Trout Access Gate: An Integrated Way to Pilot Industrial Networks
Trout Access Gate: An Integrated Way to Pilot Industrial Networks
Most industrial networks weren’t designed for the reality we live in now — where remote access is the norm, sensors feed real-time data to cloud platforms, and IT/OT teams are stretched thin across increasingly complex environments. To keep up, organizations have piled on tools: VPNs, firewalls, asset inventory platforms, traffic analyzers, log collectors, VLANs, jump boxes… The result? A fragile patchwork of point solutions that don’t always work together — and a lot of time lost making them play nice.
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The status quo isn't working
Industrial networks have evolved fast. What started as isolated, flat environments now need to support remote maintenance, cloud-connected services, real-time data collection, and cross-site coordination. But the security and management stack hasn’t kept up.
To adapt, teams have stacked tools:
A firewall here, a jump box there. VLANs to segment traffic. VPNs to enable access. Traffic analyzers for forensics. Asset discovery tools to know what’s online.
Each solves a narrow problem. None talk well to each other. And IT ends up stuck wiring the pieces together, manually — again and again.
The result?
A fragile patchwork. Long ticket queues. Time lost on low-value tasks.
And a real barrier to innovation.
One Box. Integrated Services.
Trout Access Gate takes a different approach.
It’s a plug-and-play appliance that brings together the essential building blocks of OT network security and control — in one tightly integrated solution.
Instead of stitching tools together, you get a single box that:
Discovers and visualizes assets across your industrial network
Controls access — both remote and on-site — with rules tied to identity, role, and time
Logs and proves — forwarding structured logs to your SIEM or MQTT pipeline, or storing them locally
Integrates cleanly — with your directory, SIEM, or industrial protocol stack (OPC UA, Modbus, BACnet, etc.)
It installs in minutes, requires no changes to your existing VLAN or firewall rules, and doesn’t rely on deploying agents or rebuilding your network. Just drop it in and go.
Built to Save Time — and Scale
IT teams using Trout Access Gate report saving hundreds of hours per year.
No more chasing down who accessed what machine, manually correlating logs, or answering endless VLAN access requests. No more writing one-off integrations or babysitting brittle jump boxes.
With Trout, everything just works — together.
Operations teams get the access they need. IT keeps control and visibility. Compliance becomes easier, not harder. And new tech can be rolled out without breaking everything else.
From Firefighting to Piloting
We built Trout Access Gate to help industrial IT teams move from firefighting to piloting.
Instead of plugging gaps with more tools, Trout gives you a solid foundation: secure, observable, automatable.
Because in industrial networks, simplicity is security — and integration is what lets you scale.
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