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Overview

The EKI-1521 features two independent Ethernet ports and MAC addresses to provide a redundant networking mechanism to guarantee Ethernet networking reliability.

The EKI-1521 is a serial device server that connect RS-232/422/485 serial devices, such as PLC, meters, sensors, and bar code reader to an IP-based Ethernet LAN.

They allow nearly any device with serial ports to connect and share an Ethernet network. EKI-1521 provide various operations: COM port redirection (Virtual COMport), TCP Server, IP Client and UDP mode.

With COM port redirection mode, standard serial operation calls are transparently redirected to the EKI-1521, guaranteeing compatibility with legacy serial devices and enabling backward compatibility with existing software.

With TCP server, TCP client, and UDP modes, the EKI-1521 ensures the compatibility of network software that uses a standard network API.

Moreover, you can make serial devices communicate with other devices peer-to-peer, without any intermediate host PCs and software programming.

Warranty

24 Month Return to Base Warranty

Features

• Provides 2 x 10/100 Mbps Ethernet ports for LAN redundancy
• Provides COM port redirection (Virtual COM), TCP and UDP operation modes
• Supports baud rate up to 921.6 kbps
• Allows a max. of 5 hosts to access one serial port
• Allows a max. of 16 hosts to be accessed as TCP client mode
• Built-in 15 KV ESD protection for all serial signals
• Provides rich configuration methods including Windows utility, Telnet console, and Web Browser
• Supports Windows 2000/XP/Vista drivers
• Automatic RS-485 data flow control
• SNMP MIB-II for network management

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