Lantronix EDS32PR, EDS16PR, EDS4100, EDS8PR manual EDS8PS and EDS16PS Overview, Features

2: Introduction

EDS8PS and EDS16PS Overview

The EDS8PS (8 serial ports) and EDS16PS (16 serial ports) are compact desktop device servers that give you the ability to network-enable asynchronous RS-232 serial devices. They provide fully transparent RS-232 point-to-point connections without requiring modifications to existing software or hardware in your application.

Figure 2-1 EDS8PS Device Server

Features

Key features of the EDS8PS and EDS16PS include:

Dual-purpose Ethernet terminal server and device server design.

8 (EDS8PS) or 16 (EDS16PS) serial ports with hardware handshaking signals.

RS-232 support.

An RJ45 Ethernet port.

8 MB Flash memory.

32 MB random access memory (RAM).

Lantronix Evolution OS™.

A dedicated console port.

AES, SSH, or SSL secure data encryption.

Three convenient configuration methods (Web, command line, and XML).

Print server functionality (LPR/LPD).

See Chapter 3: Installation of EDS8PS and EDS16PS for installation instructions.

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