Nodegrid Net Services Router 2U
Get network management & infrastructure that adjusts to you, now with even more modules
No matter what challenges you’re facing at your data center and branch locations, the Nodegrid Net Services Router 2U (NSR2U) gives you complete control of your network.
It’s the only modular solution that adjusts to your business’ needs, so your network can become a powerful value creator.Â
- Modular 10‑slot platform with flexible expansion
- Centralized management with automation and ZTP
- Encrypted connectivity using SSL, IPsec, and WireGuard
- Separation of control and data planes for secure management
- Multi‑function operation on a single device
- Built‑in L2/L3 networking, QoS, MPLS, and VPN services
- Vendor‑neutral out‑of‑band access for serial, USB, IPMI, and power
- Optional 5G/4G LTE, Wi‑Fi AP/client, and diverse interface cards
- Fine‑grained security with AD/LDAP policies and firewall filtering
- Clustering for unified visibility, monitoring, alerts, and failover
Why Nodegrid Net Services Router 2U?
Nodegrid Net Services Router 2U™ (NSR 2U) is a high-density, modular open-platform appliance purpose-built for large edge environments — colocation data centers, major branch offices, and remote facilities — where diverse device populations, high PoE demands, and limited on-site staff require a single platform that does more.
Expanding on the proven Nodegrid NSR platform, the NSR 2U doubles expansion capacity to 10 slots, adds 4x native 10G SFP+ uplinks, and delivers up to 400W of PoE power — all in a field-serviceable 2U chassis with hot-swappable power supplies and fans that any on-site personnel can replace without specialized training or service interruption.
Powered by an Intel Xeon D processor and the 64-bit Linux-based Nodegrid OS, the NSR 2U consolidates routing, switching, security, OOB access, and Docker application hosting into a single platform with modular services cards for networking, serial/USB, 5G/4G LTE, Wi-Fi, compute, and storage — replacing the sprawl of single-purpose appliances that large edge sites typically accumulate.
10x Expansion Module Slots
Dual, Redundant Power Supplies
Field and User Serviceable
Expansion Modules
NEW!
NVIDIA Jetson AI Expansion Card for Nodegrid Net SR
Gen 3 Out-of-Band Management Solution for Edge AI Workloads
The Jetson AI Card gives you a single, compact platform to consolidate AI, networking, and OOB management. Use this add-on to run real-time inference for security analytics, anomaly detection, and predictive maintenance. You can also deploy AI-driven automation for network optimization and event correlation.
16-Port GbE Ethernet
Storage
16-Port Serial
16-Port USB Serial
x86 Intel Compute Card
8-Port ETH PoE+
M.2 Cellular / Wi-Fi / SATA
16-Port GbE Ethernet SFP
8-Port Ethernet SFP+
USB OCP Debug
Specifications
Hardware Specifications
CPU
Intel x86_64 multi-core - 4 Core CPU (all models)
Memory & Storage
- 8 (Non-ECC) to 64GB (ECC) of DDR4 DRAM
- 32GB FLASH (mSATA SSD) (Upgradable)
- 2X NVMe Empty Slots (upgradable, max 8TB)
Interfaces
- 1X RJ-45 Serial RS-232 Port
- 4X SFP+ Ethernet
- 1X Console on RJ45
- 2X USB 2.0
- 2X 2.5Gb Ethernet
- 1X USB 3.0
- 1X RJ11 (Power Control)
Warranty
2 Years
Software Specifications
