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What is an Embedded Industrial Box PC?

Compact, standalone computing device designed for industrial and commercial use, built with rugged, fanless enclosures, protecting them from dust and debris accumulation, moisture, machine vibration, and extreme temperatures. Powered by either Intel or AMD processors,…

What is a Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN)?

A virtual local area network (VLAN) segments a physical network into smaller, isolated networks. It can help improve security and performance on a network. Layer 2 switches may create and segment VLANs but cannot route…

What is a Layer 3 Network Switch?

A layer 3 network switch operates at the Network Layer of the OSI model. Click here for more information about the OSI Model. Layer 3 network switches forward data based on IP addresses. Unlike layer 2 network…

What is a Layer 2 Network Switch?

A layer 2 network switch operates at the Data Link Layer of the OSI model. Click here for more information about the OSI Model. Layer 2 network switches forward data based on MAC addresses. They…

What are PKEA and ePKEA Product Keys?

When installing or reinstalling the Microsoft® Windows® Operating System to a PC, it must be activated using a Product Key. For Maple Systems products, Product Keys come in one of two forms: PKEA and ePKEA. PKEA…

What is a UDP Port?

A UDP port is a communication endpoint for transmitting data between devices on a network using the UDP protocol. On Maple Systems products, UDP ports enable fast, connectionless communication for applications like broadcast messaging or…

What is a TCP Port

A TCP port is a communication endpoint for transmitting data between devices on a network using the TCP protocol. On Maple Systems products, TCP ports facilitate connections between HMIs, PLCs, and other networked devices for…

What is the Windows Password Expiration Feature

The Windows password expiration feature is a security mechanism that prompts users to update their passwords after a specified period. This feature helps maintain system security by encouraging regular password updates, reducing the risk of…

Define Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition ( SCADA )

Supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) is a control system architecture that uses computers, networked data communications and graphical user interfaces for high-level process supervisory management, but uses other peripheral devices such as programmable logic…

Do you have a SCADA software?

We are proud to offer Aveva Edge® a our recommended SCADA software our Industrial Box and Panel PCs. Award-winning Aveva Edge® is an innovative SCADA-Ready software enabling the creation of custom industrial control applications for…

What is Raid 0?

Also known as Disk Striping, RAID 0 offers the benefit of increased performance. Data is “striped” across multiple disks that work in concert to appear as a single partition. Data throughput is greatly improved; however,…

What is Web Studio?

Award-winning Indusoft Web Studio®  has been upgraded to AVEVA EDGE  Which is an innovative SCADA-Ready software enabling the creation of custom industrial control applications for any industry imaginable. With easy-to-use commands/tool bars and a Microsoft®…

What is Raid 1?

RAID 1 writes and reads identical data to pairs of drives. This process is often called data mirroring and it’s a primary function is to provide redundancy. If any of the disks in the array…

What is a Light Industrial PC?

A “Light” Industrial PC is part of Maple Systems’ Industrial Panel PC series. These models have the part prefix OMI. This affordable robust, low-profile Panel PC series is an exceptional value and will run third…

Are your products RoHS compliant?

RoHS, Restriction of Hazardous Substances, is a directive that originated in the European Union that restricts the use of specific hazardous materials in electronic products. A product must be RoHS compliant to qualify for the…

What is a Heavy Industrial PC?

A “Heavy” Industrial Panel PC is part of Maple Systems’ Industrial Panel PC series. These robust models exemplify cutting-edge touchscreen technology with high-quality components, impressive connectivity, fast processors, and clear, high-contrast TFT displays. Our Fanless…

What is Windows® 10 Enterprise LTSB?

This license has Has the longest intervals between security and build updates – usually 2-3 years. This minimizes disruptions as well as fewer possibilities for applications to break because of OS modification. This kind of…