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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23.01


                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

         As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the
incorporation by reference of our report on the September 30, 1997 consolidated
financial statements of Interface Systems, Inc. and its subsidiaries dated
November 6, 1997, included in this Form 10-K, into the Company's previously
filed Form S-8 and Form S-3 registration statements (File No. 333-40979, File
No. 33-87434, File No. 33-87438, File No. 33-38235 and File No. 33-04626).

                                        /s/ ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
Detroit, Michigan
December 29, 1997