Perle IOLAN SCR Secure OOBM Console Servers
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- Intelligent Out-of-Band IT Infrastructure Management with optionally integrated Cellular
- Maintain control over your network with a separate, secure management plane built to operate independently from the network to ensure out-of-band access even during network outages.
- Integrate with PerleVIEW Central Management Platform for advanced single pane of glass management, automating routine tasks and providing detailed reporting.
- Designed to support the latest technologies and standards, ensuring long-term reliability.
- Advanced routing engine with AAA security and encryption tools that meet all data center compliance policies
Perle IOLAN SCR Secure Console Servers are engineered to provide unparalleled network resilience and secure remote access to your critical infrastructure. This ultimate solution for advanced out-of-band management will keep your network infrastructure secure, reliable, and automated. Whether managing data centers, branch offices, remote sites, or high-density locations, an IOLAN SCR provides unparalleled control and monitoring capabilities to ensures your network remains operational, even during outages.
Console Management Ports
Every IOLAN SCR Console Server has integrated serial RS232 RJ45 and USB host ports. To get the ultimate solution for connectivity and redundancy, choose the IOLAN SCR256, which also includes Ethernet console management ports.
IOLAN SCR256 Console Server: | 24 x Ethernet, 24 x RS232, 8 x USB |
IOLAN SCR258 Console Server: | 48 x RS232, 8 x USB |
IOLAN SCR242 Console Server: | 32 x RS232, 8 x USB |
IOLAN SCR226 Console Server: | 16 x RS232, 8 x USB |
A Complete Top-of-Rack Management Solution
An IOLAN SCR Console Server at every IT location, used in combination with PerleVIEW deployed in the cloud or on premise, provides secure remote device access and management through a single application. This powerful monitoring and management tool offers a robust suite of intuitive automation tools that empower administrators to seamlessly scale deployments, edit configurations, update firmware, monitor system health, schedule tasks, and automate routine actions ? all from the comfort of your preferred location and device. Perle Network Assist is also an excellent option for busy IT managers who want a free Windows-based desktop application to efficiently configure, monitor, and manage Perle hardware solutions.
Optional Global Cellular Integration
Models with integrated Cellular protect your data center and branch office out-of-band management infrastructure against wired LAN failure. It can also transmit serial data or establish a direct serial-to-serial peer connection over cellular networks. This is ideal when devices are located where hardwired Ethernet connections are not available but cellular networks, with their affordable data packages, are accessible.
Built-in Perle-ARMOR™ security shield
Perle-ARMOR™ is a robust set of standards-based security features integrated into every IOLAN SCR Console Server. Perle is committed to the standards and regulations that industries require for device security, identity, and data privacy.
- Secure Boot: By ensuring that the IOLAN SCR boots using only trusted software user can have confidence that malware and rootkits cannot compromise the integrity or security of the device. It provides a robust defense against a variety of threats, supports regulatory compliance, and maintains device integrity.
- Protect against unauthorized access: Two-factor authentication (2FA), IEEE 802.1x, and support for AAA protocols like TACACS+, Radius with RADSec, and LDAP enable integration with enterprise-grade systems.
- Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 provides hardware-based encryption, secure key storage, platform integrity, and compliance with security regulations.
- Secure Internet Transmissions: The IOLAN SCR ensures the integrity of data flowing across the network by only accepting signed and encrypted files through secured tunnels.
- Secure Remote Access: Create a secure tunnel using OpenVPN or IPSec to ensure your confidential data is protected and secure
- The built-in firewall offers intuitive policies to protect inside networks from unauthorized access. The firewall also allows inside networks to be separated from each other. If there are network resources that need to be available to an outside user, such as a web or FTP server, these resources can be placed on a separate network behind the firewall in a demilitarized zone (DMZ).
- Enable or disable physical ports and specific protocols to limit the attack surface, control the types of traffic that can flow through your network, reduce congestion, and meet regulatory requirements.
- FIPS 140-2 Software version: for compliance with US and Canadian Federal Government regulations for protecting sensitive information.
Other Key Features:
- Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP): Simplifies configuration, administration, and deployment, eliminating the need for on-site technical support while saving time and reducing errors.
