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- Easy to install, easy to operate
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I purchase this quad port to connect my 4 switches to one computer for the Cisco CCNP exam. It works just as I had imagined. Makes life easier because all 4 switches are always accessible on the monitor. Software easily installs with the wizards.
Quality Value Price - Really excellent product - genuine FTDI chipset.
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Wow! What a great product. Like all the other reviews below have said, this product has completely solved all of my USB --> serial conversion problems. Genuine FTDI chipset sure makes the difference. Avoid the cheap Chinese clones that have either fake FTDI chips or much older versions... nothing but trouble.
Quality Value Price - This ROCKS for network engineers!
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In short, the GearMo 4-port serial adapter ROCKS!
I am a professional network engineer and often need to connect to serial console ports on routers, switches, firewalls and more. An RS232 serial connection is pretty much the industry standard for a local console connection to these devices. Since it's common for me to be working on several devices at once -- often trying to make coordinated changes on 2 or 4 devices that must be executed with relatively precise timing -- this product seemed like a better option than moving my console cable back and forth between devices.
The 36" cables are a bit bulky when coiled up but the spare length for connections is great when working in a data center rack. The FTDI chipset retains its COM port assignment on Windows after reboots and regardless of which USB port the adapter is connected to -- an enormous improvement over the PL2303 chipset which always changes its COM port assignment. Each RS232 port is embossed with a number (1-4) that indicates which port it is. I mapped these to COM11-14 on my system so I could make an easy mental association with the COM port to the physical connector.
This item also works reliably in Mac and Linux OSes. I've been strongly considering building a battery-powered RaspberryPi terminal server with one or two of these to provide an easy-to-access WiFi-connected terminal server.Quality Value Price - Exactly what I needed
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Nothing comes close to the value. I've connected this to a raspberry pi in order to use it as a terminal server for my cisco lab equipment. I will be buying another one of these in the near future. I love that the connectors are numbered and that the cables are of a good length.
Quality Value Price - Excellent multi-port USB COM device
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I bought this specifically because it had the FTDI chipset in it. I wasn't disappointed. FTDI has a very long history providing USB to serial chips. I figured if I was going to get something offbeat like a 4 port USB to serial device, I should go with the best silicon.
It works exactly as advertised. I have used 3 of the 4 ports simultaneously (haven't needed all 4 yet) without any problems, and on two different computers. Price is great, and the product is excellent. Buy it.Quality Value Price - Finally a serial cable that works!
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I guess you get what you pay for, this was more than similar items found on auction sites cheaper. The big difference is this one works!. As a ham radio operator we have all lamented the loss of the once ubiquitous serial port. While there are a bunch of cheap Chinese cables they used cloned chips that may or may not work with drivers and software. I plugged this in, installed the drivers and it assigned 16, 17,18 and 19 as serial ports. I am running a Navigator interface that uses a number of ports below that. I could have reassigned any of them via the control panel but left them as is. I Have a serial to CT converter for my Icom on 16, a Harris modem on 17, a GPS disciplined Oscillator on 18 and a homebrew antenna patch panel on 19 and they all work with all my various software. HRD, MARS ALE, Comm terminal, 110A both hardware via the Harris and Software. ETC. I am no longer tearing my hair out every time a windows update reboots me! What a difference real FTDI chips and non Chinese bootleg drivers makes.- Fred W4JLE
Quality Value Price - Works great!! Tested on WIN7, WIN XP, CentOS and VMWare ESXi 5.1.
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I ordered this to be installed in my HAM Radio go-box. Works great with a constant GPS feed, DRATS & RMS Express. During my initial testing, I tested this adapter with Windows 7 (64-bit), Windows XP (32-bit), CentOS 6.4 (64-bit) and VMWare ESXi 5.1 with Update 1. They all recognized the adapter and installed the COM Ports. I will definately be ordering another one of these adapters!
Quality Value Price - Perfect for multiple consoles
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I purchased 2 of these to use in my lab (4 switches and 4 routers). They work perfectly in Windows and Linux and it is so much better than constantly swapping console cables (I had a single port adapter previously). I haven't tried them on my phone, so I don't know if it works in Android (the single adapter does).
Quality Value Price - great product
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It is awesome .
All cables are labeled . That is make it easy for use .
And driver works with Windows 7
ThanksQuality Value Price - Works well, includes XP software, and is a great value
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This 4-port serial adapter works equally well with Win7 and WinXP. Win7 does not require installation of the device driver; it is supported natively. WinXP requires installing the included CD_ROM device driver. Because the XP-based instrument does not have a CD-ROM, I copied the contents of the CD-ROM to a flash drive and installed from there. Documentation is provided on the CD-ROM. I have had no problems at all with the adapter under heavy, albeit standard, use. Unfortunately, I have not used it with Win8 but will augment this review once I do.
This 4-port adapter is roughly the same price as the 1-port adapter at my local electronics hobby store. I am really glad that I found it at a great price because I was anticipating having to use four 1-port adapters and a hub, which would have been very messy, cost five times as much, and required storing lots of stuff after my project is over.
It's a cool solution.Quality Value Price
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