The e-Twinax Controller is the only SNA-free, pure TCP/IP Controller in existence. It allows you to leverage your investment in Twinax by supporting all Twinax display stations and printers (both SCS and IPDS), as well as existing cabling. When used as a remote Controller, all SNA, AnyNet and MPTN traffic is eliminated, leaving your network with a single protocol: pure TCP/IP, which is easy to configure and maintain, and is routable. The e-Twinax Controller also supports remote management via a Web browser, saving you valuable technical resources.

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When the traditional SDLC connection is replaced with a Wide Area Network (WAN) connection using TCP/IP, the e-Twinax Controller can be used to maintain legacy Twinax devices (such as high-speed printers and dumb terminals) at your remote sites. In this configuration, all the devices will appear on the AS/400 as TN5250 devices, and all PC devices can connect to the AS/400 either by using dumb terminal emulation or by installing the e-Twin@x version of BOSaNOVA TCP/IP or IBM TCP/IP drivers to connect to the AS/400 over TCP/IP.

Secure connection via the Internet using modem(s) for a mixed Twinax and LAN environment.

• Local site: a fixed connection to the Internet and BOS' Java-based SECURIT-e Server^TM, which can be run on the AS/400, and any PC or Mini Computer with a Windows, Unix-based or Linux operating system.
  
• Remote site: a connection to the Internet, either via a dial up account or using a leased line to a local ISP.

5250 traffic, encrypted via industry-standard algorithms, flows from the Controller to the Java-based server, where the data is deciphered and sent to the AS/400. The e-Twinax Controller can initiate the dial-up to the Internet when the first user tries to access the AS/400. It also supports two parallel connections to two different ISPs, allowing increased bandwidth, speed and reliability.

The e-Twinax Controller is managed via a standard Web browser, which enables all of the units to be managed from a central point anywhere on the network, or via a modem dialed in to the RAS. Configuration can also be done using a dumb terminal attached to any of the ports. The Controller software can also be updated over the network or via dial-in. Terminals, PCs or printers can be added to the Controller very simply using a plug-and-play feature in Auto mode. The device name can be changed at any time, without restarting the Controller. The Controller also verifies the host connection, including which PTFs are installed for each OS version.

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Configuration and management can be done via standard Web browser from anywhere on the network

The e-Twinax Controller connects to the network using a standard network hub, w