- Easy Network Integration: full IPv4/IPv6 routing capabilities with extensive protocol support, including VRRP, RIP, OSPF, and BGP.
- Flexible Deployment: 1U form factor with up to 4 x Uplink ports and dual AC power inputs ensure uninterrupted operation through redundancy and reliability
- Automated Network Recovery: Utilize rules-based automation to detect, analyze, and resolve network issues swiftly and efficiently.
- TrueSerial® Technology: Ensures authentic serial connections across Ethernet, maintaining protocol integrity.
- Cloud Hosting -- Deploy and manage your network from the cloud
Virtualization & Edge Computing Tools
As infrastructures expand, there is a massive global demand for more processing power at the network edge. This requires advanced equipment with built-in functionality to run distributed tasks without being dependent on a connection to a central host.
IOLAN SCR Console Servers, with native support for OCI Containers and virtual machines (VMs), enable users to optimize edge computing processing capabilities by deploying applications tailored to suit unique or evolving use cases with low latency and real-time responsiveness. One of the main advantages of this solution is the ability to deploy custom third-party applications in a container or a VM that runs tasks and performs intelligent actions closer to the source without obstructing the core functionality of the IOLAN Console Server. Perle's OCI Containers are based on the Docker platform and support public and private container registries such as Docker Hub, Amazon ECR, Opencontainers, GitHub, BuildKit, Podman, and Buildah. The VMs are well suited for complex applications that require a fully dedicated, isolated OS environment to run on the IOLAN to help IT departments optimize their infrastructure and improve operational efficiency.
For advanced automation, the IOLAN SCR x86 CPU can easily run your own application, including Python scripts inside Docker or a VM, for custom automation of tasks like collecting statistics and reconfiguring devices for more efficient network management.

Software Features - IOLAN SCR Secure Console Server
Management & Configuration |
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Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP): automates the provisioning of both the configuration and firmware files through DHCP/BOOTP Options |
Application Virtualization support like VM (KVM) / OCI Containers (Docker) |
Management & Monitoring: HTTP/HTTPS, CLI, Telnet, SNMPv1/v2/v3, Application Virtualization, RESTful API, SMS, TACACS+ |
Central Management support (i.e. cloud or local) using PerleVIEW and/or Network Assist |
Multiple firmware versions can be saved on the unit. This allows the customer to change between older and newer firmware versions without the need to download. |
Multiple configuration files can be stored on the unit., This allows the customer to easily switch between older and newer configurations during testing or production deployments. |
Automatic check for software updates available over FTP, HTTP, HTTPS, SCP, SFTP, and TFTP |
LLDP-Link Layer Discovery Protocol, as per IEEE 802.1AB, is a neighbor discovery protocol that is used for network devices to advertise information about themselves to other devices on the network. This protocol runs over the data-link layer, which allows two systems running different network layer protocols to learn about each other via TLVs (Type-Length-Value). |
RESTful API uses HTTP requests to access and use IOLAN SCR x86 statistics and configuration data. Any of the CLI commands can be executed through a RESTful API script that can be controlled externally from a server. |
