A digital communication apparatus comprising: an input interface configured for communicative coupling to a medical device , the input interface including a serial input port, an Ethernet input port, and a wireless input port; an output interface configured for communicative coupling to a medical network , the output interface including at least one of a serial output port, an Ethernet output port, or a wireless output port; a memory device configured to store at least one configuration file and drivers for the input and output ports; and a processor communicatively coupled to the input interface, the output interface, and the memory device, the processor configured to: receive a configuration file from an administration computer via the output interface, the configuration file specifying one of the input ports of the input interface and at least one output port of the output interface, a first data format, and a second data format, store the configuration file to the memory device, identify the input port and the at least one output port as specified by the configuration file, install drivers for the identified input and output ports specified by the configuration file, provision the input interface with the specified input port to receive medical data from the medical device in the first data format, and provision the output interface with the at least one specified output port to transmit at least some of the received medical data using the first data format and the second data format. an input interface configured for communicative coupling to a medical device , the input interface including a serial input port, an Ethernet input port, and a wireless input port; an output interface configured for communicative coupling to a medical network , the output interface including at least one of a serial output port, an Ethernet output port, or a wireless output port; a memory device configured to store at least one configuration file and drivers for the input and output ports; and a processor communicatively coupled to the input interface, the output interface, and the memory device, the processor configured to: receive a configuration file from an administration computer via the output interface, the configuration file specifying one of the input ports of the input interface and at least one output port of the output interface, a first data format, and a second data format, store the configuration file to the memory device, identify the input port and the at least one output port as specified by the configuration file, install drivers for the identified input and output ports specified by the configuration file, provision the input interface with the specified input port to receive medical data from the medical device in the first data format, and provision the output interface with the at least one specified output port to transmit at least some of the received medical data using the first data format and the second data format. receive a configuration file from an administration computer via the output interface, the configuration file specifying one of the input ports of the input interface and at least one output port of the output interface, a first data format, and a second data format, store the configuration file to the memory device, identify the input port and the at least one output port as specified by the configuration file, install drivers for the identified input and output ports specified by the configuration file, provision the input interface with the specified input port to receive medical data from the medical device in the first data format, and provision the output interface with the at least one specified output port to transmit at least some of the received medical data using the first data format and the second data format. <EOS>