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We used dedicated terminal servers for this function years ago. No PC required. DEC and Allied Telesis made them. Now I feel old.

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That is essentially what these are. The default Lantronix firmware allows you to connect to the device on a specific TCP port and talk to the serial device on the other side. You configure them over HTTP or Telnet.

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