Ideal for POS systems, security systems, industrial automation, building automation, or any application using RS-232 devices, the Lava Ether-Serial ESL1-232-DB9 Link provides a serial port that is network enabled and simple to install, configure, and control. Any serial device can send its information to an Ether-Serial Link, which then places that information on the Ethernet. The serial port of the Lava Ether-Serial RS-232 1-DB9 looks and acts precisely like it is built into your computer, it appears right alongside other serial ports in Windows Device Manager.