Opengear CM8116-10G-C-LSP Lighthouse Service Portal Enabled Console Manager, 16 selectable serial ports, 2x 10GbE SFP+, 2x 1GbE, ARM 1.6GHz 2-core, 2GB RAM, 5G

Opengear CM8116-10G-C-LSP 16-Port 5G Console Manager with Dual 10GbE and Lighthouse Service Portal

The Opengear CM8116-10G-C-LSP Console Manager is a high-performance 16-port Smart Out-of-Band console server with integrated 5G cellular connectivity, dual 10GbE SFP+ and Lighthouse Service Portal enablement, designed to provide secure and resilient remote access to critical network infrastructure. Combining 16 software-selectable RJ45 RS-232 console ports, dual 10GbE SFP+, dual Gigabit Ethernet, global 5G cellular with LTE Cat 20 fallback, TPM 2.0 hardware security, Docker support and extensive automation capabilities, the CM8116-10G-C-LSP provides an independent management platform for data centres, enterprise networks, edge infrastructure and remote sites where maintaining access to critical equipment is essential.

Lighthouse Service Portal Enabled

The CM8116-10G-C-LSP is Lighthouse Service Portal (LSP) enabled, providing streamlined zero-touch deployment into an Opengear Lighthouse environment.

Lighthouse Service Portal allows the appliance to securely call home when it is first powered on or factory reset and automatically enrol into the customer's designated Lighthouse instance.

This can significantly simplify deployment where console managers are being installed across multiple data centres, branch offices, edge sites or remote locations.

LSP provides:

• Zero-touch call-home
• Automatic Lighthouse enrolment
• Simplified remote deployment
• Reduced on-site configuration
• Centralised deployment across multiple locations
• Faster onboarding into an existing Lighthouse environment

Because LSP is factory provisioned, the functionality cannot be added later to a standard non-LSP CM8116-10G-C appliance.

A separate applicable Lighthouse licence or node subscription is required to use Lighthouse management services.

Integrated 5G Cellular for True Out-of-Band Resilience

The CM8116-10G-C-LSP incorporates a global 5G cellular modem, providing an independent communication path that can remain available when conventional network connectivity fails.

This is particularly important for genuine out-of-band management.

If the primary WAN, management network or other wired connectivity becomes unavailable, the cellular connection can provide an alternative route into the console manager.

Administrators can then remotely access the serial consoles of connected equipment to diagnose and potentially resolve the problem without travelling to the site.

5G NR with LTE Cat 20 Fallback

The integrated cellular modem supports:

• 5G NR Sub-6
• LTE Cat 20 fallback
• Global cellular operation
• Dual Nano-SIM connectivity

The cellular architecture is designed to provide resilient connectivity across a wide range of mobile network environments.

5G provides a high-performance independent management path where suitable coverage is available, while LTE Cat 20 provides high-speed 4G connectivity where 5G service is unavailable.

This makes the CM8116-10G-C-LSP particularly suitable for remote and mission-critical locations where maintaining an alternative route to network infrastructure is essential.

16-Port Serial Console Management

The Opengear CM8116-10G-C-LSP provides 16 RJ45 RS-232 serial console ports, allowing administrators to centrally manage the console interfaces of critical network and infrastructure equipment.

Typical connected equipment includes:

• Network switches
• Routers
• Firewalls
• Servers
• Storage systems
• Power infrastructure
• Telecommunications equipment
• Other RS-232 console-managed devices

Direct console connectivity remains available independently of the normal management interfaces of the connected equipment.

This means administrators can potentially access a router, firewall or switch even when a configuration problem has made that device unreachable through the production network.

Software-Selectable Straight or Rollover Serial Ports

Each of the 16 RJ45 RS-232 interfaces provides a software-selectable straight or rollover pinout.

This allows the console manager to accommodate different serial console wiring requirements without requiring separate crossover or rollover adapters.

Benefits include:

• Easier multi-vendor deployments
• Reduced serial cable complexity
• Fewer adapters to maintain
• Faster equipment replacement
• Simplified rack cabling
• Greater flexibility when connecting different network devices

Serial interfaces support configurable speeds from 50 to 230,400bps.

