PLEASE NOTE:  The TwiNet SNA Gateway is no longer manufactured.  It may be available on a refurbished basis.  Please contact us by clicking here regarding your application and requirements.  One replacement product is the NLynx USB Twinax Emulation Kit and is compatible with Windows 10, Windows 8 and Windows 7.  Please click here to be taken to the USB Twinax page.

Overview

The TwiNet SNA Gateway provides a simple solution for connecting Twinax IBM AS/400 and S/36 systems to your Local Area Networks (LAN).  With a simple Twinax connection to your host system, and a 10/100mb Ethernet connection to your LAN, you can give PC users anywhere on your network full access to your host system as a Twinax terminal.  Click here or on the picture at right for a connectivity diagram of TwiNet.

A simple way to look at the TwiNet SNA Gateway is as an "External Twinax Emulation Kit" that can be shared by up to 7 PCs simultaneously.

It is fully compatible with Windows 8 and Windows 7 64-bit and 32-bit.

CompuMaster has provided this solution that gives you a low cost SNA/LAN solutions for Printing, Terminal Emulation, and Data Exchange in your host/LAN mixed communication environment with TwiNet.  You can also use multiple TwiNet gateways to control multiple AS/400 or LPAR System Consoles over your TCP/IP network.  

If you need to control multiple AS/400s or LPARs , click here for information on our Multiple System Console Solution (MSCS).

Featured Highlights

Click here to receive more information on the TwiNet SNA Twinax-to-IP Gateway

The picture on the left shows a standard TwiNet installation. The IBM Host can be any S/3X, AS/400 or Remote Control Unit with a Twinax attachment installed. TwiNet can be installed either close to the Host or close to the Clients, using the existing Twinax or RJ45 CAT5 cabling, very good for long distance connection (up to 5000 feet).

To view the Data Sheet on TwiNet SNA to Twinax Gateway 
click on the link to the right: TwiNet Data Sheet

TwiNet allows any IBM System i, i5, iSeries AS/400 or S/3X with Twinax, or Remote Control Unit with Twinax attachment installed to be connected with PCs on your LAN. TwiNet is able to distribute up to seven (7) 5250 Display and/or Printer sessions to these PCs. The included TwiNet Gold Emulation Software provides the link from the PCs to the TwiNet over the network.

TwiNet will connect to the TwiNet Gold Client installed on any PC using Windows 7 (64- and 32-bit), Vista, and XP.  More technical information is available at the following page: TwiNet Data Sheet

Download the TwiNet Twinax SNA Gateway Data Sheet

Technical Specifications