Introduction
Digi ConnectPort X Family features
Digi ConnectPort X Family
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Other unique features include full hardware and software flow control, as well as tunable latency and
throughput. With these, RealPort ensures optimum performance since data transfer is adjusted
according to specific application requirements. It also provides connection recovery—after a network
interruption RealPort automatically reconnects the device to the COM port without the application
knowing there was a failure.
Encrypted RealPort
Digi ConnectPort X Family devices also support RealPort software with encryption. Encrypted
RealPort offers a secure Ethernet connection between the COM or TTY port and a device server or
terminal server. Encryption prevents internal and external snooping of data across the network by
encapsulating the TCP/IP packets in an SSL connection and encrypting the data using Advanced
Encryption Standard (AES).
Digi’s RealPort with encryption driver has earned Microsoft’s Windows Hardware Quality Lab (WHQL)
certification.
Drivers are available for a wide range of operating systems, including Microsoft Windows and Linux x32
and x64 based operating systems, as well as other versions of Unix. See the
in the Digi Knowledge Base for a detailed list of supported operating systems. It is ideal for
financial, retail/point-of-sale, government, or any application requiring enhanced security to protect
sensitive information.
Alarms
You can configure Digi ConnectPort X Family products to issue alarms, in the form of email messages
or SNMP traps, when certain device events occur, including:
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Data patterns detected in the data stream
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Cellular alarms for signal strength and amount of cellular traffic for a given period of time
Configuring Digi devices to issue alarms allows you to know when events occur. For more information
on configuring alarms, see
Modem emulation
Digi ConnectPort X Family devices include a configuration profile that allows the device to emulate a
modem. Modem emulation sends and receives modem responses to a serial device over TCP/IP
(including Ethernet and cellular) instead of Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN). The modem
emulation profile allows you to maintain a current software application but using it over the less
expensive Ethernet network. In addition, you can enable or disable telnet processing on the incoming
and outgoing modem-emulation connections. For information on the modem-emulation commands
that Digi ConnectPort X Family products support, see the
Digi Connect® Family Command Reference
.
See
for more information.
Security features in Digi devices
This section covers Digi ConnectPort X Family security features.
Secure access and authentication
Security features include the following:
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Provide customized permissions controls to locally defined users. The local definitions apply
irrespective of whether Radius is used for authentication.
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Unique default password for each device.
