<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 14 (filtered medium)"><style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:"Cambria Math";
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Tahoma;
panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Verdana;
panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:blue;
text-decoration:underline;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:purple;
text-decoration:underline;}
p.MsoAcetate, li.MsoAcetate, div.MsoAcetate
{mso-style-priority:99;
mso-style-link:"Balloon Text Char";
margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:8.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";}
span.BalloonTextChar
{mso-style-name:"Balloon Text Char";
mso-style-priority:99;
mso-style-link:"Balloon Text";
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";}
span.EmailStyle19
{mso-style-type:personal;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D;}
span.EmailStyle20
{mso-style-type:personal;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D;}
span.EmailStyle21
{mso-style-type:personal-reply;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
font-size:10.0pt;}
@page WordSection1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
--></style></head><body lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">+1 to this.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">We have over 20 in production and are great!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p>
<div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #b5c4df 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> AusNOG [mailto:<a href="mailto:ausnog-bounces@lists.ausnog.net">ausnog-bounces@lists.ausnog.net</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Nathan Brookfield<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, May 19, 2014 3:07 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'Kris Amy'; 'Tim Sheahan'<br><b>Cc:</b> '<a href="mailto:ausnog@lists.ausnog.net">ausnog@lists.ausnog.net</a>'<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [AusNOG] Rack security monitoring solutions</span></p>
</div></div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Sorry hit send to early. We use this in our data centre and some of our partners use these within several of the larger DC’s in Sydney and they are very effective in monitoring individual racks as well as cages/suites.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #b5c4df 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Nathan Brookfield <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, 19 May 2014 3:06 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'Kris Amy'; Tim Sheahan<br><b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:ausnog@lists.ausnog.net">ausnog@lists.ausnog.net</a><br><b>Subject:</b> RE: [AusNOG] Rack security monitoring solutions</span></p>
</div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">APC Netbotz devices would also allow you to do what you are looking for Kevin. They will capture an image on motion, noise, read sensor being activated etc and alert via SNMP or e-mail.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #b5c4df 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> AusNOG [<a href="mailto:ausnog-bounces@lists.ausnog.net">mailto:ausnog-bounces@lists.ausnog.net</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Kris Amy<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, 19 May 2014 3:03 PM<br><b>To:</b> Tim Sheahan<br><b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:ausnog@lists.ausnog.net">ausnog@lists.ausnog.net</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [AusNOG] Rack security monitoring solutions</span></p>
</div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU"> </span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">*shameless plug*</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU"> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-AU">My work (TZ) supplies those funky locks you see at NEXTDC.</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU"> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">If you would like further information on them I'll happily do the salesy-thing but save it for off-list.</span></p>
</div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU"> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">Cheers,</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">Kris</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">
<span lang="EN-AU"><br>On 19 May 2014, at 14:38, Tim Sheahan <<a href="mailto:sheahant@mytelecom.com.au">sheahant@mytelecom.com.au</a>> wrote:</span></p></div><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt">
<div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">Perhaps worth considering -</span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">If you twist this around a little then you have a setup like NextDC, whose facilities I've found quite impressive:</span></p>
</div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU"> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">* HID -style access cards with readers and lock actuators on each rack door</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-AU">* access-request card scans authenticated by an auth server e.g RADIUS </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">* video coverage of entry, halls and rack aisles completes the picture (so to speak)</span></p>
</div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU"> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">Notification then becomes authentication, and accountability becomes as tight as your user management and video monitoring can make it.</span></p>
</div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU"> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">- Tim</span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span lang="EN-AU"> </span></p><div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">-------- Original message --------</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">From: Kevin Windsor </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">Date:19/05/2014 13:36 (GMT+10:00) </span></p>
</div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">To: <a href="mailto:ausnog@lists.ausnog.net">ausnog@lists.ausnog.net</a> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">Subject: [AusNOG] Rack security monitoring solutions </span></p>
</div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU"> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">Hi All,</span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU"> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-AU">I am looking for solutions to monitor physical access to racks in a shared DC.</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU"> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">I need to be alerted when the racks are accessed (ie doors opened) and ideally record an image of the person accessing the rack. Environmental monitoring would also be a bonus.</span></p>
</div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU"> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">So far I have googled the APC NetBotz </span><b><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"><a href="http://tinyurl.com/dxnugf">http://tinyurl.com/dxnugf</a></span></b><span lang="EN-AU"> equipment which looks OK.</span></p>
</div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU"> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">I would welcome any comments on this this gear and any known alternatives.</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-AU"> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">Thanks</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU"><br>Kevin</span></p></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt">
<div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">_______________________________________________<br>AusNOG mailing list<br><a href="mailto:AusNOG@lists.ausnog.net">AusNOG@lists.ausnog.net</a><br><a href="http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog">http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog</a></span></p>
</div></blockquote></div></body></html>