NPort Server 5232 is an industrial-strength network-based serial device server for connecting up to two devices like CNCs, PLCs, weighing scales, scanners and other devices directly to the 10/100Mbps Ethernet network running TCP/IP. In addition to allowing serial devices to get networked, any host (PC Server or Workstation) without network access can also access remote serial device via adding NPort Server to the existing serial port. In other word, a pair of 1-port NPort Server can be configured over Ethernet and serve as a transparent serial channel without platform and distance limitation.