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Access Controller FB-10

The New Livewire Connections Access Controller FB-10

The Livewire Connections Access Controller FB-10 is the next step in taking true control of your vessels communications. Whether you run a merchant ship or a luxury yacht, the Access Controller can save you both time and money.



The FB-10 is designed to make it simple and easy to manage the increased number of communication systems available onboard your vessel, whether VSAT, Off Vessel Wi-FI , Fleet F77 or Inmarsat’s latest Fleet Broadband system. In fact you can connect up to 10 different devices. The selection of how your network data is routed ashore is simply made by clicking the most suitable system available in the User GUI, so if you’re VSAT is blocked by a crane when you’re in port and 3G or GPRS is available, simply switch to this and stay connected at what is usually a critical time.





The intuitive graphical user interface (GUI) makes it easy for authorized users to make changes to the connection that you are on. However, there is a whole lot more to the FB-10 than purely being able to switch service!

Truly Dynamic Firewalling

Create a user group and assign rules controlling a user’s connectivity on specific services. Change connection and have the applicable rules applied without any user intervention.

Port Forwarding

Allows external communication with internal devices or networks for off-vessel management such as engine diagnostics or remote IT server / PC support for example.

Remote Support

The Access Controller is designed with remote support in mind, not just for the Access Controller itself but for your entire network. The “Remote WAN to WAN” option allows a technician to investigate problems you may have onboard with say the VSAT via another terminal attached to the Access Controller. For example if your VSAT modem develops a fault a technician can, with your permission, troubleshoot this using the Fleet Broadband minimising down time and support costs as you may be able to fix the problem without needing an engineer onboard.

VPN Support

The Access Controller supports the pass though of multiple VPN types including PPTP, L2TP and IPSec.

Call Logs / Billing

The Access Controller User GUI allows you to stay in control, at any time you can see what data service you are using, how much data you have sent and received and long you have been online. The downloadable Call Log facility allows you to check your airtime bills as you can download the log and even apply your own call costs to different service types to bill back volume or time based charges if required.

Installation

The installation is designed to be straightforward and intuitive with in-built help features to assist the installer and pre-installed settings for both Satcom and standard communications devices. The Access Controller can even be configured remotely by a shore side technician who can use the “Remote GUI” function to amend settings or make changes to firewall groups if authorised to do so.

And More...

Including the ability to configure different users with different access levels ensuring you maintain control at all times. The Access Controller has upgradable firmware which makes it simple to update the Access Controller to support new communication devices.