Digi Connect Series

Digi Connect and ConnectPort TSFamily features Alarms
Digi Connect Family and ConnectPort TSFamily
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Other unique features includefull hardware and software flow control, as well as tunable latency and
throughput. With these, RealPort ensures optimum performance since data transfer is adjusted
according to specific application requirements. It also provides connection recovery—after a network
interruption RealPort automatically reconnectsthe device to theCOMport without the application
knowing therewasa failure.
Encrypted RealPort
Digi Connect and ConnectPort TSFamily devicesalso support RealPort software with encryption.
Encrypted RealPort offers a secure Ethernet connection between the COMor TTYport and a device
server or terminal server. Encryption preventsinternal and external snooping of data across the
network by encapsulating the TCP/IPpackets in an SSL connection and encrypting the data using
Advanced Encryption Standard (AES).
Digi’s RealPort with encryption driver hasearned Microsoft’sWindows Hardware Quality Lab (WHQL)
certification.
Driversareavailable for a wide range of operating systems, including Microsoft Windows and Linux
x32 and x64 based operating systems, as well as other versions of Unix. See theRealPort Compatibility
OSList in the Digi Knowledge Base for a detailed list of supported operating systems. It isideal for
financial, retail/point-of-sale, government, or any application requiring enhanced security to protect
sensitive information.
Alarms
You can configure Digi Connect and ConnectPort TSFamily products to issue alarms, in the form of
email messages or SNMPtraps, when certain device eventsoccur, including:
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Changesin GPIOsignals (on embedded products)
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Data patternsdetected in the data stream
Configuring Digi devices to issue alarmsallows you to know when eventsoccur. For more information
on configuring alarms, see Alarms Configuration.
Modem emulation
Digi Connect and ConnectPort TSFamily devicesinclude a configuration profile that allows the device
to emulate a modem. Modem emulation sendsand receivesmodem responses to a serial device over
TCP/IP(including Ethernet) instead of Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN). The modem
emulation profile allows you to maintain a current softwareapplication but using it over the less
expensiveEthernet network. In addition, you can enable or disable telnet processing on the incoming
and outgoing modem-emulation connections. For information on the modem-emulation commands
that Digi Connect and ConnectPort TSFamily products support, see the Digi Connect®Family
Command Reference. See Select Port Profile for more information.
Security featuresin Digi devices
This section covers Digi Connect and ConnectPort TSFamily security features.
Secure accessand authentication
Security features include the following: