet card chipsets include:

EthernetExpress Pro/100

SiS 900/7016

PCI NE2000

TI ThunderLAN

AMD PCnet32

DECchip Tulip

RealTek 8129/8139

VIA Rhine

See the ePipe ServerWare Getting Started guide (539K PDF) for a list of supported Ethernet cards. Stallion EasyIO and EasyConnection are the only multiport serial cards supported by ePipe ServerWare (supporting up to 8 serial ports).

Technical Support

ePipe ServerWare Concentrator includes 12 months free telephone technical support for registered users. Registered users also receive free software updates for a period of 12 months. Additional annual support agreements are available. Contact ePipe for details.