Providing Ethernet connectivity for a wide variety of serial devices
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The Aten SN3101 is a 3-in-1 Serial Device Server designed to support RS-232, RS-422 and RS-485 data transfers, as well as providing Ethernet connectivity for a wide variety of serial devices used in commercial applications. These include industrial control, data acquisition, access control, environment monitoring, banking, telecoms, remote site management, etc. This total serial data transfer system transforms the capability of legacy serial devices and allows them to take advantage of the speed and reliability of today's modern communication techniques.
Additional features and benefits:
Standard TCP/IP interface broad choice of operation modes - The SN3101 offers versatile, diversified serial data access operations to meet a broad range of application requirements – these include Console Management, Real COM, TCP Server, TCP Client, UDP, Modbus, Serial Tunnel and Virtual Modem.
More convenient, more efficient serial device management across the entire installation - The Serial Network Device Manager – a windows-based configuration and management utility – provides convenient and efficient management of your SN3101 installation.
Convenient, flexible, access and configuration - The SN3101 offer a variety of "over IP" methods to control your serial devices – from browser login to a stand-alone Serial Network Device Management AP program, to Telnet/SSH terminal access.
Secure data transmission - Recognizing the importance of secure data transmission to your operations, powerful safety features have been designed into the SN3101. With 128-bit SSL serial data encryption for TCP Server, TCP Client, Virtual Modem and Serial Tunnel operation modes, you can feel confident that your data is adequately safeguarded.
Centralized access control - The SN3101 makes security policy enforcement smooth and easy. Administrators can authenticate user logins and authorize individual user rights via RADIUS, LDAP, LDAPS and Microsoft Active Directory servers.
Modbus Ethernet -to- Serial support - The SN3101's support for Modbus Ethernet-to-serial data transmission provides a bridge that seamlessly integrates Modbus devices (such as PLCs, DCSs, HMIs, etc.) into your serial network.
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