Multi-Tech's New 10BASET Concentrator Features Easy LED Troubleshooting

MOUNDS VIEW, MINNESOTA--NOVEMBER 16, 1992--Multi-Tech Systems Inc., a
leading manufacturer of data communications equipment announces a new
Ethernet 16-port 10BASET Concentrator with LED indicators designed for
easy visual system maintenance. The new concentrator (model # EN516TP/C/A)
will be available for shipment in January of 1993, priced at $1595.00.

"When administrating and troubleshooting a small to medium sized LAN, a
means to quickly see what's going on over the network can be more
important than a detailed report provided by today's powerful network
management software", states Raghu Sharma, President of Multi-Tech
Systems, Inc. "That's why we added a complete LED array to our new 10BASET
concentrator. They can quickly tell you what's going on over your LAN
similar to the LEDs on a modem rack telling you what's going on over your
WAN. In fact, it has a rack design to be used as a companion product to
our rack-mounted modems and other LAN/WAN products."

The new concentrator is rack-mountable in existing 19" racks, and it
provides sixteen RJ45 10BASET unshielded twisted pair (UTP) ports, one
thin Ethernet coax (10BASE2) port, and one thick Ethernet AUI (10BASE5)
port. Front panel LEDs include Carrier Sense and Link Integrity for each
port. Carrier Sense verifies the presence of the Carrier signal which
indicates network activity. Link Integrity reports on the presence or
absence of the Link Integrity pulses. The AUI and coax ports include a
Carrier Sense LED. There are also LEDs for Power, Traffic, Collision and
Jam. "Traffic" indicates network activity. "Collision" indicates a
collision between the two banks of eight ports. "Jam" indicates that the
concentrator is running in "sense mode".

Multi-Tech Systems was founded in 1970 to manufacture data communications
equipment and systems for a global market of network products users. The
Minnesota-based company is a well-known leader in dial-up modem
technology. The family of Multi-Tech products includes a complete line of
1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, and 14.4K bps data/fax modems, statistical
multiplexers, DSU/CSUs, 5250, 3780 and 3270 emulation systems, X.25 PADs,
computer fax equipment, communications software, UNIX multiport serial
products, and LAN products. These products are sold in over 70 countries
through a worldwide network of distributors, manufacturer's
representatives, system integrators, value-added resellers (VARs) and
retailers. Multi-Tech Systems Inc. can be contacted at its headquarters:
2205 Woodale Drive, Mounds View, Minnesota 55112. Voice (612) 785-3500 or
(800) 328-9717, FAX (612) 785-9874, International FAX (612) 331-3180,
Telex 4998372MLTTC.

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