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Chapter 1
Introduction
This chapter provides an overview of the
EtherPath's features and capabilities.
ongratulations on the purchase of your new EtherPath. The
EtherPath is a versatile product that enables serial communications
devices to operate via Ethernet. It is designed to easily connect a
serial port device to your network. A remote PC or other serial
device can then be used to monitor, configure, manage and send or
receive data to the serial port device through the LAN/WAN.
The EtherPath can receive data from any Serial device, convert the
data to a valid IP packet, and transmit that data over the
LAN/WAN. Serial devices can then be accessed from anywhere on
your LAN/WAN by any workstation computer running telnet,
dedicated software, or COM: port redirection software. Two
EtherPaths may be used in “nailed-up” mode to build a “RS-232
path” through the WAN/LAN. Multiple EtherPaths may be
connected via Ethernet by using them in Point-to-Multiple point
"AT Dial " mode.
Some serial port devices in common use are Bar Code Readers,
UPSs, SCADA RTUs, security alarms, access control devices, time
clocks, POS terminals, and multiplexers.
For easy connection to your LAN, the EtherPath supports both
10BaseT and 100BaseT connections.
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