Dual 10GbE SFP+ Connectivity

The CM8116-10G-C-LSP provides two 10 Gigabit Ethernet SFP+ interfaces for connection to high-speed management networks.

10GbE connectivity allows the console manager to integrate directly with modern data centre infrastructure and provides flexibility when fibre connectivity is preferred.

Typical applications include:

• Enterprise data centres
• Colocation facilities
• Network operations centres
• Cloud infrastructure
• Telecommunications facilities
• High-speed management networks
• High-density network environments

Dual Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 Interfaces

In addition to its dual 10GbE SFP+ interfaces, the CM8116-10G-C-LSP provides two 1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 ports.

The appliance therefore provides extensive connectivity through:

• 2 × 10GbE SFP+
• 2 × 1GbE RJ45
• Integrated 5G cellular

Multiple wired interfaces support network redundancy, aggregation and automatic network failover, while cellular provides an additional independent out-of-band path.

This combination allows network architects to build highly resilient management networks with multiple routes to critical infrastructure.

Smart Out-of-Band Management

The Opengear CM8116-10G-C-LSP forms part of Opengear's Smart Out-of-Band management platform, designed to keep critical infrastructure reachable even when the production network is unavailable.

Network failures can occur for many reasons, including:

• Router failure
• Switch failure
• WAN outage
• Firewall misconfiguration
• Routing errors
• Software failures
• Configuration mistakes
• Fibre or cabling failures
• Failed firmware upgrades

In these situations, conventional in-band remote management may no longer be possible.

The CM8116-10G-C-LSP provides an independent route to the serial consoles of affected devices, while its integrated cellular modem provides an alternative method of reaching the console manager itself.

Reduce Network Downtime and Site Visits

One of the principal benefits of Smart Out-of-Band management is the ability to troubleshoot infrastructure remotely.

Instead of immediately dispatching an engineer when a device becomes unreachable, administrators can connect to the CM8116-10G-C-LSP and directly access the affected equipment's console.

Depending on the nature of the failure, administrators may be able to:

• Diagnose configuration problems
• Correct routing settings
• Restore firewall configurations
• Roll back configuration changes
• Restart services
• Investigate boot failures
• Reboot equipment
• Restore network connectivity

This can significantly reduce Mean Time to Resolution (MTTR) while avoiding unnecessary travel to remote sites.

Secure Remote Console Access

The CM8116-10G-C-LSP provides secure remote console access with capabilities including:

• Browser-based terminal access
• Direct SSH console access
• Multiple concurrent sessions
• Console event logging
• Keystroke logging capability
• Text pattern matching
• Configurable alerts
• Cable disconnect alerts
• IP aliasing for serial console connections

These capabilities provide network operations teams with a centralised platform for accessing and troubleshooting critical infrastructure.

TPM 2.0 Hardware Security

The CM8116-10G-C-LSP incorporates a Trusted Platform Module 2.0 (TPM 2.0), providing hardware-based security for the management platform.

TPM helps protect sensitive cryptographic information and strengthens the integrity of the console manager.

Security and authentication capabilities include:

• TPM 2.0
• TACACS+
• RADIUS
• Active Directory
• OpenLDAP
• Local authentication fallback
• IPsec
• OpenVPN
• Integrated firewall
• Secure remote management

These capabilities are particularly important because an out-of-band console manager provides privileged administrative access to critical infrastructure.

Automation with Docker, Python, APIs and Ansible

The CM8116-10G-C-LSP provides extensive automation capabilities, allowing it to perform considerably more functionality than a traditional serial terminal server.

Automation technologies include:

• Zero Touch Provisioning
• Ansible integration
• API-based operating system
• Docker support
• Python
• Ruby
• SNMP standard MIBs

These capabilities allow organisations to automate repetitive network management tasks and perform intelligent operations directly from the out-of-band platform.

Docker Support for Edge Automation

Integrated Docker support allows compatible containerised applications to operate directly on the CM8116-10G-C-LSP.

