DialWays 3.0 Enterprise Edition, evolution of the
DialWays product, is a scalable software for managing remote access services,
ranging from large business environments offering remote access to the
network, to Service Providers and Carrier Class telecom operators.
DialWays is a centralized application for the control and management of remote
accesses to the network, through the use of RADIUS
and TACACS+ standard protocols.
DialWays fully implements the AAA model
(Authentication, Authorization, Accounting).
target
Target
DialWays 3.0 Enterprise Edition supports all the features tipically requested
by large enterprises and Service Providers, such as SQL database support,
VPN support, IP address pool management, remote administration, access security
through token-based authentications.
This version of the product is primarily designed for those networks that sevice
more than 128 remote users simultaneously, thus managing a large group of users;
this edition removes the limitations of the Standard Edition and can control:
unlimited number of simultaneous sessions
unlimited number of configured Realms
The license also includes a further copy of the product which can be installed
as redundant backup server.
other versions
Other versions
For small/medium enterprises or Service Providers which do not need to
control a huge number of concurrent connections, the solution DialWays 3.0 Standard Edition
is also available.
For small companies or small Internet Service Providers that don't need to
control a high number of concurrent connections the right solution is DialWays 3.0 Basic Edition.
main features
Main Features
DialWays Enterprise Edition extends the functionalities
offered by the standard version, providing a set of features which
make it suitable to processing in large environments.
High performance, limited use of resources
DialWays, developed in C++, provides excellent performance
with reduced occupation of the CPU and limited use of memory.
Complete support for authentication, authorization and accounting
DialWays is a complete AAA server which supports any request of authentication, authorization
and accounting as defined in the standard specifications of both RADIUS and TACACS+ protocols.
Centralized user administration and managment
DialWays allows to centralize on a single database all user profiles which access
the network remotely. This simplifies the work of network administrators and maintains
the homogeneity of access profiles.
Simplified administration
Thanks to the DialWays Management Console, which can also be used remotely,
managing DialWays servers is easier and much more intuitive.
Real time remote control
DialWays Remote Administration Console allows a visual and real time control of
remote accesses and their activity.
High-Availability and redundancy
In critical environments, where service availability is essential,
DialWays offers the highest degree of reliability, providing a second backup installation
for each purchased license.
Extended policies for access control
DialWays includes several parameters which can be applied to users
to control their access according to customized policies (expiry,
activation date, duration, time and traffic credits, time quotes,
calling or called numbers, access NAS, etc.).
Resource management
DialWays includes a shared resources sever which keeps track of the
state information on active connections.
DialWays can control concurrent logins for a given user,
group or realm, to limit the overall port resource usage.
Besides, DialWays includes an IP Address Pool server
for distributing IP addresses across the networks.
Extended accounting support
DialWays allows to manage accounting data customizing the format and publishing them
on SQL database even in real time. Thus, it is possible to integrate the software
with any billing system.
Token-based system support
DialWays allows to extend authentication phases, integrating with token-based
authentication softwares, such as RSA ACE/Server SecurID.
LDAP Directory support
DialWays can work with LDAP directory server to record user profiles, together
with other LDAP-based systems.
benefits
Benefits
DialWays Enterprise Edition offers the following benefits:
Centralized management and control of heterogeneous network equipment,
even from different producers.
Use of preexisting database, with a minimum impact on the infrastructure
and no need of complicated re-configurations or re-creations of user profiles.
Complete control over usage of remote access resources, in terms
both of security and costs.
Flexibile management of new typologies of service.
High degree of security for VPN access authentications and intranet networks.
Open architecture, designed to allow extension and customization
of built-in functionalities.
Possibility of generating billing data directly in the running billing system.
