The networking solutions product category includes appliances used for establishing informatic connections between devices, data sources, and data sinks. Included products include switches, hubs, and routers for establishing connections among numerous devices that communicate using similar protocols, media converters for connecting devices communicating through different media such as fiber optic and twisted-pair copper conductors, and device servers for connecting devices that communicate using protocols of differing complexity, such as RS232/422/485 to Ethernet or USB.