Книга: Terminal Server: RS-232, EIA-422, EIA-485, Local Area Network, Cryptography, Computer Terminal, Ethernet, Digital Equipment Corporation, DECserver, Flash Memory

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! A Terminal Server (also referred to as Serial Server) enable companies to connect devices with an RS232, RS422 or RS485 serial interface to a local area network (LAN). Products marketed as terminal servers can be very simple devices that do not offer any security functionality, such as data encryption and user authentication. The primary application scenario is to enable serial devices to access network server applications, or vice versa, where security of the data on the LAN is not generally an issue. There are also many terminal servers on the market that have highly advanced security functionality to ensure that only qualified personnel can access various servers and that any data that is transmitted across the LAN, or over the Internet, is encrypted. Usually companies who need a terminal server with these advanced functions want to remotely control, monitor, diagnose and troubleshoot equipment over a telecommunications network.