Port Access
- Direct access by port name, TCP port, device name & IPv4/IPv6
- High performance port login: <1 sec on SSH, <3 sec on Telnet
- 1,000 simultaneous sessions
- Port sharing, port custom field support, port icon configuration, port search
- Device clustering across multiple Nodegrid units
- Device URL TM bookmarks, Fire Trail TM secure tunnels
- Break-over SSH support
- Power Management Integration within user’s session
- HTML5 viewer (No Java) for IPMI SoL & KVM, WEB, Console, Virtual Media support
System Management
- Extensible, automated control based on actionable real-time data
- Web GUI management portal, web console, Command Line Interface (CLI), Linux root shell, SNMP, RESTful API
- Zero Touch Provisioning(ZTP)via LAN/DHCP,WAN/ZPE Cloud, USB for configuration & firmware updates
- Multiple & customizable user levels of access
- Auto-discovery via networks can & custom probes
- SNMP v1, v2, and v3 over IPv4 and IPV6. SNMP v3 with authentication MD5, SHA-224, SHA-256, SHA-384, SHA-512, encryption DES, AES-128, AES-192, AES-256
- Orchestration Integration & Automation:Puppet,Chef, Ansible, RESTful, ZPE Cloud & a Cluster feature
- File sharing via FTP,NFS,SSHFS,Windows Sharing, web file browser, ZPE Cloud
- Remote Procedure Call (RPC, gRPC)
- NetFlow, LLDP, APIs
Access Protocols
HTTPS, SSHv2; optional HTTP, Telnet & SSHv1
Device View Options
Tree, Table, Geo Map, Node & WEB Interface with search
Managed Power Devices
Vendor Neutral PDU support
Managed IPMI Devices
OpenBMC, HP iLO, Dell iDRAC, Supermicro/Quanta IPMI, IPMI 2.0 compatible devices, Cisco CIMC/UCS, IBM IMM, Oracle ILOM, EMC/NetApp Storage IPMI
Security
- Hardened device with BIOS protection,TPM 2.0, UEFI Secure Boot, Self-Encrypted Disk (SED), Signed OS, Geofencing
- X.509 SSH certificate support, 4096-bit encryption keys
- Selectable cryptographic protocols for SSH & HTTPS (TLSv1.3, TLSv1.2, TLSv1.1, TLSv1)
- Selectable cypher suite levels: high, medium, low, custom
- Local, AD/LDAP, RADIUS, TACACS+, Kerberos authentication
- SAML 2.0 support via Duo, Okta, Ping Identity, ADFS
- Two-Factor Authentication with RSA & DUO
- Local, backup-user authentication support
- User-access lists per port
- Group/role-based authorization: AD/LDAP, RADIUS, TACACS+ & SAML 2.0
- Fine Grain port access, power access, appliance privilege
- IP packet & security filtering, IP forwarding support
- SSL VPN (Client & Server), IPsec, Firewall
- MD5/SHA System configuration checksum
- System event logging to file, syslog, email, ZPE Cloud,Splunk & more
- Custom security with secure default settings
- Strong password enforcement
- Network Function Virtualization (NFV)
Operating System
Built-in 64-bit Nodegrid OS
Infrastructure Specifications
Power
- Dual AC 100-240 VAC, 50/60 Hz
- Hot swappable PSU
- 400W PoE Power Budget
Physical
- Front-Rear mounting brackets
- Dimensions (W×D×H): 565mm × 438mm × 88.8 mm (2U)
- Weight (Chassis): 29.6 lbs
Environmental
- Operation: 0 to 45° C (32 to 113° F), 5-95% RH, non-cond.
- Storage: -20 to 67° C (-4 to 153° F), 10-90% RH, non-cond.
Compatibility Chart
Not all Nodegrid Services Router Expansion Card Slots are interchangeable. Please refer to the chart for Expansion Card Slot Compatibility.
