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EtherLite®
Network Serial Concentrator tttt
Cost-effective serial concentrator is designed for
applications requiring serial port connectivity over an
Ethernet network.
Overview
The EtherLite family of network serial concentrators adds
serial ports to an Ethernet network, eliminating the installation
of serial adapters inside servers. It offers easy installation and
network efficiency and control at a low price per port.
A single TCP/IP session services the traffic from all ports,
unlike the conventional one-session-per-port method. This
means less overhead at the host and less traffic on the Ethernet.
With Digi’s patented RealPort® drivers, the EtherLite ports
appear as local TTY ports under UNIX® and as native COM
ports under Microsoft® Windows®. These locally administered
ports allow full control of serial ports.
Available in two- to 32-port models, the EtherLite can be used
in numerous applications including retail/POS, process control,
data collection and console management of clusters, routers,
hubs, switches, PBXs and other networking devices with
console ports.
Application Highlight
RealPort® Software
Server
Back Office
Retail/POS
Ethernet
EtherLite®
Receipt
Printer
Credit Card
Reader
RS-232
Alpha-Numeric
Cash Register
Bar-Code
Scanner
Check-Out
Features/Benefits
•t 2, 8, 16 or 32 asynchronous serial ports
•t Minimizes Ethernet traffic by multiplexing all serial t
t ports into a single TCP/IP session
• t Patented RealPort drivers for UNIX, Linux t t
t and Windows
Target Applications
• Delivers real serial ports, without Telnet, Rlogin, t
t Reverse Telnet or other complex networking t
t overhead
• t Full support for hardware signaling
• t RS-232/422 switchable model available
Retail/POS
Data Center
Management
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