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Review: Console Servers: Page 10 of 19

The Digi CM16 is a flexible console server that allows fast and easy setup for most basic functions. If you're looking for a straightforward console server that has an easy learning curve and an attractive price--the least expensive unit we tested--the Digi CM16 is the way to go.

Digi CM16, $2,099. Digi International, (877) 912-3444, (952) 912-3444. www.digi.com

CURTIS FRANKLIN JR. is a senior technology editor for Network Computing and Secure Enterprise. He has been writing about the computer and network industries since 1985. Write to him at [email protected].

 

We tested a trio of console servers from Cyclades Corp., Digi International and Lantronix in our Gainesville, Fla., labs. Our requirements: a minimum of 16 ports, user authentication and traffic-encryption capabilities, and a gracefully recovery when the lights go out.