Systech Corporation NDS/5000, Hardware Manual

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NDS Features 4
NDS Features
The NDS offers the following features and benefits:
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Easy web-based set up and configuration
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Open systems communications for multi-site data networks
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Can be used in a variety of data communications applications
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NDS-6000: 2, 4 or 8 DB-9 (with screw-down connectors)
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NDS-5000: 2, 4, 8 or 16 RJ-45 serial ports
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RS-232 and RS-422/RS-485 software configurable on all ports
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Standard single RJ-45, 10/100 Base-TX Ethernet port
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Optional four-port RJ-45, 10/100 Base-TX Ethernet switch (standard on 8 and 16 port
units)
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Optional 100 Base-FX Fiber Ethernet port on one of the switch ports (not available on 8
and 16 port units)
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High-speed serial connections (up to 230.4K baud)
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IP packet routing
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Operating system independent
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Complete remote diagnostics
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LEDs for each port, signaling port status and error conditions
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Industry standard interoperability
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Supports NativeCOM, allowing serial ports to appear as local Windows COM ports
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Supports generic TCP/IP access to serial ports without requiring special protocols or
processing
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Standard support for LPR/LPD network printing under Windows and UNIX
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Telnet and reverse-telnet support for a variety of UNIX operating systems