Expanding The Network With The Terminal Server - SynOptics 3395 Using Manual

Getting Started
The user in Figure 1-1 has made a connection to the UNIX host on the LAN through the terminal server.
He can now read databases, send mail, and run applications on this host. He can also connect to the VAX
host, the IBM host, or a serial device on the other terminal server.

Expanding the Network with the Terminal Server

The terminal server can support a variety of devices, other than terminals. These include printers, modems,
data switches, personal computers, and other host computers. These devices allow terminal server users to
access LAN resources in many different ways, and provide additional resources to LAN users. Figure 1-2
shows an example of a Model 3395/3395A Terminal Server on the LAN, with several different devices
connected to it.
IBM Mainframe
(Accessible through a
TN3270 connection)
Telnet
Server
Ethernet Local Area
Network (LAN)
Printers
Other Devices
with Serial
Interfaces
VAX/VMS System
Figure 1-2.
In a network like the one in Figure 1-2, terminal server users can gain access to the hosts connected directly
to the LAN. Users on the LAN hosts can reach the devices connected to the terminal server, such as the
printer, the host system, or the personal computer.
1-2
VAX/VMS System
Personal Computers
Host Systems
A terminal server on an Ethernet LAN
UNIX System
Model 3395
X
Terminal Server
Cards In Chassis
X
Terminals
Modems
Data Switches
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