Appliance Specifications
The following outlines the hardware specifications, deployment recommendations, and capabilities of the IoT Secure on-premises appliances.
IoT-mini™
Compact security appliance for small networks, branch offices, and proof
of concept deployments. It provides full discovery, profiling,
monitoring, and policy capabilities in a minimal hardware footprint.
| Technical Specification | |
|---|---|
| Network Size | Up to 1,000 devices |
| Form Factor | Micro appliance |
| Network Interface | 1 × 100Mb Ethernet |
| Wireless | 2.4 GHz WiFi |
| Power | Micro USB power adapter included |
| PoE | PoE capable |
| Cooling | Fanless |
| Mounting | none |
IoT-max™
High-performance 1U rack mount appliance designed for enterprise, campus, manufacturing, healthcare, and large distributed environments. It supports high telemetry throughput and large-scale device environments.
| Technical Specification | |
|---|---|
| Network Size | Up to 1-million devices |
| Form Factor | 1U rack mount appliance |
| Network Interfaces | 1 × 10 Gb SFP+ port 1 × 1 Gb SFP port 8 × 1 Gb Ethernet ports |
| Power | Dual redundant power supplies |
| Cooling | Enterprise-grade active cooling |
| Mounting | Standard 19-inch rack mount |
IoT-max™ Virtual
Virtualized high-performance deployment of the IoT Secure platform designed for private cloud, data center, and hypervisor-based environments.
| Category | Specification |
|---|---|
| Deployment Type | Virtual Machine (OVA / ISO) |
| Supported Hypervisors | VMware ESXi, Microsoft Hyper-V, Proxmox, KVM |
| Supported Cloud Platforms | Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform |
| Minimum CPU | 8 vCPU |
| Recommended CPU | 16+ vCPU for large environments |
| Minimum Memory | 1 GB RAM |
| Recommended Memory | 8 GB+ RAM for high telemetry volume |
| Storage | 500 GB minimum (SSD recommended) |
| Network Interfaces | 1 or more virtual NICs (10 Gb recommended for large deployments) |
| Maximum Environment Size | Up to 1-million devices (resource dependent) |
1.0 Functional Capabilities
The following capabilities are supported all appliances.
| Capability | Description |
|---|---|
| Device Discovery | Automated identification of network-connected devices using passive and active techniques. |
| Device Profiling | Classification of devices by type, manufacturer, operating system, and risk posture. |
| DHCP & DNS Telemetry | Optional ingestion of DHCP and DNS logs to enhance device attribution and behavioral visibility. |
| NetFlow Ingestion | Support for flow-based visibility to analyze device communication patterns. |
| SNMP Polling | Collection of device health and infrastructure telemetry using SNMP. |
| Microsegmentation | Policy-driven enforcement to restrict east-west device communication. |
| Zero Trust Enforcement | Network-level enforcement aligned to Zero Trust architecture principles. |
2.0 Deployment Model
| Deployment Characteristic | Description |
|---|---|
| Placement | Installed within the local network environment. |
| Connectivity Model | Outbound-only secure TLS communication to IoT Secure cloud or private data center. |
| Firewall Requirements | No inbound firewall rules required. |
| Setup Time | Typically operational within minutes of network connection. |