StarTech - NETRS232_1EU - 1 Port RS232 Serial over IP Ethernet Device Server

Take your serial peripherals to new lengths. With this one-port Ethernet-to-Remote Serial interface converter, your RS-232 serial devices can be placed anywhere on your TCP/IP Ethernet WAN/LAN and still perform as if they were right beside you. It even works over the Internet!

Even at the longest distances, control of your serial devices will be right at your fingertips: the remote serial ports appear alongside your local serial ports in your Windows device manager.

NETRS232_1 is designed to function seamlessly with your other serial ports for totally transparent operation. Your serial equipment â?" card scanners, access keypads, bar code scanners, and more â?" will operate as smoothly as if the serial ports were right inside your computer. For industrial automation, security, Point of Sale, or any time you need reliable, long-range serial communications, the NETRS232_1 delivers superior performance in any environment.

StarTech.com Advantage

• Add one network-enabled RS-232 Serial port to any Ethernet network
• Allows several users share a serial device
• No need to setup numerous and costly dedicated serial device servers, manage serial devices from a single PC
• Operates seamlessly with built-in serial ports, the remote serial ports appear alongside other serial ports in your Windows device manager
• Works over the Internet!

Features

• Browser based configuration of network settings, serial port line settings, UART transmit and receive buffer trigger levels and serial port flow control
• Comes complete with Ether Link Manager software making serial device configuration easy
• Data transfer rates of up to 115.2 Kb/sec per port
• Remote Telenet configuration
• Supports the following network protocols: IP, HTTP, ICMP, TCP, TFTP and UDP
• Upgradeable firmware

Applications

• Environmental Control (lighting, temperature, clocks)
• Hospital (monitoring equipment, nurses' stations)
• Hospitality/Restaurant (credit card/debit card reader, serial printers)
• Hotel Front Desk (serial printers, bar code scanners, keyboard, mouse, receipt printer, credit/debit card reader)
• Manufacturing (CNC machinery, process control equipment, bar code scanners, serial printers)
• POS (credit/debit card readers, receipt printers, bar code scanners, cash registers, scales)
• Security (UPS control, access key panels, video cameras, card readers)