Administrators are not always sitting next to their servers. The ability to monitor and administer a server from anywhere is often appreciated. The SoftRouter can be monitored and administered from anywhere on the LAN, or even over the Internet by an authenticated user. MacOS servers may be administered from Windows machines and vice versa.

	Remote server monitoring - Authorized users are allowed to monitor a Vicomsoft server product from local or remote computers.
	Remote server administration - Administration of the server does not require physical proximity.
	Remote monitoring and administration authentication - Monitoring and administration of the server requires authentication.
	Multiple degrees of restriction on remote administration - Achieve the balance between security and flexibility that is best adapted to each user's requirements.
	Remote administration disabled by default - Improved security.
	Cross-platform administration - Cross-platform networks may have the server installed on one operating system and the Vicomsoft Administrator Console on another.
	Administration from multiple locations at no extra cost - Install remote Administrator Console on more than one computer without incurring additional costs.

Benefit
Authorized users are allowed to monitor the server from local or remote computers.

Description
The Administrator Console provides full access to monitoring functions by authenticated users from a local or remote computer. An administrator may wish to grant the right to monitor routing traffic to certain personnel without granting the right to modify settings. This can be accomplished using remote monitoring. Since monitoring rights are granted separately from administrative rights, and administrator may allow selected users to see routing traffic and settings without rights to modify settings.

Benefit
Administration of the Server does not require physical proximity.

Description
Server settings may be administered by authorized users from any computer that can access it using the TCP/IP protocol. Routine tasks such as modifying Internet filter or DHCP settings may be performed by an authenticated administrator from anywhere on the LAN or even remotely over the Internet.

Benefit
Monitoring and administration of the server requires authentication.

Description
Rights to monitor and administer the server are granted by the administrator via user name and password. Unauthorized users cannot see or modify server settings. The rights to modify settings are granted separately from the rights to see settings, alleviating concerns that a user with rights to monitor the server may manage to change settings.

Benefit
Achieve the balance between security and flexibility that is best adapted to each user's requirements.

Description
There are four degrees of restriction on remote administration which may be combined to achieve the desired level of control. Administration may be restricted to:

1. The same computer as the server. This inhibits remote administration entirely.

2. The same local subnets as the server. This restricts use of the Administrator Console to computers on local area networks directly connected to the server.

3. Specified ranges of IP addresses. This enables administration from a remote location or from a LAN computer but restricts it to a single specified IP address or range of addresses. Attempts to tamper with the server from other IP addresses will fail.

4. All IP addresses. An authenticated user could perform administration tasks from any local or remote IP address.

Benefit
Improved security.

Description
Remote Administration is disabled by default at installation time. It is necessary for the user to have administrator status in order to enable it. There is therefore no risk that an unauthorized user gain access to remote administration functions by error. Remote administration must be explicitly enabled.

Benefit
Cross-platform networks may have the server installed on one operating system and the Administrator Console on another.

Description
The Vicomsoft Internet server is available on both MacOS and Windows platforms. Many users have the server on one operating system, and need to administer it from the other, on the LAN or from a remote site. In this case, the Vicomsoft Administrator Console does not need to be installed on the same operating system as the server. A server running under MacOS may be administered from a Windows machine and vice versa.

Description
An administrator may wish to administer or monitor the server from more than one location, or there may be more than one person with monitoring or administrative authority. Administrators may install and use more than one copy of the Administrator Console without incurring additional licence fees.