Specifications

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Americable
Ø Custom cables and adapters
² Serial adapter kits for consoles
• Annex/Bay/Nortel
• Cisco/Lantronix
• IOLAN
• iTouch/Xyplex
Ø Short power cords
Ø Fiber and Ethernet gear/cables
Ø Fast turnaround
I’ve used Americable as a vendor for more than 6 years, and I’ve been very
happy with them as a vendor. They’ve been able to turn some important orders
around very quickly. Some of my other vendors haven’t passed this test…
Americable has also worked with me to define and stock special serial
adapters for Console Server use, as well as making special adapter and cable
bundles for the Console Server vendors listed above. These kits have helped
many folks get consoles connected to their networks quickly. But what is
important to me is that they made the effort to define and build these parts and
kits, before there was a demand, based on my requests. As a vendor, they make
efforts to provide or acquire whatever we’ve been looking for. In many cases,
buying something through Americable has been cheaper than buying it on my
own from the manufacturer.
It’s amazing how much short power cords and appropriate-length cables can
clean up a rack!
My contact has been Steve Vacik ([e-mail], x-3824), but I
like everyone that I’ve met at Americable.
http://www.americable.com/ v) 800.328.7954 f) 952.944.8021
http://www.conserver.com/consoles/ciscokit.html
I’ve had good dealings with them, and good response from them, but I have
heard of a couple folks having had past problems. Check with your colleagues,
and see if you have a reason to be wary, but I’ve had good luck so far.