Elatec TCP3 User Manual page 2

ELATEC GmbH
1. Introduction
The Primary use of a TCP3 converter is to provide an on-ramp for USB
data to reach a network server which implements Authentication and
optionally a Pull Printing feature. TCP3 can be configured as a two-port
network router that is designed to be connected between a network printer
and a print server. TCP3 is equipped with two USB 3.0 ports. A card reader
or keypad can be connected to either or both of these two ports and can be
used to send data to the authentication server. This is typically used to
enable card-based authentication and to release print jobs from the print
server to the attached network printer.
TCP3 can also be used in an industrial setting to enable card-based
authentication for industrial robots or other manufacturing equipment.
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