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These terminal and communications servers allow users to connect clusters of eight or 16 serial ports to a LAN. The PortServer II offers expandability to 64 serial ports and support for LAN-to-LAN connections over frame relay. The PortServer is an entry-level terminal server that allows connecting clusters of eight or 16 high-speed serial ports to any TCP/IP Ethernet network. This server supports asynchronous terminals, modems, printers and other serial devices and is hardware independent, allowing users to access any type of networked server supporting TCP/IP.

The PortServer II communications server supports all these features, plus higher performance, configuration expandability from 16 to 64 ports, and extensive network management and security features. Additionally, the PortServer II supports dial-up and LAN-to-LAN connections for TCP/IP remote access to the corporate LAN or the Internet over frame relay and analog lines.

For communications, Stovall connected eight U.S. Robotics' 56K modems to his server and plans to add more as volume increases. In addition to internal use of the modems for faxing, e-mail and Internet access, Stovall estimates that 20 to 30 divisional vice presidents, field office employees and warehouse personnel call into company headquarters during a typical business day. The server allows them to access the company's network, log on to the Internet, and check order status and e-mail.

Stovall adds that there are also a growing number of Colorado Prime telecommuters, increasing the value of a terminal server that can reliably and consistently handle remote access functions. "Remote access activity continues to expand for Colorado Prime and reliable performance from our terminal server is critical," says Stovall. "We've run eight lines, 10 hours a day for the past year and employees have never had problems gaining access. It's a rock-solid system.