That barionet made me think really hard about how I can add more serial ports without spending too much money, so I started browsing eBay, and found this serial device server which converts 4 serial ports to IP. Buy It Now price is $25 with $8 shipping, but I offered $20 and he accepted. The one thing I didn't realize is that it needs a power supply, but I used an old one from a dead DLink 8-port switch. Power supply has to be 5VDC supporting 2A (mine is 2.3A I believe).
I received mine yesterday, and played with it, and must say I am really impressed. The device even supports initiating a tcp connection as a client (haven't tested this yet), and is pretty flexible.
I have already tried it with my SAI UPB PIM and Ocelot, which work great (tried locally, and from a remote location using a VPN connection). The plan is to also hook up the W800RF32 and the NetCallerID hardware.
The seller seems to have good ratings, here is the auction:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...E:B:BOC:US:1123
Obviously the device is used, but considering the new price is between $300-$400, you can't find a better deal. I do recommend you update the firmware, just make sure you stay within the major version (i.e., if yours came with 4.0, use the 4.26 update, you can't update to 5.x).
Drivers/Manual:
http://www.quatech.com/support/drivers.php#server
Tell them CocoonTech sent you (eventho I do not have any affiliation with this seller) ray:
Disclaimer: this device works for me, but please make sure you read the auction description before buying. I don't want to get any packages which make ticking noises
I received mine yesterday, and played with it, and must say I am really impressed. The device even supports initiating a tcp connection as a client (haven't tested this yet), and is pretty flexible.
I have already tried it with my SAI UPB PIM and Ocelot, which work great (tried locally, and from a remote location using a VPN connection). The plan is to also hook up the W800RF32 and the NetCallerID hardware.
The seller seems to have good ratings, here is the auction:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...E:B:BOC:US:1123
Obviously the device is used, but considering the new price is between $300-$400, you can't find a better deal. I do recommend you update the firmware, just make sure you stay within the major version (i.e., if yours came with 4.0, use the 4.26 update, you can't update to 5.x).
Drivers/Manual:
http://www.quatech.com/support/drivers.php#server
Tell them CocoonTech sent you (eventho I do not have any affiliation with this seller) ray:
Disclaimer: this device works for me, but please make sure you read the auction description before buying. I don't want to get any packages which make ticking noises