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Improvements Tighten Lucent's Security Management Server: Page 3 of 4

I tested bandwidth management by setting maximum bandwidth on each interface and then monitoring the traffic flowing through the Brick. Testing QoS tagging was simpler. I configured tagging on each zone and monitored the traffic passing through to verify the tags were set properly. In both cases, bandwidth management worked as advertised and did not hurt performance.

Vendor Information
Lucent Security Management Server 7.0, starts at $6,000. Available: September. Lucent Technologies, (888) 4LUCENT, (908) 582-8500.
www.lucent.com/security

LSMS 7.0 also supports DHCP Relay and dynamic IP address assignment via DHCP. Both applications are welcome additions. The DHCP client works as expected. When the Brick boots up, it sends out a DHCP address request and configures its IP network according to the response it receives. Then the Brick contacts the LSMS with its new address.

Missing from the Brick in previous versions was a command-line interface. LSMS 7.0 brings a CLI to the Brick and makes it available through the LSMS GUI or via a console cable. The CLI has a full set of tools that, when all else fails, can get you on the road to troubleshooting. However, there aren't any configuration options on the Brick except to set up the serial port and a modem.

LSMS has a CLI as well with a subset of the configuration commands available. The LSMS CLI lets administrators restore archived Brick configurations and offers utilities to modify the LSMS configuration. In addition to utilities that list configurations for Bricks and rule sets, you can add zone rule sets to existing groups and apply zone rule sets to Bricks. Although there is little reason to use the LSMS CLI, it is handy if the management GUI is unavailable.

Lucent has responded to user needs with gusto, and at this price, LSMS 7.0 is an option for any business.