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News Release from: Multenet | Subject: PocketPad Router
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 05 September 2005
Router dials up serial sevices
The PocketPad Router is a novel low cost dial-in dial-out router product.
Available now from serial to Ethernet connectivity expert Multenet, the PocketPad Router is a novel low cost dial-in dial-out router product Based on the entry-level PocketPad 1 design, the PocketPad Router comes with two RS232 serial interfaces and one 10/100 Ethernet interface
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 12 May 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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The PocketPAD Power-Over-Ethernet comes with one RS232 serial interface and one 10/100 IEEE802.3af compliant Ethernet interface.
The unit provides a web based user interface, designed to easily configure dial-in or dial out PPP RAS connections using almost any external serial modem.
With the port-forwarding feature, this product is ideal for use when setting up remote Ethernet networks for connectivity of equipment that supports Ethernet communication.
An additional variant to be released in November 2005 will support four serial ports, and multi-linking with automatic bandwidth management.
With the recent acceptance of GPRS connectivity in both industrial automation monitoring applications, and retail in-store payment transaction processing, this product offers the ideal bridge between GPRS serial modems, and a small device network.
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