Digi Extends Wireless WAN Router Family with Industrial Automation Focused Product; -New Digi Connect(R) WAN IA Easily Connects Remote Industrial Automation Devices-.MINNETONKA, Minn. -- Digi International (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :DGII DGII Dirección General de Impuestos Internos DGII Directorate General of Human Rights (EU) DGII Deutschsprachige Gesellschaft für Intraokularlinsen-Implantation und refraktive Chirurgie (German) ) today announced the introduction of the Digi Connect WAN IA, a new wireless WAN cellular router with features specifically tailored for industrial automation applications. It is the newest member of Digi's industry-leading Digi Connect WAN family of wireless WAN routers. The Digi Connect WAN IA provides secure cellular GSM or CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) A method for transmitting simultaneous signals over a shared portion of the spectrum. The foremost application of CDMA is the digital cellular phone technology from QUALCOMM that operates in the 800 MHz band and 1.9 GHz PCS band. connections for reliable primary and backup network connectivity to industrial automation devices such as SCADA (Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition) A process control application that collects data from sensors and machines on the shop floor or in remote locations and sends them to a central computer for management and control. devices, programmable logic controllers (PLCs) and remote terminal units (RTUs). The new Digi Connect WAN IA will be on display at the ENTELEC ENTELEC Energy Telecommunications and Electrical Association Show, booth 106, April 19 - 21, 2006. "The Digi Connect WAN IA uses wireless GSM or CDMA networks to create a TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. connection to remote sites and devices for applications in utilities, water/wastewater, oil and gas, metering or any other industrial application," said Larry Kraft, senior vice president of sales and marketing, Digi International. "Wireless can be a more cost effective solution than traditional landline connections and provides a broader coverage to remote locations. It also avoids wire-related vulnerabilities like outages caused by weather or construction." The new Digi Connect WAN IA is a wireless WAN cellular router/gateway that creates a secure WAN connection via an Ethernet-to-cellular or serial-to-cellular interface for remote mission-critical data operations. The Digi Connect WAN IA features industrial hardware/software components including a terminal block for power, DIN rail mounting, Class 1, Division 2 certification and Modbus protocol support. In addition to standard cellular modem communications, the Digi Connect WAN IA also offers local intelligence with features such as network routing, persistent connections, firewall and a secure integrated remote management software package. Advanced features include TCP/UDP TCP/UDP Transmission Control Protocol/User Datagram Protocol , DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) Software that automatically assigns temporary IP addresses to client stations logging into an IP network. It eliminates having to manually assign permanent "static" IP addresses. DHCP software runs in servers and routers. support, NAT (Network Address Translation) An IETF standard that allows an organization to present itself to the Internet with far fewer IP addresses than there are nodes on its internal network. , port forwarding, GRE protocol tunneling and access control lists. The Digi Connect WAN IA is supported by the Digi Connectware(R) Manager, enterprise-class management software that runs on a customer's central server for managing Digi Connect WAN devices. Administrators have access to one device or thousands for management, monitoring, alerts and troubleshooting. It also includes built-in Dynamic DNS server for mapping an Internet host name to a dynamic/public IP address. The Digi Connect WAN IA is available now. For more information, visit http://www.digi.com/products/wireless/digiconnectwanfamily.jsp. About Digi International Digi International, based in Minneapolis, makes device networking easy by developing products and technologies that are cost effective and easy to use. Digi markets its products through a global network of distributors and resellers, systems integrators and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). For more information, visit Digi's Web site at www.digi.com, or call 877-912-3444. All brand names and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. |
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