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About MRV Communications, Inc.
MRV Communications, Inc. (“MRV”) is a leading provider of network equipment and services, and optical components. MRV’s networking business provides equipment used by commercial customers, governments and telecommunications service providers, and includes Terminal / Console Servers ( formerly Xyplex Maxserver ), Fiber Extension Networking Equipment, Media Converters, Plug In Interfaces(GBIC, SFP, XFP Modules) routers, physical layer products and out-of-band management products as well as specialized networking products for aerospace, defense and other applications including voice and cellular communication. MRV’s optical components business provides optical communications components for metropolitan, access and Fiber-to-the-Premises applications.

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The Maxserver series of standalone terminal servers from MRV Communications provides comprehensive serial-based connectivity for a wide range of applications. The Xyplex Maxserver Terminal Server allows seamless access from local or remote locations for a variety of devices, from terminals and PCs to bar code readers and data acquisition devices. These terminal/access servers are ideal for remote and Internet access, as well as client/server or business automation applications. They are available in AC-and DC- powered versions. With four models ranging from 8 to 40 ports, the Maxserver series offers multiprotocol support, easy-to-use management options, extensive security features, accounting and remote access capabilities.

Extensive Software Features
The Maxservers offer a cost-effective, high-performance solution designed to accommodate growth and change in a network. For example, users whose terminal servers are configured for more traditional terminal serving applications can migrate easily to newer client/server applications using remote access features. With upgradable memory and flexible, robust software features, the Maxserver series makes migrations to new applications easy and trouble-free.

Software can be loaded from a host network, or the unit can self-load using a flash memory card supplied by MRV Communications. All Maxservers can also act as a network load server for other MRV Communications terminal/access servers on the network.

Remote Access and Automation
Because of its high-performance processor, the Maxserver's serial ports can reach a top speed of 115.2 kbps. This makes it ideal for remote access and business automation applications where speed of connections is essential.

MRV Communications terminal / access servers support earlier protocols such as SLIP and CSLIP, in addition to PPP. Security options include SecurID, Kerberos and RADIUS. RADIUS standard or RADIUS accounting information may also be transmitted to the customer's accounting database for access accounting and billing.

Terminal Server Applications
Full terminal support for legacy applications is also provided. Ports on the standalone terminal/access servers supporting remote access applications can also be configured to operate with optional terminal server features such as LAT, TN3270, XRemote, Telnet, and DECnet multisessions. This dual capability greatly simplifies the migration from host-based to client/server applications. MRV Communications terminal/access servers also allow users to share printing resources in a widely distributed heterogeneous environment that includes VAX hosts, UNIX hosts, and Novell and NT servers that support BOOTP.

The Maxserver series offers a rich array of local and remote management features that are accessible via full in-band SNMP, Telnet, and Digital's Remote Console Protocol (RCP), or via Telnet to an out-of-band management port. MRV Communications has implemented support not only for standard SNMP MIBs, such as MIB I and II and the extended Character MIB for asynchronous devices, but also for a full set of MIB extensions. This allows all terminal/access server parameters to be observed and changed via any SNMP-based management system, including MRV Communications's MegaVision network management software. All MIBs can be obtained from the Internet MIB repository and compiled via standard MIB compilers for use with SNMP-based network management packages.

For UNIX users, APGEN maintains terminal/access server parameter files, converting the Local Parameter File generated on an MRV Communications server to an ASCII script file and storing the converted file on a UNIX host.

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