Comtrol VS1100 Configuration Guide - Manual (Page 7)

Product Overview 7
Introduction
Product Overview
The Comtrol InterChangeVS 1000 is a rack-mountable or stackable
“network appliance” that connects via Ethernet to a host server and
supports from 16 to 64* RS-232 asynchronous serial ports per network
address (MAC). All ports are supported at rates up to 230.4K bps.
* The base VS1000 has 16 ports. Additional ports can be added by
plugging in VS1100 expansion units, to a maximum of three
VS1100 expansion units per each VS1000 base unit.
Operating System Requirements
The InterChangeVS 1000 requires at least one network server
running one of the following operating systems:
• Microsoft Windows
®
NT (3.51, 4.0, or higher)
Note: Windows NT 4.0 or higher is required to support Multilink
PPP.
Note: RAS or RRAS is required to support Remote Access Service.
• Citrix
®
WinFrame
®
(1.7 or later)
• Novell
®
NetWare
®
(3.12, 4.11, or IntranetWare
™
)
Note: Contact Novell for information regarding Multilink PPP
support for NetWare.
Your choice of operating system determines the limits of the VS1000/
VS1100 configuration. Novell NetWare supports a maximum of 128
ports per server, while Microsoft supports up to 256 RAS ports or 1,000
COM ports per server.
Connectivity Requirements
• An Ethernet connection, either to an Ethernet hub or to a NIC card
in the host server. (See the Installing the Hardware section.)