Advanced Analytics

The Connect Platform is at the heart of connecting your users and things together which makes it even better suited to store, monitor and analyze all your big or small data components across your remote infrastructure.


Predictive Maintenance

Endian Connect Platform provides the ability to collect data from globally distributed sites. These data form the basis for predictive maintenance and the optimization of machines.


Secure Connection

At the heart of Endian is security and our passion for this is evident in the Connect Platform. Things like industry standard encryption protocols, two-factor authentication, support for external authentication sources (like Active Directory or LDAP) and so much more.


Easy Management

Visualize your network like never before using the Dashboard with live maps feature which shows all your remote sites and user activity in real-time.


The Connect Platform Components

Build Your Own Connect Platform

Choose Your Switchboard Server

On-Premise

  • Host in your own infrastructure
  • Centralized security available
  • Available as hardware, software or virtual appliance

Cloud-Hosted

  • No servers installation/setup
  • Start deploying immediately
  • Convenient low-cost monthly billing option available

Choose How to Connect

Endian Connect APP

  • VPN Client Software
  • Full Network Access
  • Support for Windows and Mac OS X Platforms

Endian Connect WEB

  • Any web browser is a client
  • Works on mobile platforms*
  • Utilize supported apps
    * Requires HTML5 Browser

Connect Your Networks & Devices

Hardware

  • Hardware with Endian OS
  • Plug & Connect available
  • Protect networks / devices
  • Indoor & Rugged Models
  • Supported Models

Software Agent

  • Lightweight software client
  • Plug & Connect available
  • Protect devices
  • Windows & Mac OS X

Custom / SDK

  • Embed client in your product
  • Plug & Connect available
  • Protect devices
  • Modern platform & API
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Successful Companies Choose Endian


  • Seamlessly integrate ships into the corporate network over satellite connectivity to provide crew welfare, tracking and monitoring of ships as well as telemedicine for remote care.


  • Run remote diagnostics and deliver software updates to gas engines for distributed power generation.


  • Predictive maintenance refers to techniques that help determine the condition of in-service  equipment in order to predict and/or optimize when maintenance should be performed.

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The Connect Platform Features

Connections

  • Secure connections through SSL VPN (OpenVPN)
  • Connect with a single click to endpoints, gateways or entire remote networks
  • Connect Web: Open supported applications directly in browser
  • Connect App: Open any application directly from the client
  • View connection status for all devices (online/offline)
  • View which user(s) are connected to an endpoint/gateway
  • Expand/collapse view of endpoints for custom views (or apply to all)

User & Group Management

  • Support for individual users and/or user groups
  • User can be member or administrator of unlimited user groups
  • User can connect to single device or all devices in device group
  • Permissions:
  • Superuser (Admin)
  • Access to sub-organizations
  • User group management
  • Device group management
  • Application management
  • Organization management
  • API access
  • Network routes to Switchboard
  • Endian Network account data for gateway registration (provisioning)

Device & Group Management

Support for:

  • Gateways: Network devices connecting via VPN (OpenVPN required) and/or
  • Endpoints: Any IP-enabled devices that can be (a) connected to a gateway or (b) directly connected to Switchboard via Connect Agent or Connect SDK

Gateways

  • Automatic account creation for each gateway created
  • User and user group permissions management (connect/manage)
  • Gateway can be a part of unlimited number of device groups
  • Assign to specific organization or sub-organization
  • Manual device (gateway) creation or create via provisioning
  • Assign endpoints which are connected to gateway
  • Port forwarding to support redirecting field equipment communications to central site
  • Exportable logs in CSV format

Endpoints

  • Support single or millions of endpoints per gateway
  • Support for using virtual or real IP addresses
  • Support for endpoints without default gateway (SNAT)
  • Assign application profile (group) per endpoint
  • Exportable logs in CSV format

Provisioning

Support for:

  • Plug & Connect: To remote deploy gateways over the Internet
  • USB Stick: To remote deploy using USB stick in the gateway