Connectivity Watchdog can instruct the IOLAN SCR x86 to take different actions (i.e. reboot) if the network connectivity to a pre-define IP address is lost. This is helpful for situations when the IOLAN SCR x86 is deployed on remote locations hard to service if the network connectivity is lost. |
Automatic DNS Update: Utilize DHCP Opt 81 to set IOLAN domain name for easy name management and with Dynamic DNS support, users on the Internet can access the device server by name without having to know its IP address. See Automatic DNS update support for details |
Dynamic DNS |
Installation Wizard |
Redundancy |
Load Balancing, VPN Failover, VRRPv3 |
Routing Protocols |
The IOLAN SCR x86 can be configured for any of the major routing protocols for an easy integration within the data center Ethernet backbone: RIP/RIPNg, OSPFv3, BGP-4, NAT, IPv4/IPv6, Static Routing, IPv6 Encapsulations (GRE, 6in4), Port Routing, STP/MSTP/RSTP |
IPv6 to IPv4 translation is fully supported for environments where the Ethernet data backbone is run on IPv6 and the port management is run on IPv4 |
Using NAT for enhanced security, the IOLAN SCR x86 can map a single IP address, across all or several of it's Ethernet ports. |
IP Applications |
DDNS, DNS Proxy / Spoofing, relay, client, Opt. 82, |
NTP & SNTP (versions 1, 2, 3, 4) |
DHCP / DHCPv6 server / DHCP Snooping & BOOTP |
VLAN & VPN |
VLAN, OpenVPN, WireGuard, VPN Failover |
IPSec VPN: NAT Traversal, ESP authentication protocol |
Firewall Features |
Ability to set up firewalls to restrict incoming and outgoing packets |
Built in Zone-Based Policy Firewall for local security and traffic filtering. |
Access Control Lists (list & ranges & time) |
Filter based on MAC Address, IP, Port, Protocol, User |
IEEE 802.1x Authentication and Port Security can be enabled for any Ethernet port for increased security port access. |
Port Forwarding |
BGP Communities |
Security Features |
AAA Security via remote authentication (Radius / RADSec, TACACS+, & LDAP) |
Trusted host filtering (IP filtering), allowing only those hosts that have been configured in the host table access to the router. |
Ability to disable services (i.e. Telnet, Syslog, SNMP, HTTP) for additional security |
Ability to disable Ping responses |
SSH client/server connections (SSH 2). Ability to individually select network services that will be used by the SSH client/server connections. |
SSL/TLS client/server data encryption (TLS v1.3) |
SSL Peer authentication, SSL encryption, Hashing algorithms, key exchange, X.509 certificate |
Local database |
RIP authentication (via password or MD5) |
2 Factor (2F) Authentication for enhanced administration access security |
Management Access Control |
Demilitarized Zone (DMZ)2 |
Secure HTTP/HTTPS/FTP/Telnet Authentication Proxy |
SNMP v3 Authentication and Encryption support |
MAC & IP Address filtering |
Active Directory via LDAP |
FIPS140-2 Enterprise Grade Security |
Logging, Reporting & Alerts |
Email alert notification |
Syslog, Event Type, Report Type, Alerts & Monitoring, Triggers Status Screen Report, Data Usage, Diagnostic, Login Banner |
Accessing Console Management Ports (Serial & Ethernet) |
Serial Protocols: PPP, PAP/CHAP, SLIP |
Connect directly using Telnet / SSH by port and IP address |
Use an internet browser to access with HTTP or secure HTTPS |
Java-free browser access to remote serial console ports via Telnet and SSH |
Ports can be assigned a specific IP address |
Multisession capability enables multiple users to access ports simultaneously |
Multihost access enables multiple hosts/servers to share serial ports |
Console Management Functions |
