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Connect any RS232 device directly to your network and access the device from any other workstation in the network



Many people do not know that it is now possible (and extremely easy) to connect RS232 serial devices directly to a network and communicate with the device from any other workstation in the network just as if it were connected to a local RS232 serial port on the back of your PC. The trick is to use a "Serial Device Server". You simply plug the serial device into the Serial Device Server, connect it to your network and then install a special "Virtual Serial Port" driver in any workstation where you want to communicate with the device. Hardware based Serial Device Servers are available from a number of manufacturers for under $150. TALtech also has a software product called TCPCom that is designed to turn a PC into a Serial Device Server or act as a Virtual Serial Port driver for any hardware based Serial device server.
For a more complete explanation of how Serial Device Servers work, please visit:
http://www.taltech.com/resources/tcpip.htm

For more details about TCPCom or to download a fully functional demo version, visit:
http://www.taltech.com/products/tcpcom.html