Seriveri za NPort IA zitanga uburyo bworoshye kandi bwizewe bwo guhuza serial-to-Ethernet kuri porogaramu zikora mu nganda. Seriveri z'ibikoresho zishobora guhuza serial iyo ari yo yose kuri network ya Ethernet, kandi kugira ngo zihuze na porogaramu za network, zishyigikira uburyo butandukanye bwo gukora port, harimo TCP Server, TCP Client, na UDP. Kuba seriveri za NPortIA zikora neza bituma ziba amahitamo meza yo gushyiraho network ku bikoresho bya RS-232/422/485 nka PLC, sensors, meta, moteri, disiki, barcode readers, na operator displays. Modeli zose ziherereye mu nzu nto kandi ikomeye ishobora gushyirwaho DIN-rail.
Seriveri za NPort IA5150 na IA5250 buri imwe ifite imiyoboro ibiri ya Ethernet ishobora gukoreshwa nk'imiyoboro ya Ethernet. Umuyoboro umwe uhuza umuyoboro cyangwa seriveri, naho undi muyoboro ushobora guhuzwa n'indi seriveri ya NPort IA cyangwa igikoresho cya Ethernet. Imiyoboro ibiri ya Ethernet ifasha kugabanya ikiguzi cy'insinga mu gukuraho ikibazo cyo guhuza buri gikoresho na switch ya Ethernet itandukanye.