This enables organisations to deploy customised monitoring, automation and remediation functionality at the network edge.

Potential applications include:

• Automated network recovery
• Configuration management
• Infrastructure monitoring
• Custom scripts
• Event-driven remediation
• Remote diagnostics

This allows the console manager to contribute proactively to network resilience rather than simply providing emergency access after an outage has occurred.

Zero Touch Provisioning

The CM8116-10G-C-LSP supports Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP) for network infrastructure deployment.

Combined with Lighthouse Service Portal enablement, this can substantially reduce the amount of manual configuration required when deploying new equipment to remote sites.

Rather than requiring specialist networking personnel to manually configure every appliance on-site, organisations can establish more automated and repeatable deployment processes.

This is particularly useful when rolling out:

• Data centre infrastructure
• Branch offices
• Edge locations
• Telecommunications sites
• Large network upgrades
• Geographically distributed infrastructure

Centralised Management with Opengear Lighthouse

The CM8116-10G-C-LSP is designed to integrate with Opengear Lighthouse, providing centralised access and management across multiple Opengear appliances and locations.

Lighthouse allows network operations teams to centrally manage out-of-band infrastructure deployed across:

• Multiple data centres
• Branch offices
• Edge locations
• Remote facilities
• Telecommunications sites
• Distributed enterprise networks

The LSP-enabled version simplifies the process of getting the appliance enrolled into the appropriate Lighthouse environment.

Console Logging and Proactive Alerting

The CM8116-10G-C-LSP can monitor console activity and generate alerts based on configured events.

Capabilities include:

• Console event logging
• Optional keystroke logging
• Text pattern matching
• Cable disconnect alerts
• Multiple concurrent console sessions

Text pattern matching can be used to identify specific error messages appearing through a device's serial console, potentially allowing infrastructure problems to be identified before they result in a complete service outage.

USB 3.0 Connectivity

Two USB 3.0 host interfaces provide additional connectivity.

These ports can be used with compatible external storage and USB-connected serial devices, extending the flexibility of the appliance beyond its 16 integrated RJ45 serial interfaces.

Integrated Environmental Monitoring

An integrated temperature sensor provides additional environmental visibility around the console manager.

This can help administrators monitor conditions within data centres, communications rooms and equipment racks from the same infrastructure used for out-of-band management.

High-Density 1RU Rackmount Design

The CM8116-10G-C-LSP combines 16 serial console ports, four wired network interfaces and integrated 5G cellular connectivity within a compact 1RU rackmount chassis.

Its rackmount design allows the console manager to be installed alongside the routers, switches, firewalls and other equipment it manages.

Passive cooling eliminates cooling fans within the appliance, reducing mechanical components and operating noise.

Ideal Applications for the Opengear CM8116-10G-C-LSP

The CM8116-10G-C-LSP is particularly well suited to:

• Data centre out-of-band management
• Enterprise network resilience
• Remote network recovery
• Colocation facilities
• Network operations centres
• Edge computing locations
• Remote infrastructure
• Telecommunications networks
• Branch office infrastructure
• Cloud and hosting environments
• Government networks
• Financial services infrastructure
• Network automation
• Multi-site Opengear Lighthouse deployments
• Sites requiring independent cellular management access
• Large-scale zero-touch console manager deployments

Lighthouse Service Portal Enabled

This Opengear appliance is Lighthouse Service Portal (LSP) enabled, allowing secure zero-touch call-home and automatic enrolment into the customer's designated Opengear Lighthouse instance.

A separate applicable Lighthouse licence/node subscription is required to use Lighthouse management services.

Opengear Support Licence Requirement

Note. All Opengear deployments require a support license, meaning a support option must be included with every new hardware purchase.

Foundation Support delivers day-to-day assurance with regional coverage and advanced hardware replacement.

Premium Support adds 24×7 global coverage, priority escalation, and expert services for complex environments.

Existing Customers: When Foundation or Premium is purchased for any new device, all existing devices under original warranty automatically upgrade at no additional cost for the remainder of the existing term.

