Serial Device Routers offer industrial networking security

Magnum DX 800 and DX 40 Serial-IP Converters extend security and network management to distributed serial devices in power substations and other harsh industrial environments. Magnum DX800 provides Dynamic Serial Edge that combines features of serial-IP device server, Ethernet switch, IP router, and IP firewall. It supports 4 serial interfaces and 4 Ethernet ports, including 2 fiber ports. Magnum DX40 provides 2 serial ports and 2 Ethernet ports, one or both of which may be fiber.


Magnum DX 800 and DX 40 Integrate IP/Ethernet Technologies With Existing Industrial Devices

FREMONT, Calif., Oct. 31 -- GarrettCom, Inc., is introducing a groundbreaking line of Serial-IP converters that extend security and resiliency and network management to distributed serial devices in power substations and other harsh industrial environments. The Magnum DX line of Serial Device routers provides intelligent Serial-to-IP/Ethernet protocol services that integrate the large installed base of devices that use Serial data protocols for SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) and remote device console access.

The Magnum DX Serial Device Routers provide what the company calls a Dynamic Serial Edge for hardened industrial networks that combines the features of a serial-IP device server, Ethernet switch, IP router and IP firewall in a compact, substation-hardened product with a variety of field mounting and power supply options. The Magnum DX800 Serial Device Router supports four serial interfaces and four Ethernet ports, including two fiber ports. The Magnum DX40 Serial Device Router provides two serial ports and two Ethernet ports, one or both of which may be fiber.