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Perleís advanced line of Managed Gigabit Media Converters, provides transparent and reliable Gigabit Ethernet to fiber connections. While providing an economical means of extending your existing copper based network connection, these media converters are SNMP manageable to enable complete control and status viewing of your fiber links.
Perle Gigabit Managed Media Converters come standard with extensive cost and time saving features. In addition, a lifetime warranty and free worldwide technical support make Perle's Managed Gigabit to Fiber Converters the smart choice for IT professionals.
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Features
- 1000Base-T to 1000Base-X Fiber Media Converters
- Extend network distances up to 160km
- Manage via SNMP, CLI - Telnet/SSH, Internet Browser, or PerleVIEW Centralized Management Package
- Advanced media converter features - Smart Link Pass-Through,
Fiber Fault Alert, Auto-MDIX and Loopback
SMI-1000 Managed Gigabit Media Converter Features
| Configuration Mode selection | Select whether to use the on-board DIP switches or the management software for mode selection |
| Converter Information |
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| DIP switch settings | View hardware DIP switch settings |
| Low power mode | If enabled it sets the Gigabit copper transceiver into ìlow power modeî which limits the strength of the signal. ( for shorter cable lengths ). Default is disabled |
| Port Control | Enable or disable individual fiber or copper port on the converter |
| Copper Port Status |
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| Fiber Port Status |
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| Control |
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| Auto-Negotiation (802.3ab) | The media converter supports auto
negotiation. The 1000Base-X fiber interface negotiates
according to 802.3 clause 37. The 1000Base-T
negotiates according to 802.3 clause 28 and 40.
The 1000Base-X will link up with its partner
after the highest common denominator (HCD) is
reached and the copper has linked up with its
partner. The 1000Base-X will continue to cycle
through negotiation transmitting a remote fault
of offline (provided this is enabled through
the switch setting) until the copper is linked
up and the HCDs match. The media converter supports auto-negotiation of full duplex, half duplex, remote fault, full duplex pause, asymmetric pause and Auto MDI-X. |
| Auto-MDIX with Skew Correction | Auto-MDIX (automatic medium-dependant interface
crossover) detects the signaling on the 1000Base-T
interface to determine the type of cable connected
(straight-through or crossover) and automatically
configures the connection when enabled. The media
converter can also correct for wires swapped
within a pair. The media converter will adjust for up to 64ns of delay skew between the 1000Base-T pairs. |
| Smart Link Pass-Through | When the Link Mode switch is placed into Smart Link Pass-Through mode, the 1000BASE TX port will reflect the state of the 1000Base-X media converter port. This feature can be used whether fiber auto-negotiation is enabled or disabled. |
| Fiber Fault Alert | With Fiber Fault Alert the state of the 1000Base-X receiver is passed to the 1000Base-X transmitter. This provides fault notification to the partner device attached to the 1000Base-X interface of the media converter. If the 1000Base-X transmitter is off as a result of this fault it will be turned on periodically to allow the condition to clear should the partner device on the 1000Base-X be using a similar technique. This eliminates the possibility of lockouts that occur with some media converters. Applies only when fiber auto-negotiation is disabled. |
| Pause (IEEE 802.3x) | Pause signaling is an IEEE feature that temporarily suspends data transmission between two devices in the event that one of the devices becomes overwhelmed. The media converter supports pause negotiation on the 1000Base-T fiber connection and 1000Base-X fiber connection. Select Symmetrical, asymmetrical TX or asymmetrical RX |
| Duplex | Full and half duplex operation supported. |
| Jumbo Packets | Transparent to jumbo packets up to 10KB-default. Jumbo packet support can be disabled. |
| VLAN | Transparent to VLAN tagged packets. Default Jumbo packet can be disabled. |
| Remote Loopback | Capable of performing a loopback on the 1000Base-X fiber interface. |
SMI-1000 Advanced Management Features
Enterprise and carrier-grade security is available through the support of strong authentication systems such as TACACS+, RADIUS and LDAP. Secure in-band access is assured via SNMPv3, SSH CLI and secure HTTPS Internet browser.
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| Telnet / SSH CLI access | In-band command line access via Telnet or SSH application |
| Internet Browser access |
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| Console port CLI access | Out-of-band command line access via Cisco compatible RJ45 serial console port using common ìrolledî CAT5 cable. Console port can be enabled ( default ) or disabled |
| Concurrent management sessions | Run multiple management sessions simultaneously for multiple users |
| Inactivity timeout | Protect secure management sessions by setting an inactivity timeout value |
| Alert event reporting | Alert level events are stored in the local event log and sent as:
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| Advanced IP feature set |
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| Advanced Management User Authentication with primary and secondary server support |
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| Advanced Management User Authorization and Accounting |
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| Encryption |
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| Access Control List | An access control list can be created which can filter out only those workstations that are authorized to access the management resources. Filter on IP and/or Ethernet MAC addresses |
| Network Services Filter | Enable only those network services on the management module that are allowed on your network ( Telnet, SSH, HTTP, HTTPS, SNMP ) |
| Firmware download | Update the latest level firmware for management and media converter modules via TFTP or PerleVIEW |