Technical Specifications

Specification	Details
Model	Opengear CM8116-10G-C-LSP
Product Family	CM8100-10G
Product Type	5G Smart Out-of-Band Console Manager
LSP	Lighthouse Service Portal enabled
LSP Function	Zero-touch call-home and automatic Lighthouse enrolment
Lighthouse Licence	Separate applicable licence/node subscription required
Form Factor	1RU rackmount
Serial Ports	16 × RJ45 RS-232
Serial Pinout	Software-selectable straight or rollover
Serial Speed	50 to 230,400bps
Local Console	1 × RJ45 RS-232
Local Console Pinout	Cisco rolled X1
Local Console Default Speed	9600bps
10GbE Interfaces	2 × 10GbE SFP+
Gigabit Ethernet	2 × 1000BASE-T RJ45
Cellular	Integrated global 5G modem
Cellular Module	Sierra Wireless EM9291
5G	5G NR Sub-6
4G Fallback	LTE Cat 20
Cellular SIM	Dual 4FF Nano-SIM
USB	2 × USB 3.0 host
CPU	1.6GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9
Memory	2GB DDR4 SDRAM
Storage	32GB eMMC
Hardware Security	TPM 2.0
Authentication	TACACS+, RADIUS, Active Directory/OpenLDAP and local fallback
VPN	IPsec and OpenVPN
IPv6	Supported
Browser Console	Yes
Direct SSH Console Access	Yes
Multiple Concurrent Sessions	Supported
Console Logging	Supported
Text Pattern Alerts	Supported
Automation	ZTP, Ansible, API, Docker, Python, Ruby and SNMP
Centralised Management	Opengear Lighthouse compatible
Environmental Monitoring	Integrated temperature sensor
Power	Dual AC
AC Input	100–240V AC, 50/60Hz
Power Connector	IEC C14
Cooling	Passive
Rack Orientation	Forward or reverse mounting

CM8116-10G-C-LSP vs CM8116-10G-C

The hardware capabilities of the two models are essentially the same. The key difference is factory Lighthouse Service Portal enablement.

Feature	CM8116-10G-C-LSP	CM8116-10G-C
Serial Ports	16	16
Selectable Straight/Rollover	Yes	Yes
10GbE SFP+	2	2
1GbE RJ45	2	2
5G Cellular	Yes	Yes
LTE Cat 20 Fallback	Yes	Yes
Dual Nano-SIM	Yes	Yes
TPM 2.0	Yes	Yes
Docker	Yes	Yes
Lighthouse Compatible	Yes	Yes
Lighthouse Service Portal Enabled	Yes	No
Zero-Touch LSP Call-Home	Yes	No
Automatic Lighthouse Enrolment via LSP	Yes	No

For organisations already using Opengear Lighthouse, particularly those deploying console managers across many geographically distributed locations, the CM8116-10G-C-LSP can substantially simplify deployment by removing the need to manually enrol each appliance into Lighthouse.

Why Choose the Opengear CM8116-10G-C-LSP?

The Opengear CM8116-10G-C-LSP combines three important elements of network resilience: direct console access, an independent cellular management path and simplified centralised deployment.

Its 16 software-selectable serial ports provide direct console-level access to critical routers, switches, firewalls and other infrastructure. Dual 10GbE SFP+ and dual Gigabit Ethernet provide extensive wired network connectivity, while integrated 5G with LTE Cat 20 fallback creates an independent cellular route into the site if conventional WAN connectivity becomes unavailable.

The addition of Lighthouse Service Portal enablement further simplifies deployment. The appliance can securely call home and automatically enrol into the customer's designated Lighthouse instance, making it particularly attractive for large-scale and geographically distributed Opengear deployments.

TPM 2.0 hardware security, enterprise authentication and VPN support help protect privileged infrastructure access, while Docker, Python, APIs, Ansible and Zero Touch Provisioning provide extensive automation capabilities.

For organisations requiring 16-port serial console management, dual 10GbE connectivity, independent 5G out-of-band access and zero-touch Lighthouse enrolment, the Opengear CM8116-10G-C-LSP provides a highly resilient and scalable Smart Out-of-Band management solution.