Axiomtek NA342 network appliance

Axiomtek has introduced NA342, its 1U-type compact network appliance platform. The product is designed to support the system-on-a-chip 22 nm Intel Atom E3825 1.33 GHz dual-core processor and Intel Celeron J1900 quad-core processor.

The device aims to provide users with a network appliance for solutions in VPN, content filtering, UTM, network security gateway and firewall. Four Gigabit Ethernet ports with the Intel i211 controller are integrated into the unit with one pair LAN bypass function. The system supports one DDR3L SO-DIMM with memory maximum up to 8 GB.

In order to address the various network application needs, the device features one 2.5″ SATA HDD, one CompactFlash slot, one console port, one USB 2.0 ports, one USB 3.0 port, and one PCI Express Mini Card slot. For easy maintenance, there are front-facing LED indicators on the panel for power and HDD activity monitoring. The unit also supports mainstream Linux kernel 2.6 OS.