A terminal server by any other name • A terminal server (sometimes called a serial server or a console server or a device server) is a hardware device that enables you to connect serial devices across a network. • Terminal servers acquired the...

...of remote access servers and services (RAS) • The benefits of remote access servers and services (RAS) • Difference between a device server and a terminal server • at first glance, device servers and terminal servers are just devices for conn...

Miscellaneous Connectors • Miscellaneous Connectors • IEEE 488 • AAUI • Data Connector • SDL • Current Loop • Terminal Block • Learn more: • DB-Type Connectors •  

...between computers, terminals, and modems. The RS-232 standard was developed by the EIA (Electrical Industries Association), and it defines requirements for connecting DCE (data communications equipment—modems, converters, etc.) and DTE (data te...

...can connect a local terminal and computer port in lieu of the pair of modems they would normally connect to. Plus, a modem eliminator enables DCE-to-DTE data and control-signal connections that are not easily achieved by standard cables or conne...

What are device servers used for? •

Blade servers. • Blade Servers • Blade Servers are made of a chassis (or enclosure) and one or more server blades that fit vertically into the chassis. • Save Space • This configuration is designed to save space by fitting servers side by side...

...such as the recent oil terminal fire near Hemel Hempstead show that full disaster recovery is an issue that does have to be properly considered. • Compliance with legislation. • Legislation such as Sarbaines Oxley from the USA and Basle II within E...

Cooling blade servers. • Blade servers present a cooling challenge. • Blade servers are hot, Really hot. • These slim, high-powered CPUs generate heat like nothing you’ve ever installed in your data center before—a rack of blade servers can ge...

...you will need a print server and a router to send and receive e-mails. • If you send e-mails and make appointments with your customers you surely need to have the correct time on your computer. Computer clocks are not as accurate as they should be...