Terminal Server User Guide, Version 3.3
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Introduction
Chapter 1
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About the Terminal Server
The Terminal Server is an Ethernet communications/terminal server that allows serial devices to
connect directly to LANs. The Terminal Server can connect to a wide range of devices including:
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Terminals for multi-user UNIX systems
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Data acquisition equipment (manufacturing, laboratory, scanners, etc.)
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Retail point-of-sale equipment (bar coding, registers, etc.)
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PCs using terminal emulation or SLIP/PPP
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Modems for remote access and Internet access
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ISDN adapters for branch remote access and Internet access
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All types of serial printers
The performance and flexibility of the Terminal Server allows you to use a wide range of high speed
devices in complex application environments. The Terminal Server products will work in any server
environment running TCP/UDP/IP.
Terminal Server Models
The Terminal Server comes in several different models to meet your network needs:
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Terminal Server
—Offered as a 1-port unit (DB25M, DB25F, RJ45, and DB9M interfaces
available), this model provides basic Terminal Server functionality and supports software
configurable serial interface protocols EIA-232/422/485.
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Secure Device Server
—This model is available in both desktop and rack mount configurations.
Both models support software configurable serial interface protocols EIA-232/422/485. The
Secure Device Server model has the advanced secure BLACK BOX
®
feature set in addition to
the general Terminal Server functionality.
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Secure Terminal Server
—This model comes in one desktop model and several rack mount
configurations. All models support EIA-232 only. The Secure Terminal Server model has the
advanced secure BLACK BOX
®
feature set in addition to the general Terminal Server
functionality.
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Secure Console Server
—This model comes in several rack mount configurations. All models
support EIA-232 only and have an internal PCI card interface. The SCS model has the advanced
secure BLACK BOX
®
feature set in addition to the general Terminal functionality.
See
Hardware
on page 18
for information about the hardware specifications for your Terminal
Server model. See
Software
on page 19
for a list of the basic and advanced software features.