Black Box IC1000A USB to RS-232 Converter, DB9, Single-Port

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Black Box IC1000A USB Director RS-232, Single-Port

Add a high-speed RS-232 serial port to your PC or server using its USB port. The single-port IC1000A makes it easy to connect and disconnect your modems and printers. You can use this intelligent USB-to-serial converter in point-of-sale settings, for mobile computing in the field, or any place you require flexible I/O expansion. Hook it up to your bar-code scanners, touch screens, security cameras, PDAs, and other peripherals. By converting the USB port on your desktop PC, laptop, or Thin client to a high-speed RS-232 DB9 serial port, the USB Director RS-232 enables you to attach any peripheral that uses a standard serial interface to your PC. It's the economic alternative to installing a serial card in your computer.

To install the USB Director RS-232, you simply plug the Type A end of the included USB cable into the USB port and the Type B end into the converter. You can make connections without powering down the network or removing the cover of your server or PC. This hot-swappable converter attaches outside the computer chassis and doesn't require a card slot. Plus you don't need to set IRQ jumpers and device address. Plus, there's no need to worry about configuring the attached device. The USB Director RS-232 autodetects peripheral speed and connections. And, after connecting a new peripheral to your machine, you don't have to reboot your operating system - the device is plug-and-play!

Need more COM ports? You can connect up to four of the single-port USB Director RS-232 units to a hub.

Key Features

• Enables to add a serial port to PC, laptop, thin client, or server via a single USB port
• An easy, economical alternative to installing a serial board in your PC
• Port speeds up to 230 kbps.
• Configurable COM port assignment
• Wide range of operating system support for Windows® users
• No external power required
• Includes a 3.2 ft (1 m) USB cable
• Compact, reliable, hot-swappable
• 5 Year Double Diamond™Warranty (Standard) included. Extended warranty available. Contact Westward Sales.