Serial over Ethernet

This is a tool that makes devices on Ethernet appear as serial connected devices.

Serial over Ethernet creates virtual serial port pairs connected with null modem cables. It is able to let you share up to 255 serial port devices over a TCP/IP network. What that can do for you is turn your computer into a low-cost terminal server. Any serial port device connected to a COM port becomes accessible to machines from anywhere in the world and appear to be locally connected. When actually communicating, the data actually travels over TCP/IP network yet the communicating devices communicate in serial protocol. The limitations of just two real COM ports being available can be overcome with this arrangement. You can thus run several such serial communications for different purposes that include sharing serial ports for incoming connections for a server, connecting serial ports to remote host as client and sharing serial ports using UDP.

As available currently, this tool offers easy connections creation and management with connection visualization, set conditions for packets transmission for the connection types, specifying several remote computers for simultaneous UDP connections, etc. The interface is quite intuitive and just about anybody in the IT department, should be able to get productive with it in short time. The visual approach in setting up the serial connections is a handy tool. This is a very good product. If you are looking for a similar solution, this is a good candidate for a trial in your exact set up.

Serial over Ethernet allows you to share up to 255 serial port devices over a TCP/IP network turning your computer into a low-cost terminal server. As a result, any serial port device connected to a COM port could be accessed from anywhere in the world as if it were attached to the local PC. When the attached serial port device sends communication data, it will actually be transmitted over a TCP/IP network. Such behavior is achieved due to the use of virtual serial port technology which emulates standard COM ports. In this case, the Windows OS treats virtual serial ports in the same way as real ones therefore you are no longer limited to just two real ports (the number of physical ports you have) per system and can create COM port connections without occupying a real serial port. Serial over Ethernet provides the ability to create several connection types for three main purposes: share serial port for incoming connections (Server), connect serial port to remote host (Client) and share serial port using UDP. Starting from version 6.0 Serial to Ethernet Connector features totally new user interface for even easier connections creation and management with connections visualization, possibility to set conditions for packets transmission for all connection types, ability to specify several remote computers for simultaneous UDP connection, etc.