Terminal Server

Hardware that provides serial access to Network Management (NM) servers and network transport equipment in the zone. The terminal server has a separate direct RS-232 connection to each of its supported devices. When used to support remote analog access, the terminal server is often referred to as the Remote Access Server (RAS) or Analog Remote Access (ARA) server . When used to support out-of-band management, the terminal server is often referred to as the Out-of-Band management server.