SENA Technologies e-newsletter


		Issue: 24/10/2005

News

Sena Welcomes Device-networking Partners

Sena welcomes its newest device networking business partners that provides distribution services, and full technical and design support to Sena device and terminal servers in their regions.

Business Partner	Region	Website
Aaxeon Technologies, Inc	United States	http://www.aaxeon.com/
TaxCode S.A.	Greece

New Product

HelloDevice Manager 2.0 with Various User-friendly Functions

Sena is pleased to release the new version of device management utility software, HelloDevice Manager 2.0 that comes with rich feature-set that allow user to conveniently manage device servers and serial devices. Highlights of the HelloDevice Manager 2.0 include:

Highlights include:
• Users can probe Sena device servers, and connect to the management interface directly using web, telnet or SSH.
• Users may add some memo within the application.
• Easy-to-use Diagnosis function allows user to conveniently test data transferring state among remote host, serial device server and serial device attached by each section using visual graphics. Further, user can check if the network connection is in a normal state, and send some test data back and forth between host PC and the serial device.

• Users can check the real-time pin status.
• Users can see SNMP log on trap window.

Case Study

Device Server brings wireless networking capabilities to Retail/POS devices

Motive:
Current retail related devices are restricted by the length of cables and the placement of the cash registers. Retailers may need to relocate checkout terminals to improve the in-store shopping experience for their customers.

By making use of any one of Sena Technologies wireless serial device servers, you will be able to wirelessly network enable your cash registers, which should allow the retailer to easily retrieve sales information.

Solution:

Parani10, Parani100, LS100W

Benefits:
• Low-Cost solutions allowing you to network enable your cash registers.
• Wireless flexibility to remotely monitor and control Cash registers from anywhere within the retailers building space.
• Wireless encryption standards that allow for secure wireless data transmission

Device Server's SNMP feature facilitates intelligent device networking

Motive:
A large Electronics System Integration company was looking to network enable their railway station displays.

By making use of any one of Sena Technologies Super Series serial device servers, this company was able to control, and send necessary railway information data to the displays which are placed all around the station. Also, by taking advantage of the Super Series SNMP features allows networks with SNMP capabilities to correctly diagnose and monitor the Super Series, and the railway display.

Solution:

HelloDevice Super Series

Benefits:
• Cost-Effective solutions allowing you to network enable essential informational displays from a central location.
• SNMP support to monitor Super Series, and informational displays status.
• High speed Serial to Ethernet data conversion for minimal delay in data transfer.