The Nodegrid Bold SR is ideally used as an OOBI-WAN gateway to provide a resilient Out-of-Band connection to remote locations. In this use case, the Bold SR acts as a local OOBI-LAN device to provide a dedicated network for management traffic and console access to the device via RS-232 or USB, as an OOBI-WAN gateway/router.
This use case can be easily expanded to provide inside visibility through deployments of sensors and containerized applications. Each Bold SR can be centrally managed from ZPE Cloud, a central access and management SaaS service.
This guide explains how to use ZPE Cloud to deploy a Bold SR as an OOBI-WAN gateway, accessible from ZPE Cloud. It can provide access to management interfaces using IP-based protocol console connections.
The guide explores how the system can be expanded to gain visibility of a location's environmental details.
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Deployment Overview
To deploy a Bold SR as an OOBI-WAN gateway, follow this process:
- ZPE Cloud preparation
- Unbox Bold SR
- Base Configuration
- First access to Bold SR
- Network and Failover configuration
- Configure OOB access to devices
- Connect to managed devices
- Backup
- Monitoring
Prerequisites
The following are prerequisites for usage of this guide. This utilizes a Fortinet Firewall for one target device with a Web-based management interface.
- Bold SR with an LTE modem
- One Data SIM
- Temperature and Humidity Sensor
- One target device with a console management port.
- Category 5e or higher RJ-45 Ethernet cables for connecting network devices.
- Category 5e or higher RJ-45 Ethernet cables for console connection