AlphaSense models with network support are available in several configurations to satisy all applications. The AFN Express is perfect for cost-sensitive applications where a limited set of simple AFN modem dialout and network message delivery features are needed.
AFN-100 is the base platform for all other model configurations, and different features are selected by choosing the Feature Package which is added to the base unit. All AFN-100 models support powerful Regular Expression (Regex) text scanning. It extends simple text matching to include many things - here are just a few examples of the kind of things that AlphaSense models with Regex can do:
Below is a table showing the differences in the major features of each AlphaSense model. The main AlphaSense product page also has additional details and further information links.
| AFN Express | AFN-100 base | base +DFP Feature Package | base +PFP Feature Package | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feature | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||
| Secure browser-based management & configuration | yes | yes | yes | yes | ||||||||||
| Processing method for input data string | simple text match | powerful Regex plus simple text | powerful Regex plus simple text | powerful Regex plus simple text | ||||||||||
| Receive & process SNMP traps as input data | no | yes | yes | yes | ||||||||||
| Number of rulesets | 5 | 20 | 20 | 50 | ||||||||||
| Multi-rules within each ruleset | no | yes | yes | yes | ||||||||||
| Modem dialout message delivery | yes, if +DFP added | no | yes | yes | ||||||||||
| Protocol and formats for dialout delivery | 1 | email only | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Network email message delivery | yes | yes | yes | yes | ||||||||||
| Network connectivity monitoring for email server | no | yes | yes | yes | ||||||||||
| "Fail-over" dialout messaging if email server unreachable | no | no | yes | yes | ||||||||||
| Able to add timestamp to dialout messages | no | no | no | yes | ||||||||||
| Dialout and email from same ruleset | one or the other, not both | email only | yes | yes | ||||||||||
| Receive SNMP traps & process for messagng | no | yes | yes | yes | ||||||||||
| Deliver messages as SNMP traps | no | yes | yes | yes | ||||||||||
| ESMTP AUTH sessions | yes | yes | yes | yes | ||||||||||
| Daily well-check test & message | yes | yes | yes | yes | ||||||||||
| "Heartbeat" messaging if specific data not rcv'd within time interval | no | yes | yes | yes | ||||||||||
| Secure dialup interactive access to equipment connected to AFN | no | no | no | yes | ||||||||||
| Add, change or delete rulesets via secure modem access | no | no | no | yes | ||||||||||
| Delivers messages to Remote Support Software | no | no | no | yes | ||||||||||
| Supports Virtual Serial Port Module (AFN_VP1) | no | yes | yes | yes | ||||||||||
| Supports 14-Channel Digital I/O Module (AFN_I14) | yes | yes | yes | yes |