Lantronix EDS8PR, EDS32PR Retail Automation/Point-of-Sale, Terminal Server/Console Management

2: Introduction

medical staff members to easily monitor and control equipment over the network, whether it is located at the point of care, in a laboratory, or somewhere else in the building, all resulting in improved quality of service and reduced operational costs.

Retail Automation/Point-of-Sale

Having the right solution in the store to manage deliveries, track orders, and keep pricing current are all improvements that the EDS can offer to make retail operations more successful. From big to small, one store to thousands of outlets, the EDS can empower point-of-sale (POS) devices to share information across the network effectively.

With the EDS, retailers can increase and streamline productivity quickly and easily by network-enabling serial devices like card swipe readers, bar-code scanners, scales, cash registers, and receipt printers.

Terminal Server/Console Management

Remote offices can have routers, PBXs, servers and other networking equipment that require remote management from the corporate facility. The EDS easily attaches to the serial ports on a server, Private Branch Exchange (PBX), or other networking equipment to deliver central, remote monitoring and management capability.

With the menu system on the EDS, connections to the console ports of the attached devices as well as Ethernet hosts, such as Unix servers or another EDS, can easily be picked from a user-defined menu. This allows console ports across multiple networks to be accessed from one EDS.

Traffic Management

With the ubiquity of Ethernet networks, managing cities over Ethernet is now within reach. The EDS provides an easy conversion from serial ports on traffic cameras, billboards, and traffic lights to Ethernet. The EDS obviates the need for long-haul modems and enables the management of traffic equipment over the network.

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