VANGUARD CS quickly and cost-effectively identifies harmful events before they occur, preventing data theft or damage that could degrade network performance and availability resulting in potentially devastating costs to organizations.
At the heart of the product line is the VANGUARD CS™ Fiber Optic Network Monitoring System. Using patented technologies, VANGUARD CS ensures the integrity and availability of network data by monitoring spare (unused) strands of fibers within optical cables making up the network infrastructure. This 24/7/365 monitoring allows the system to immediately detect and report even the most subtle tampering of the most sophisticated intrusion attempts conducted for the purposes of data theft (tapping) or denial of service.
With Plug-and-Protect™ capability, VANGUARD CS can rapidly be added to existing network infrastructure. As an added advantage, monitoring standard armored fiber optic cable with VANGUARD CS could eliminate the need for costly electrical metallic tubing (EMT), greatly reducing the overall CAPEX and OPEX for an organization, providing instantaneous ROI, and enabling cost-effective scalability across various sites around the globe.
Contact our Sales Engineers to discuss your specific environment, get recommendations on leveraging our products’ interfaces to integrate with your existing systems, or to deploy a custom, scaleable, mission-focused solution.
LAN Point-to-Multipoint Deployments
Because VANGUARD monitors the fibers within the cables carrying the classified data (intrinsic monitoring), point-to-multipoint (hub-and-spoke) monitoring architectures can be created to mimic the physical network allowing efficient utilization of the monitoring device’s ports permitting high-density, logically clustered groups of protected drops. This allows multiple offices or workstations to be protected by a single alarm system port rather than each office or workstation requiring its own port. Use of this architecture enables many dozens of end-user drops to be protected by one alarm device. This results in cost reductions of 75% or greater per drop when compared to legacy protection methods.
Inside-LAN and Building-to-Building (OSP) Deployments
One VANGUARD unit can monitor both inside-LAN and OSP links.
Building-to-Building (OSP) Deployments.
Multi-port VANGUARDs can protect up to four (or eight multi-mode) separate cable runs (even more through point-to-multipoint design) or remain available for deployment to protect future requirements as they occur – with no additional cost or delay.
Electrical
Power Input 100/240V, 250mA 60/50Hz IEC
C14 3-Position Connector
Environmental
Operating Temperature 0°C – 45°C
Storage Temperature -10°C – 50°C
Operating Humidity 20% – 80% Non-Condensing
Physical
1U high, 19″ Rack Mountable
H x W x D: 45 x 432 x 368 mm
H x W x D: 1.75 x 17.0 x 14.5 inches
Weight
6.4 kg (14 lbs)
Local Management
Channel LED indicators, Channel Reset Buttons
Remote Management
RS232 Serial: Console Access
TACACS+ Compatible
10/100BaseT Ethernet: SSHv2, Telnet,
SNMPv2c, SNMPv3
VANGUARD CS has a 1000BASE-T Ethernet connection
Alarm Management
SNMPv2c, SNMPv3, Syslog,
Self-Test Heartbeat LED Indicator
Email, SMS alerts
NO/NC Contacts
VANGUARD CS incorporates a Unidirectional
Simplex Optical Communications Port for sending alarms to an optional Cross-Domain Communications Unit
Optical
2, 4 or 8 Ports (multimode)
2 or 4 Ports (single-mode)
LC duplex, SC available - CAUTION: UPC NON-ANGLED
Dynamic range: multimode 50dB
Dynamic range: single-mode 55dB
Note: Designed for 3dB Excess/Safety
Lead-in fiber multimode: Sensitive or Desensitized
Lead-in fiber single-mode: Sensitive
Industry Certifications & Features
The VANGUARD is UL, FCC Part 15, IEC Class 1,
CDRH Class 1, and CE rated & certified
For specifications on all other products and extended warranty and support plans, please refer to our website at www.networkintegritysystems.com
VANGUARD CS incorporates an enterprise alarm management software system which enables remote monitoring and management of alarm devices from anywhere in the world. This provides insight and situational awareness into when or where an intruder is looming, damage is occurring or an outage is impending. In addition, when a problem does ensue, tools are available to quickly identify whether the issue is occurring in the ISP or OSP environment, allowing for quick response.
The CyberSecure IMS “Rapid Analysis Dashboard” provides:
With VANGUARD CS, each alarmed zone can be customized to meet the end user requirements specific to the zone. In the event an alarm is triggered, the corresponding data can be shut off using an ancillary device, the StopLight™ Optical Interface.
VANGUARD CS allows alarm notification transmission over unsecured networks by incorporating the optional Cross-Domain Communications Unit.
Gartner reports that 75% of all network cabling is located in publicly accessible spaces, making it a easy target for data theft and destruction that could degrade network performance or availability.
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Overview
Since 2003, Network Integrity Systems has applied its expertise in optical fiber monitoring to prevent physical cyber attacks on network infrastructure. Our solutions perform continuous analysis of cables, pathways and points of vulnerability such as manholes, fence lines and equipment cabinets and look for intrusions that occur as a precursor to a physical cyber attack (tapping, theft of data) or damage that could degrade network performance or availability.
Corporate Headquarters:
1937 Tate Blvd. SE
Hickory, NC 28602
Phone: 828.322.2181
Facsimile: 828.322.5294
Sales Operations Center:
1226 Progressive Drive,
Suite 210
Chesapeake, VA 23320
Phone: 757.819.6095
Toll Free: 877.647.4737