Expansion Card
Jetson AI Card
16-Port Serial
16-port Serial (Switchable)
16-Port OCP
16-Port USB Serial
16-Port GbE
16-Port GbE SFP
8-Port SFP+
8-Port POE+
M.2 Expansion - 4G
M.2 Expansion - 5G
M.2 Expansion - 4G + WiFi 5
M.2 Expansion - 5G + WiFi 5
M.2 Expansion - 4G + 5G
M.2 Expansion - 4G + 128GB
Compute
Storage - 512GB
Storage - 1024GB
Slot 1
✔
✔
✔
✔
✔
✔
✔
✔
✔
✔
✔
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-
✔
-
-
Slot 2
✔
✔
✔
✔
✔
✔
✔
✔
✔
✔
✔
✔
✔
✔
-
✔
-
-
Slot 3
✔
✔
✔
✔
✔
✔
✔
✔
✔
✔
✔
✔
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-
✔
-
-
Slot 4
✔
✔
✔
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✔
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-
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-
-
Slot 5
✔
✔
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-
✔
-
-
Slot 6
✔
✔
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-
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-
-
Slot 7
-
✔
✔
✔
✔
*Isolated
*Isolated
*Isolated
*Isolated - No PoE
✔
✔
✔
✔
✔
-
*Isolated
-
-
Slot 8
-
✔
✔
✔
✔
*Isolated
*Isolated
*Isolated
*Isolated - No PoE
✔
✔
✔
✔
✔
-
*Isolated
-
-
Slot 9
-
✔
✔
✔
✔
*Isolated
*Isolated
*Isolated
*Isolated - No PoE
✔
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*Isolated
✔
✔
Slot 10
-
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*Isolated
*Isolated
*Isolated
*Isolated - No PoE
✔
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*Isolated
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Ordering Information
Channel SKU
Description
CPU
Memory
Power
ZPE-NSR2U-48-DAC
ZPE Net SR 2U Chassis - 4-Core Intel CPU, 8GB (Non-ECC) RAM, 32GB Storage. 1x USB Serial, 2x 2.5GbE, 4x SFP+, 2 NVMe Slots, Backplane Switch. Dual AC (DAC) Hot Swappable Power.
4 Cores
8GB
Dual AC
ZPE-NSR2U-48-DDC
ZPE Net SR 2U Chassis - 4-Core Intel CPU, 8GB (Non-ECC) RAM, 32GB Storage. 1x USB Serial, 2x 2.5GbE, 4x SFP+, 2 NVMe Slots, Backplane Switch. Dual DC (DDC) Hot Swappable Power.
4 Cores
8GB
Dual DC
ZPE-NSR2U-416-DAC
ZPE Net SR 2U Chassis - 4-Core Intel CPU, 16GB (Non-ECC) RAM, 32GB Storage. 1x USB Serial, 2x 2.5GbE, 4x SFP+, 2 NVMe Slots, Backplane Switch, RAID support. Dual AC (DAC) Hot Swappable Power.
4 Cores
16GB
Dual AC
ZPE-NSR2U-416-DDC
ZPE Net SR 2U Chassis - 4-Core Intel CPU, 16GB (Non-ECC) RAM, 32GB Storage. 1x USB Serial, 2x 2.5GbE, 4x SFP+, 2 NVMe Slots, Backplane Switch, RAID support. Dual DC (DDC) Hot Swappable Power.
4 Cores
16GB
Dual DC
ZPE-NSR2U-432-POE-DAC
ZPE Net SR 2U Chassis - 4-Core Intel CPU, 32GB (Non-ECC) RAM, 32GB Storage. 1x USB Serial, 2x 2.5GbE, 4x SFP+, 2 NVMe Slots, Backplane Switch, RAID support, POE-Out support. Dual AC (DAC) Hot Swappable Power.
4 Cores
32GB
Dual AC-PoE
ZPE-NSR2U-432-POE-DDC
ZPE Net SR 2U Chassis - 4-Core Intel CPU, 32GB (Non-ECC) RAM, 32GB Storage. 1x USB Serial, 2x 2.5GbE, 4x SFP+, 2 NVMe Slots, Backplane Switch, RAID support, POE-Out support. Dual DC (DDC) Hot Swappable Power.
4 Cores
32GB
Dual DC-PoE
ZPE-NSR2U-464-POE-DAC
ZPE Net SR 2U Chassis - 4-Core Intel CPU, 64GB (ECC) RAM, 32GB Storage. 1x USB Serial, 2x 2.5GbE, 4x SFP+, 2 NVMe Slots, Backplane Switch, RAID support, POE-Out support. Dual AC (DAC) Hot Swappable Power.
