SINGAPORE -- Critical Links, an international networking technology company, is introducing the first NAC-enabled edgeBOX at CommunicASIA, (Hall 5/F4-09, 20-23 June, Singapore). The award-winning edgeBOX 4.0 is an innovative and cost-effective networking device providing complete converged voice and data network services for SMEs and Branch Offices.

The new Network Access Control (NAC) enabled edgeBOX devices bring “state of the art” protection to customer’s corporate networks by controlling which users and computers can have access. The new features add enourmous value to a device that can provision, support and maintain voice and data services such as a fully featured IP-PBX and VoIP gateway, security, QoS, collaboration, WiFi, router and file storage.

The new Network Access Control (NAC) enabled edgeBOX devices to bring “state of the art” protection to customer’s corporate networks by controlling which users and computers can have access.

The new NAC features enable the edgeBOX to force authentication and enforce security policies at the edge for LAN, VPN, and Wireless infrastructure before granting access to the corporate network. Authentication is provided through embedded or remote RADIUS policy server, LDAP or Active Directory and access control policies can be enforced with great flexibility.

“The new NAC featuresreinforce the edgeBOX claim of placing intelligence at the edge of the network, fully controlled from the center.” stresses Mr. João Carreira, Critical Links’ CEO. “The edgeBOX can now identify users and grant them access to specific locations and/or resources using sophisticated network access policies”

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