User guide

IOLAN+, IOLAN+ Rack & IOLAN+ 102/104 User guide
About the IOLAN+
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Chapter 1 Introduction
About the IOLAN+
The IOLAN+ is a unique Ethernet TCP/IP communications / terminal server allowing serial
devices to be connected directly to LANs and WANs. The 2, 4, 8 or 16 serial ports enable
IOLAN+ to connect to a wide range of devices including:
• Modems for remote access and Internet access
• ISDN adapters for branch remote access and Internet access
• Terminals for multi-user Unix systems
• PCs using terminal emulation or SLIP/PPP
• All types of serial printers
• Data acquisition equipment (manufacturing, laboratory, etc.)
• Retail point-of-sale equipment (bar coding, registers, etc.)
The performance and flexibility of IOLAN+ allows you to use a wide range of high speed
devices in complex application environments. These operating systems include:
• Windows ® 95/98
• Windows NT ®
• Citrix Winframe
• SCO Unix & Gemini
• IBM AIX
• Sunsoft Solaris
• Hewlett Packard HP-UX
• Data General DG/UX
• All other variants of Unix (BSD, Linux, IRIX, etc.)