4 Cores
64GB
Dual AC-PoE
ZPE-NSR2U-464-POE-DDC
ZPE Net SR 2U Chassis - 4-Core Intel CPU, 64GB (ECC) RAM, 32GB Storage. 1x USB Serial, 2x 2.5GbE, 4x SFP+, 2 NVMe Slots, Backplane Switch, RAID support, POE-Out support. Dual DC (DDC) Hot Swappable Power.
4 Cores
64GB
Dual DC-PoE
Expansion Cards and Accessories
SKU
Description
ZPE-NSR-8ETH-POE-EXPN
ZPE Systems Nodegrid Net SR 8-Port 1G with POE - Ethernet Expansion Card. Requires NSR PoE chassis (ZPE-NSR-xx-SxC-POE)
ZPE-NSR-16SRL-EXPN
ZPE Systems Nodegrid Net SR 16-Port RJ45 Serial Rolled (Cisco) Expansion Card
ZPE-NSR-16S-EXPN
ZPE Systems Nodegrid Net SR 16-Port RJ45 Serial Switchable (Cisco/Legacy) Expansion Card
ZPE-NSR-16OCP-EXPN
ZPE Systems Nodegrid Net SR 16-Port OCP USB Type A Expansion Card - USB empty storage - Needs accessory
ZPE-NSR-16ETH-EXPN
ZPE Systems Nodegrid Net SR 16-Port 1G - Ethernet Expansion Card
ZPE-NSR-16USB-EXPN
ZPE Systems Nodegrid Net SR 16-Port USB Type A Expansion Card
ZPE-NSR-16SFP-EXPN
ZPE Systems Nodegrid Net SR 16-Port 1G SFP Expansion Card
ZPE-NSR-8SFP-EXPN
ZPE Systems Nodegrid Net SR 8-Port 10G SFP Expansion Card
ZPE-NSR-COVER
ZPE Systems Nodegrid Net SR Cover Plate
ZPE-NSR-COMP-EXPN
ZPE Systems Nodegrid Net SR Compute 4-core, 8GB DDR4, 32GB SATA Expansion Card
ZPE-NSR-COMP1-EXPN
ZPE Systems Nodegrid Net SR Compute 8-core, 8GB DDR4, 32GB SATA Expansion Card
ZPE-NSR-COMP2-EXPN
ZPE Systems Nodegrid Net SR Compute 16-core, 16GB DDR4, 32GB SATA Expansion Card
ZPE-NSR-COMP3-EXPN
ZPE Systems Nodegrid Net SR Compute 8-core, 32GB DDR4, 240GB SATA Expansion Card
ZPE-NSR-S512G
ZPE Systems Nodegrid Net SR module with 512GB 2.5" storage
ZPE-NSR-S1024G
ZPE Systems Nodegrid Net SR module with 1TB 2.5" storage
ZPE-NSR-M2-4G
ZPE Systems Nodegrid Net SR M.2 card with Single 4G LTE (CAT 12) module
ZPE-NSR-M2-5G
ZPE Systems Nodegrid Net SR M.2 card with Single 5G LTE (CAT 20) module
ZPE-NSR-M2-EXPN
ZPE Systems Nodegrid Net SR M.2 card with two blank M.2 slots (Key B)
ZPE-NSR-M2-4G-4G
ZPE Systems Nodegrid Net SR M.2 card with dual 4G LTE (CAT 12) modules
ZPE-NSR-M2-4G-W5
ZPE Systems Nodegrid Net SR M.2 card with one 4G LTE (CAT 12) and one 2x2 Wi-Fi 5 module
ZPE-NSR-M2-5G-W5
ZPE Systems Nodegrid Net SR M.2 card with dual 5G LTE (CAT 20) and one 2x2 Wi-Fi 5 module
ZPE-NSR-M2-4G-5G
ZPE Systems Nodegrid Net SR M.2 card with one 4G LTE (CAT12) and one 5G LTE module
ZPE-NSR-M2-4G-128GB
ZPE Systems Nodegrid Net SR M.2 card with one 4G LTE (CAT12) and one 128GB SSD module
ZPE-NSR-M2-NVIDIA-128G-N8G
ZPE Systems Nodegrid Net SR M.2 card with Nvidia Jetson AI module