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Perle M3PC

• A complete dial-up server on a PC card
• No twinax emulation card required - ideal for portable PCs
• Provides up to seven host sessions across four serial ports
• Easy setup and installation
• Compatible with popular PC Support applications such as Rumba and Showcase Vista
• Automated log-in speeds access
• Up to five M3PC cards can be installed in one PC, increasing the total number of dial-in ports to 20

Technical Specifications

Security and management

• Password security prevents access to the M3PC
• Reconnect timer with password
• Inactivity timer

Productivity

• Keyboard remapping
• 132 column support using PerleTALK (for DOS and PerleTalk for Windows)
• Autobaud detect supported
• Screen optimization
• ASCII printer command download
• Concurrent printing

IBM twinax hosts

• IBM AS/400
• IBM AS/400 Advanced 36
• IBM System/36
• IBM System/38

Multisessions

• Up to seven 5250 sessions across one to four ports

Card dimensions

• 3/4 size PC card
• Standard ISA 8-bit bus

Twinax connection

• Male DB-9 on backplane
• Self-terminating female DB-9 to a "V" twinax cable connector

Asynchronous connecters

• Female HD-44 on backplane (high density)
• Male DB-44 to 4 x RS-232 male DB-25 connector quad cable

Server PC requirements

• IBM PC/XT/AT or better or true compatible with a standard ISA 8-bit bus
• 640 KB RAM
• 3.5" diskette drive
• Mono, CGA, EGA, VGA, or better display adapter
• 10 MB free on hard drive

Terminal emulations

• 5251 Model 11
• 5291, 5292 Model 1
• 3180 Model 2
• 3196
• 3197 Model C and D

Connection Protocol

• PPP

Security

• Password Authentication Protocol (PAP)
• (Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol) CHAP

Other Capabilities

• Data compression
• User IP addresses management - Specify IP address at remote client - Server assigned IP address based on User ID and/or port

Remote PC Requirements

• IBM PC Dos 5.0 or higher, Windows®3.x or Windows®95
• IBM-compatible 80386 or better
• Industry-standard asynchronous modems (minimum 14.4 kbps recommended) or external ISDN terminal adapters
• buffered 16550 UART recommended Dial-out PC Requirements
• IBM PC Dos 5.0 or higher, Windows®3.x
• PCs must be LAN attached running IPX protocol (NetWare)
• Windows® communication programs supported
• Communication programs on DOS workstations must support NASI or INT14 standards

Management

• System management from remote or local PC's
• Inband management enables configuration and management of Perle 833 server(s) via Ethernet and Token Ring LAN's
• View server port statistics
• View Event Log maintaining: - user account usage - configuration changes - system restarts

Remote Control Support (over remote node)

• Supports 3rd party remote control software applications (e.g., Reach Out, PC Anywhere)
• Supports application servers, such as Citrix Winview

Cabling

Ethernet interface

• 10BaseT (RJ-45)
• 10Base2 (BNC)
• 10Base5 (AUI)Token ring interface
• UTP, Type 3 (RJ-45)
• STP, Type 1 (DB-9)

WAN Interface

2 , 4 or 8 ports

• Asynchronous EIA/TIA-232-E Serial Ports for up to 115 Kbps/port
• Male DB9 EIA/TIA 574 connecters
• Compatible with external ISDN terminal adapters

Processor

32-bit RISC

• AMD 29200 (2 and 4 port)
• AMD 29240 (8 port)

Memory

• 1 Mb Flash ROM
• 2 Mb RAM

Front and Rear Panel Indicators

• Power LED
• System operational LED
• LAN connect LED
• 2 x 16 LCD panel

Operating Temperature

• 0°-40° C (32°-104°F)

Humidity

• 0-90% non-condensing

Operating Voltage

• 90-230 VAC (auto-sensing), 50-60 Hz
• 40 watts

BTU Output

• 400 BTU/hour max

Approvals

• FCC Class A
• TUV
• UL
• CSA
• DOC
• CE

Dimensions

• 50 mm x 432 mm x 250 mm
• 1.97"(H) x 17.0"(W) x 9.84"(D)
• 3.1 lbs / 6.8 kg

Languages Supported

• English
• French
• Italian
• German
• Spanish
• Japanese