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Title: Multi-port iPocket replacement
Post by: acejavelin on July 18, 2014, 12:43:00 PM

Does anyone know of a good iPocket replacement that gives you 3 or 4 serial ports over one Ethernet connection? I know there is the Ether232DUO that gives you two ports, but we have been doing several hotels lately and installing 3 iPockets works fine, but it is a huge cabling mess once you install a little 5-port switch, 3 iPockets, and all the associated patch cords and serial cables... if there was a 3 or 4 port version of this it would make the installation so much simpler.

Title: Re: Multi-port iPocket replacement
Post by: jrg0852 on July 21, 2014, 03:04:08 PM

I don't know if they'll have exactly what you seek, but give these guys a look...........


http://www.l-com.com/

Title: Re: Multi-port iPocket replacement
Post by: jrg0852 on July 21, 2014, 03:07:13 PM

This is USB, but may find a USB-to-Ethernet cable on here, too..............


http://www.l-com.com/serial-converters-controller-cards-usb-to-rs232-converter-4-rs-232-db9-male

Title: Re: Multi-port iPocket replacement
Post by: acejavelin on July 21, 2014, 11:29:35 PM

Quote from: jrg0852 on July 21, 2014, 03:07:13 PM

This is USB, but may find a USB-to-Ethernet cable on here, too..............


http://www.l-com.com/serial-converters-controller-cards-usb-to-rs232-converter-4-rs-232-db9-male

interesting, those about 1/3 the price of the Edgeport devices we had been using, wonder if they are any good...

USB to Ethernet won't help here... Do you understand how the Mites uses iPockets? They act as a telnet client to the PBX for various interfaces line PMS, VM-PMS, and SMDR.

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Title: Re: Multi-port iPocket replacement
Post by: jrg0852 on July 22, 2014, 08:32:27 AM

Sorry....never actually did this in the field (or anywhere else, for that matter). I'm just trying to help with the adapter. Thanks.

Title: Re: Multi-port iPocket replacement
Post by: jrg0852 on July 24, 2014, 10:51:56 AM

How did you make out with this, ace?

Title: Re: Multi-port iPocket replacement
Post by: acejavelin on July 26, 2014, 12:48:29 AM

Quote from: jrg0852 on July 24, 2014, 10:51:56 AM

How did you make out with this, ace?

Just lots of iPockets... it works, just a mess.

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Title: Re: Multi-port iPocket replacement
Post by: jrg0852 on July 29, 2014, 08:37:07 AM

OK. You know what they say.......If it works, break it. 8)