DESC: Quatech's ThinQ ethernet-serial device servers are not only the industry's highest performing, but also fast and easy to install - it typically takes no more than 10 minutes. This is due to Quatech's unique Installation Wizard that automatically searches for and identifies any ThinQ unit attached to the network, even searching remote subnets. No client software is installed on the user's PC, only a small set of drivers that configure each ThinQ port as a new COM port on the PC, allowing software applications to access the device as they are designed to, with no custom programming needed. The network connection is invisible to the application. This unique approach to installation makes it easy to configure a ThinQ unit during pre-deployment staging. For example, in cases where DHCP auto-negotiation is not possible, the ThinQ installation software automatically assigns a default IP address for use until the actual IP address can entered.