Iiseva zezixhobo ze-NPort IA zibonelela ngonxibelelwano olulula noluthembekileyo lwe-serial-to-Ethernet kwizicelo ze-industrial automation. Iiseva zezixhobo zinokuqhagamshela nasiphi na isixhobo se-serial kwinethiwekhi ye-Ethernet, kwaye ukuqinisekisa ukuhambelana nesoftware yenethiwekhi, zixhasa iindlela ezahlukeneyo zokusebenza kwee-port, kubandakanya i-TCP Server, i-TCP Client, kunye ne-UDP. Ukuthembeka okuqinileyo kweeseva zezixhobo ze-NPortIA kuzenza zibe lukhetho olufanelekileyo lokumisela ukufikelela kwinethiwekhi kwizixhobo ze-RS-232/422/485 ze-serial ezifana nee-PLC, ii-sensors, iimitha, ii-motors, ii-drive, ii-barcode readers, kunye nee-operator displays. Zonke iimodeli zigcinwe kwindlu encinci, eqinileyo enokufakelwa kwi-DIN-rail.
Iiseva zesixhobo se-NPort IA5150 kunye ne-IA5250 nganye inezibuko ezimbini ze-Ethernet ezinokusetyenziswa njengezibuko zokutshintsha ze-Ethernet. Izibuko elinye liqhagamshela ngqo kwinethiwekhi okanye kwiseva, kwaye elinye izibuko linokunxibelelana nenye iseva yesixhobo se-NPort IA okanye kwisixhobo se-Ethernet. Iizibuko ezimbini ze-Ethernet zinceda ukunciphisa iindleko zocingo ngokuphelisa isidingo sokuqhagamshela isixhobo ngasinye kwiswitshi eyahlukileyo ye-Ethernet.