Sun / Oracle Solaris Break Safe |
Local port buffer viewing - 256K bytes per port |
External port buffering via NFS, encrypted NFS and Syslog |
Event notification |
Terminal Server Functions |
Telnet |
SSH v1 and v2 |
Auto session login |
LPD, RCP printer |
MOTD - Message of the day |
Serial to Ethernet functions |
Tunnel raw serial data across Ethernet - clear or encrypted |
Raw serial data over TCP/IP |
Raw serial data over UDP |
Share serial ports with multiple hosts/servers |
Virtual modem simulates a modem connection - assign IP address by AT phone number |
Virtual modem data can be sent over the Ethernet link with or without SSL encryption |
TruePort com/tty redirector provides fixed TTY or COM ports to serial based applications enabling communication with remote devices connected to Perle IOLAN's either in encrypted or clear text. |
TrueSerial packet technology provides the most authentic serial connections across Ethernet ensuring serial protocol integrity |
RFC 2217 standard for transport of serial data and RS232 control signals |
Customizable or fixed serial baud rates |
Serial encapsulation of industrial protocols such as ModBus, DNP3 and IEC-870-5-101 |
ModBus TCP gateway enables serial Modbus ASCII/RTU device connection to ModBus TCP |
Data logging will store serial data received when no active TCP session and forward to network peer once session re-established - 32K bytes circular per port |
Other Protocols Support |
IPv6, IPv4, TCP/IP, Reverse SSH, SSH, SSL, IPSec/IPv4, IPSec/IPv6, IPSec, RIPV2/MD5, ARP, RARP, UDP, UDP Multicast, ICMP, BOOTP, DHCP, TFTP, SFTP, SNTP, Telnet, raw, reverse Telnet, LPD, RCP, DNS, Dynamic DNS, WINS, HTTP, HTTPS, SMTP, SNMPV3, PPP, PAP/CHAP, SLIP, CSLIP, RFC2217, MSCHAP |
Hardware Specifications - IOLAN SCR Secure Console Server
Console Management Ports | ||
IOLAN SCR256: 24 x 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet Switch Ports -Connect to Ethernet Console Management ports and IPMI ports | ||
IOLAN SCR256: 24 x RS232 RJ45 IOLAN SCR226: 16 x RS232 RJ45 IOLAN SCR242: 32 x RS232 RJ45 IOLAN SCR258: 48 x RS232 RJ45 - Note: All serial RS232 RJ45 Console Port software selectable for Cisco-straight or Cisco-rolled pinout | ||
All Models: 8 x USB Host Ports - Connect to USB console ports. Supports USB flash drives | ||
Uplink / WAN Ports | ||
IOLAN SCR256: 2 x SFP ports supporting -1G Fiber SFPs and 10/100/1000 Copper SFPs |
IOLAN SCR226, IOLAN SCR242, IOLAN SCR258: 2 x 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports 2 x SFP ports supporting 1/2.5/5/10G Fiber SFPs and 10/100/1000 Copper SFPs | |
Power | ||
Power Input: | Dual AC power supplies (with passive cooling - no fans) | |
AC Input Voltage Range: | 100-240 VAC, 47-63Hz | |
Current Consumption (no SFPs): | IOLAN SCR256: @ 110VAC: 0.15A @ 240VAC: 0.08A |
IOLAN SCR226, IOLAN SCR242, IOLAN SCR258: @ 110VAC: 0.14A @ 240VAC: 0.07A |
Typical Power Consumption: | IOLAN SCR256: 17W |
IOLAN SCR226, IOLAN SCR242, IOLAN SCR258: 16W |
Heat Output (BTU/HR) | IOLAN SCR256: 63.77 |
IOLAN SCR226, IOLAN SCR242, IOLAN SCR258: 60.02 |
Power Cord - optionally included: | UK: IEC320-C13 to BS1363 (Type G) - Use in United Kingdom, Ireland, Malaysia, Malta, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Saudi Arabia EU: IEC320-C13 to CEE 7/7 Schuko (Type E/F) - Use in Europe, South America, and South Korea | |
Environment Specifications | ||
Operating Temperature: | 0°C to 50°C (32°F to 131°F) | |
Storage Temperature: | -40°C to 85°C (-40°F to 185°F) | |
Operating / Storage Humidity: | 5% to 95% non-condensing | |
Operating Altitude: | Up to 3,048 meters (10,000 ft) | |
