Introduction
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Model 2285 Getting Started Guide
1 • Overview
Introduction
The Model 2285 EtherBITS Universal Single-Port Device Server makes your legacy serial devices manageable
by an industry-standard Ethernet network. Based on open network protocols such as TCP/IP and UDP, it
gives you ultimate flexibility to your serial devices.
With the rich broadband network connectivity protocols such as DHCP and Dynamic DNS, you can manage
legacy serial devices over broadband Internet by using DSL or cable modem connection. The built-in Dynamic
DNS protocol of the Model 2285 enables you to access the serial devices with their own domain names.
The Model 2285 also provides you with the system management functionality of system status display, firm-
ware upgrade, remote reset and system log display by using various ways such as telnet, SSH, serial console port
or web.
You can configure and administrate the Model 2285, with the management functions of status monitor,
remote reset, error log monitor and firmware upgrade by using Telnet and serial console port under the pass-
word secured support.
For critical applications of secure data communication, the Model 2285 supports SSLv3 for data encryption.
In addition, IP address filtering function is provided for protecting unintentional data streams to be transmit-
ted to the Model 2285.
Typical application areas of the Model 2285 are:
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Industrial automation
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Network management
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Retail/Point of sale
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Remote metering
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Remote display
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Building automation
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Security/Access control systems
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General data acquisition application
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Medical application
The Model 2285 gives you ideal remote management capability of control, monitoring, diagnosis and data
gathering over RS232/422/485 serial devices.
Note
This manual assumes user knowledge of Internetworking protocols and
serial communications
