{"id":6297,"date":"2019-02-21T09:45:57","date_gmt":"2019-02-21T15:45:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.poweradmin.com\/blog\/?p=6297"},"modified":"2019-04-05T14:47:30","modified_gmt":"2019-04-05T19:47:30","slug":"almost-free-remote-support-on-your-hardware","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.poweradmin.com\/blog\/almost-free-remote-support-on-your-hardware\/","title":{"rendered":"Almost Free Remote Support \/ Remote Access Tool"},"content":{"rendered":"

Executive Summary:<\/strong> Practically unlimited remote desktop support \/ remote access for a one time cost of $125!\u00a0 \u00a0Just install the remote agent and you can access devices at the remote agent\u2019s site.\u00a0 It just works!<\/p>\n

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Really?\u00a0 Sounds like a scam?\u00a0 No, we\u2019ve had this underappreciated feature for years.\u00a0 Time to get the word out on how to take advantage of it!<\/p>\n

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With our PA Server Monitor product, you can have what we call Satellite-monitoring engines (monitoring agents, if you will) at remote sites. Typically one Satellite would be used to monitor all the devices at a remote location and report back to your central server, all on hardware you control (not cloud-based). You can see how it works here<\/a>.\u00a0 These connections are HTTPS-encrypted with no incoming ports to the remote site firewalls.<\/p>\n

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One feature of these Satellites is what we call a SNAP Tunnel<\/a>, which is just a secure networking tunnel to\/from your central server and your remote Satellites.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Once you have the Satellite-monitoring service installed at your remote sites, and they are connecting back to your central server, you can right-click on the Satellite in the Console application and choose the menu option to connect with Remote Desktop. This will automatically create a new SNAP Tunnel to the appropriate destination port and launch Remote Desktop pointed at that Satellite server automatically.\u00a0 Secure, inside the firewall access to Remote Desktop, across an HTTPS-secure tunnel, for almost free.<\/p>\n

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SNAP Tunnels can be created from the Satellite out to other computers\/devices on that same network.\u00a0 So you can add a bunch of servers (that are not being monitored so not using licenses), and right-click on them and request Remote Desktop. The Console application will automatically create the tunnel targeting the specified computer via the appropriate Satellite-monitoring service and launch Remote Desktop for you. Simple.<\/p>\n

This link<\/a> shows another picture of how it works.<\/p>\n

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So what\u2019s the catch?\u00a0 You need at least 1 PA Server Monitor Ultra license, which costs $125.\u00a0 That\u2019s it. Our pricing model is based on the number of monitored devices, but you can have Satellites installed that don\u2019t monitor anything.\u00a0 They won\u2019t cost anything.\u00a0 If\u00a0 you add other servers\/devices to the system and they don\u2019t have any monitor attached, they don\u2019t count against the license either.<\/p>\n

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That $125 is a one-time cost for a perpetual license.\u00a0 Yearly Support & Maintenance (first year included free) is available but not required.<\/p>\n

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Caveat:\u00a0<\/strong> There is one thing that must be mentioned. Since the listening side of the SNAP Tunnel is at your central server, you need to be on the same network as your central server to access that side of the tunnel.\u00a0 If your central server is at work (typical scenario), then you\u2019d need to be at work to have remote access or at least be able to VPN into the work network.<\/p>\n

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Naturally, we hope you\u2019ll try the rest of the product, find out how awesome it is, and want more licenses.\u00a0 But whether you do or not, you\u2019ll have secure remote access to your devices through hardware you control.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Executive Summary: Practically unlimited remote desktop support \/ remote access for a one time cost of $125!\u00a0 \u00a0Just install the remote agent and you can access devices at the remote agent\u2019s site.\u00a0 It just works! \u00a0 Really?\u00a0 Sounds like a scam?\u00a0 No, we\u2019ve had this underappreciated feature for years.\u00a0 Time to get the word out […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":6307,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,5,57,10,9,8],"tags":[609,614,601,203,202,273,598,277,615,617,280,59,188,386,388,327,606,563,387,613,604,616,618,620,602,197,603,610,607,608,168,605,611,612,31,600,619,599],"class_list":["post-6297","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general-it","category-how-to","category-monitoring","category-power-admin","category-technical","category-windows","tag-central-server","tag-console","tag-desktop-support","tag-encrypted-connection","tag-encryption","tag-firewall","tag-free","tag-https","tag-https-tunnel","tag-license","tag-maintenance","tag-monitoring","tag-network","tag-network-admin","tag-network-admin-tools","tag-network-management","tag-network-monitoring","tag-network-security","tag-network-tools","tag-networking-tunnel","tag-pa-server-monitor","tag-pa-server-monitor-ultra","tag-perpetual-license","tag-power-admin","tag-remote","tag-remote-access","tag-remote-agent","tag-remote-site","tag-satellite","tag-satellite-monitoring","tag-server","tag-server-monitoring","tag-snap","tag-snap-tunnel","tag-software","tag-support","tag-support-and-maintenance","tag-unlimited"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t