Plug & Connect

  • Allows any Internet-connected remote gateway or endpoint to automatically create secure connection to the Switchboard
  • Supports automatic Endian Network registration
  • Define remote Endian appliance passwords
  • (Optional) Push network info to remote Endian appliances
  • Supported by Endian hardware, software or virtual appliances
  • Supported by Endian Connect Agent or Connect SDK

USB Stick

  • Allows any Endian hardware appliance to receive basic networking info and automatically create secure connection to the Switchboard
  • Supports automatic Endian Network registration
  • Define remote Endian appliance passwords
  • Define remote Endian WAN, LAN and DMZ networks
  • Define port forwarding and Source NAT rules
  • Define custom OpenVPN server IP, port and protocol
  • Define OpenVPN tunnel over HTTP proxy

Application & Profile (Group) Management

  • Support for defining access to any application
  • For each application definition specify integrated vs external
  • Integrated applications (RDP, VNC, SSH, Telnet, HTTP, HTTPS)
  • Support for advanced options of integrated applications
  • Custom applications for both Windows & Mac
  • Support for any TCP, UDP, TCP+UDP application
  • Support for profiles which are groups of applications
  • Profiles can be assigned individually to each endpoint

Organization Management

  • Support for parent and sub-organizations
  • Define exclusive access option on gateway or endpoint level (or leave disabled) per organization
  • Define max number of users per organization
  • Define max number of gateways per organization
  • Enable API access per organization
  • Define Endian Network registration per organization
  • Choose to add default application/profiles per organization

API Management

  • Secure API using HTTPS and authentication
  • Additional API token required for all requests
  • Can be enabled globally or per-organization
  • Superuser API for full read/write access
  • User API for restricted access
  • Activate or deactivate user/gateway connections
  • Activate or deactivate user/endpoint connections

Switchboard Configuration

Support for:

  • On-Premise: Run the Switchboard on any supported Endian appliance in your own infrastructure
  • Cloud Hosted (by Endian): Switchboard server is provided by Endian and connect your own users, devices and/or endpoints

On-Premise

  • Multi-tenancy option with support for sub-organizations
  • Full control over OpenVPN server, modes and options
  • OpenVPN fallback support through multi-server configuration
  • Virtual IP support for simultaneous connections to endpoints with the same IP address
  • Virtual IP pool(s) configurable globally or per organization
  • Support for multiple authentication backends (Local, LDAP, Active Directory, and RADIUS)
  • Integrated support for one-time passwords through TOTP (Time-based One-Time Password)
  • Support for VPN connection health check (interval and timeout)

Cloud-Hosted

  • Multi-tenancy option with support for sub-organizations
  • OpenVPN fallback support available (TCP 443 & UDP 1194)
  • Virtual IP support for simultaneous connections to endpoints with the same IP address
  • Hosted in Amazon Cloud for performance and reliability

Client Applications

Support for:

  • Connect App: VPN client software which offers full network access and support for integrated and external applications
  • Connect Web: Web-based client that support only integrated applications and works on any platform (with HTML5 browser)

Connect App

  • Native client available for Windows and Mac OSX
  • Choose to run integrated applications (inside app) or external applications (launch external local apps)
  • Manage users, devices, applications, organizations and settings from within the client
  • App views restricted based on user permissions
  • Option to start automatically on computer start-up
  • Automatic reconnection on failure
  • Support for connection through HTTP proxy (Basic/NTLM auth)
  • Includes integrated automatic app updates
  • Connection profile management for both Switchboard and OpenVPN connections
  • Integrated log viewer with ability to export to file/clipboard

Connect Web

  • Web-based client (requires HTML5 browser only)
  • Supported on virtually any platform including Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, iOS, Android and more
  • Integrated applications (RDP, VNC, SSH, Telnet, HTTP, HTTPS) run inside the browser and require nothing to be installed on client
  • Manage users, devices, applications and organizations from within the client
  • App views restricted based on user permissions

Big Data