A): After installing the drivers the adapter will log in Device Manager in the section Ports (COM and LPT) as USB to serial Comm Port, so it can.

B): However, it still depends on the SW device, some very old programs need a specific interrupt (IRQ) that does not work correctly with the USB / COM converter.

A): You will need a female-female reduction because the ADS-xx has a male end.

B): Be careful that this reduction is not cross-linked (so called Null Modem), so you need a standard non-cross-linked reduction to connect.

A): Yes, using multiple ADS-xx units on one PC (NTB) is possible.

B): Each adapter gets its own COM port number assigned by the system, which can be changed in the settings as needed by the user.