If a customer is not using CTI apps, and has an available static IP, we normally throw in a cheap router on our own.
Something like a Netgear 318 for 7200s and 7400s then port forwarding for the MCP, MGI/OAS, SVMi internal IPs. That makes sense and relieves us of the grief of dealing with the data guys.
NOW - on 7100s, 7030s, 7200-S systems where everything is embedded onto one card - I've noticed people saying that put them right on a public WAN IP. No firewall/router.
Is that acceptable? Is there anything to really 'hack' without IT tool and a password?
Just curious if people that set up their own remote maintenance outside/before the customer's network firewall if that is an option - just plugged right into the Wild Wild West. No QOS req or anything like that, just talking strictly about remote programming access.
