The BOS e-Twin@x Controller

BOS e-Twin@x Controller

The e-Twin@x Controller is a hardware and software product that adds the benefits of a LAN to an existing Twinax infrastructure. With the e-Twin@x Controller, users can access the AS/400 securely over the Internet and use e-mail, Microsoft Networking, and Lotus Notes on any BOS, IBM, or IBM-compatible Twinax card connected to any AS/400 running OS/400 V3R2 or higher. When used as a remote controller, it replaces the SNA/APPC protocol with the TCP/IP protocol, which is easy to support, easy to configure, and routable. Innovative data compression techniques and a faster Twinax line, due to the 5250 Express protocol, combine with the built-in segmentation of Twinax topology for a fast, segmented, and reliable network.

Advantages

BOS e-Twin@x Controller
  • Provides IP over Twinax connection to a local or remote AS/400, allowing Twinax-attached PCs to benefit from IP applications such as e-Mail, Web browsers and Microsoft Networking.
  • Replaces SNA connectivity and Anynet protocol with simple, relatively easy-to-configure TN5250e TCP/IP.
  • Serves as a secure, low cost connection from your remote branches to the AS/400 using the Internet, saving a fortune in leased line expenses.
  • Allows up to 14 devices to run on a single Twinax line, in any combination of dumb terminals, Twinax printers and Windows 95/98/NT PCs.
  • Fully supports IBM Express technology, which produces 4 times the throughput of standard Twinax for any combination of devices.
  • Contains sophisticated IP compression algorithms which enable Twinax-connected IP devices to run up to 5 times faster when used with BOS IP over Twinax drivers.
  • Includes a built-in 4-port Remote Access Server (RAS), complete with AS/400 client RAS software, built-in firewall, and support for RADIUS standards.
  • Housed in a compact 1 U communications controller that fits into standard 19" rack-mount communications cabinets.
  • Supports up to 112 Twinax devices; upgrades to expand the number of devices supported from 8 up to 56 are software-based and can be applied either on-site or remotely, via the Internet.
  • Allows configuration and management from a standard web browser that accesses the controller via dial up or over the WAN; most changes can be done without restarting the controller.
  • Provides an interface to Citrix Metaframe supporting Twinax technology or other corporate intranet computing for PCs using IP over Twinax.

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