Black Box LMC7001A-R4 Compact Media Converter

•  Supports half- and full-duplex operation.
• Link-Fault Detection for easy troubleshooting.
• Front-panel LEDs monitor activity.
• Three modes of operation.
• Compact size for space-effective installation in virtually any location.
• Connect 10-Mbps copper devices to your fiber-based cabling infrastructure, then upgrade to Fast Ethernet later.
• 100BASE-SC uses the same wavelength as 10BASE-FL, allowing it to be backwards compatible. If the copper port is running 10BASE-T the fiber port will run 10BASE-FL. If the copper port runs 100BASE-TX the fiber will run 100BASE-SX.

The Black Box® 10-/100-Mbps Autosensing Media Converter enables you to implement a 10-Mbps fiber network and migrate to 100 Mbps with a single unit. It's ideal for futureproofing your fiber-to-desktop applications. When you upgrade a workstation to 100 Mbps, for example, all you have to do is change the network interface card. No other replacements are required.

This compact, 1U-high converter includes a 100-/240-VAC internal power supply and is available in multimode and single-mode versions with ST® or SC connectors. Choose multimode for shorter distances (up to 2 km [1.2 mi.]) and short-wave transmissions over 850-nm fiber in accordance with the 100BASE-FX standard.

Our 10-/100-Mbps Autosensing Media Converter includes a Link-Fault Detection feature, which makes it much easier to detect faults. If a fault occurs, front-panel LEDs help you to isolate cable breaks. The converter also has a push button by the twisted-pair port for selecting a crossover workstation connection or a passthrough repeater/hub/switch connection.

The media converter has three modes of operation:

• PNP/Transparent, or autonegotiating, in which the converter configures automatically for 10 or 100 Mbps and half- or full-duplex.
• Force-10, in which the unit acts as a regular 10BASE-T/10BASE-FL converter.
• Force-100, in which the unit functions as a 100BASE-TX/100BASE-FX converter.
• The default operation mode is PNP/Transparent. Also, you must operate the media converter in this mode to take advantage of the Link-Fault Detection feature.
  
  This product works with:
• CAT5 100-MHz Solid-Conductor Cable, 4-Pair, Straight-Pinned (EYN737MS)
• Premium Ceramic, Multimode, 62.5-Micron Fiber Optic Patch Cable (EFN110)
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