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Lantronix DeviceComm Manager is a Windows based COM port redirector software utility.
Its function is to redirect custo
the PC's network port. Rather
across the Ethernet network po
A Device Server attached to
Conversely, data into the se
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eviceComm Manage
application as if it were fr
Local
Customer
Serial
Application
(COM)
Port
Serial Data
Device Comm
Ethernet
Manager
PC
This powerful 32-bit Windows utility allows any commerciall
specific software to communicate with networked devices as
the PC's COM ports. T
with a Lantronix Device Ser
without having to unde
Using simple on-screen menus, users can map up to 255 COM
assigned to Lantronix Device Servers. Once COM ports are m
DeviceComm Manager software installed
Device Servers. Both the softw
they were still directly con
utility do a
ll the work in between to keep data flowing smoothly.
The DeviceComm Manager
Windows service.
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Eliminates the need for
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No understanding of ho
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Everything is totally tra
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Redirects up to 255 CO
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Provides raw mode dat
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Supports Windows 2000, Windows NT4.0, and Windows
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Easy to install and even easier to configure
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sents the data to the custome
Remote
Serial
Data
to/from
Attached
Device
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if they were directly attached to
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etwork-enable a serial device
isting
PC-based applications software
f developing new software.
ports directly to IP addresses
apped, any networked PC
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evice operate normally as if
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nd the DeviceComm Manager
anel
applet, a device driver, and a
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is required
he a
pplication software, and the user
TCP/
IP protocol
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