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Moxa provides CN2510 COM port drivers for all Windows operating systems. The COM port driver serves a dual purpose: (1) to convert serial data into Ethernet packets, and (2) to convert Ethernet packets into serial data, as outlined below.

	PC -> CN2510 -> Serial Device		Serial Device -> CN2510 -> PC
1.	The PC generates RS-232 serial COM commands.	1.	A serial device connected to CN2510 starts transmitting serial data.
2.	The COM port driver converts the commands into Ethernet packets.	2.	CN2510 converts the data into one or more Ethernet packets.
3.	The packets are sent over the network to CN2510's Ethernet port.	3.	The packets are sent over the network to the PC host's Ethernet port.
4.	CN2510 converts the Ethernet packets back into RS-232 serial format.	4.	The COM port driver converts the Ethernet packets back into RS-232 serial format.
5.	The commands are delivered to serial device(s) connected to CN2510's serial port(s).	5.	The serial data is processed by the program that controls the serial device.

You can enhance your applications greatly by using CN2510 to access serial devices over an Ethernet network, and since CN2510 and the COM driver handle all protocol conversion tasks, you won't need to modify the software currently in use. In fact, multiple PCs can access the serial ports of one CN2510, as shown in the above figure.