Solvline PB2xxxUG - Manual (Page 8)

5. Applications
You can use the Portbase in various ways.
1) Network Serial Communication
This is the most common application of PortBase. By connecting a PC and a PortBase to a network,
you can use serial equipments connected to the Portbase from remote PCs.
Portbase
Internet
PC
Serial Devices
PSTN
Modem
PC
Server
Modem
LAN
Portbase
Internet
PC
Serial Devices
PSTN
Modem
PC
Server
Modem
Portbase
Internet
PC
Serial Devices
PSTN
Modem
PC
Server
Modem
Internet Internet
PC
Serial Devices
PSTN PSTN
Modem
PC
Server
Modem
LAN
2) Serial Communication Tunneling
You can use the network as if it is a serial cable from your PC.
Internet
PC
PC
Portbase Portbase
Serial Serial
Internet Internet
PC
PC
Portbase Portbase
Serial Serial
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