Vibrations: | MIL-STD-810 H, NEBS (Office, Earthquake, Transportation) | |
MTBF (Hours): | IOLAN SCR256: 134,637 IOLAN SCRC256: 123,885 IOLAN SCR226: 157,990 IOLAN SCRC226: 143,776 |
IOLAN SCR242: 143,459 IOLAN SCRC242: 131,776 IOLAN SCR258: 130,964 IOLAN SCRC258: 120,573 |
Calculation model based on MIL-HDBK-217-FN2 @ 25°C/86°F | ||
Ingress Protection Rating: | IP20 | |
Platform | ||
Processor: | AMD CPU RYZEN R1305G (x86) Trusted Platform Module 2.0 | |
RAM: | 8GB | |
Storage Space: | 256GB | |
Console Port: | 1 x RS232 RJ45 / 1 x USB-C | |
LEDs: | System Ready and Power 1 & 2 | |
Mounting: | 1U - 19" rack, front and rear mounting hardware included | |
Product Dimensions: | 440 x 265 x 44 (mm) / 17.32 x 10.43 x 1.73 (in) | |
Shipping Dimensions: | 59 x 36 x 9 (cm), 23.22 x 14.17 x 3.54 (in) | |
Shipping Weight: | 4.75kg / 10.48lb | |
Certifications | ||
Safety: | CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 62368-1-14 | |
Emissions: |
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Immunity: |
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Other | ||
Reach, RoHS and WEEE Compliant | ||
TAA and NDAA Compliant | ||
ECCN - 5A992 | ||
HTSUS Number: 8517.62.0020 | ||
Perle Limited Lifetime Warranty | ||
Cellular Specifications (factory installed option) | ||
2x SIM Cards slots: | Mini-SIM 15 x 25mm ( 2FF ) Dual Push Click | |
Connectors: | 2 x SMA connectors for cellular with diversity | |
LTE-A PRO CAT12 (worldwide): | 600Mbps downlink and 150Mbps uplink speeds | |
4G/LTE Bands (24): | 2100(B1), 1900(B2), 1800(B3), AWS(B4), 850(B5), 2600(B7), 900(B8), 1800(B9), 700(B12), 700(B13), 850(B18), 850(B19), 800(B20), 850(B26), 700(B28), 700(B29), 2300(B30), 1500(B32), TDD B41, TDD B42, TDD B43, TDD B46, CBRS B48, 1700(B66) | |
3G HSPA/HSPA+ Bands (9): | 2100(B1), 1900(B2), 1800(B3), AWS(B4), 850(B5), 800(B6), 900(B8), 1700(B9), 850(B19) | |
Regulatory Approvals: | FCC/ICES, PTCRB/CTIA, CE Mark, RED | |
Carrier Approval: | Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile |
Specifications
Product Description | Power Cord | Part No. |
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IOLAN SCR226 Console Server: - 24 x Console Management Ports (16 x RS232 RJ45, 8 x USB), 4 x Uplink Ports (2 x Ethernet, 2 x 10G SFP), Dual AC Power | UK | 04035721 |
EU | 04035722 | |
IOLAN SCR242 Console Server: - 40 x Console Management Ports (32 x RS232 RJ45, 8 x USB), 4 x Uplink Ports (2 x Ethernet, 2 x 10G SFP), Dual AC Power | UK | 04035731 |
EU | 04035732 | |
IOLAN SCR258 Console Server: - 56 x Console Management Ports (48 x RS232 RJ45, 8 x USB), 4 x Uplink Ports (2 x Ethernet, 2 x 10G SFP), Dual AC Power | UK | 04035741 |
EU | 04035742 | |
IOLAN SCRC226 Console Server: - 24 x Console Management Ports (16 x RS232 RJ45, 8 x USB), 4 x Uplink Ports (2 x Ethernet, 2 x 10G SFP), Cellular 4G/LTE-A PRO, Dual AC Power | UK | 04035751 |
EU | 04035752 | |
IOLAN SCRC242 Console Server: - 40 x Console Management Ports (32 x RS232 RJ45, 8 x USB), 4 x Uplink Ports (2 x Ethernet, 2 x 10G SFP), Cellular 4G/LTE-A PRO, Dual AC Power | UK | 04035761 |
EU | 04035762 | |
IOLAN SCRC258 Console Server: - 56 x Console Management Ports (48 x RS232 RJ45, 8 x USB), 4 x Uplink Ports (2 x Ethernet, 2 x 10G SFP), Cellular 4G/LTE-A PRO, Dual AC Power | UK | 04035771 |
EU | 04035772 | |
IOLAN SCR256 Console Server: - 56 x Console Management Ports (24 x Ethernet, 24 x RS232 RJ45, 8 x USB), 2 x SFP Uplink Ports, Dual AC Power | UK | 04035841 |
EU | 04035842 | |
IOLAN SCRC256 Console Server: - 56 x Console Management Ports (24 x Ethernet, 24 x RS232 RJ45, 8 x USB), 2 x SFP Uplink Ports, Cellular 4G/LTE-A PRO, Dual AC Power | UK | 04035861 |
EU | 04035862 |
