There are also many terminal servers on the market that have highly advanced security functionality to ensure that only qualified personnel can access various servers and that any data that is transmitted across the LAN, or over the Internet, is encrypted. The primary application scenario is to enable serial devices to access network server applications, or vice versa, where security of the data on the LAN is not generally an issue. Products marketed as terminal servers can be very simple devices that do not offer any security functionality, such as data encryption and user authentication. ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Ī terminal server connects devices with a serial port to a local area network (LAN).
( September 2010) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Please help improve it to make it understandable to non-experts, without removing the technical details. This article may be too technical for most readers to understand.