Black Box MEDIA CONV, 10BASE-T 100BASE-T

Extend LAN reach with fiber media converters. Autonegotiates for speed and duplex. A DIP switch enables Link Fault Pass-Through to be turned on and off for better troubleshooting. Powered by the included universal AC power supply a PC's USB port (with optional USB Power Adapter Cable) or the optional rackmountable PowerTray. Auto MDI/MDI-X means you never need to worry about what kind of cable to use. This Black Box MultiPower Miniature Media Converter makes it easy to bring fiber to the desktop. Just connect a Miniature Media Converter to your PC's copper port with a CAT5 cable then connect a fiber cable to an SFP installed in the converter's opposite side. The SFP slot enables you to adapt the converter to any 100-Mbps fiber interface. Best of all you can tuck this tiny converter unobtrusively behind your PC. The converter not only links 10- and 100-Mbps segments to fiber cabling it also works as a data rate converter performing 10/100 autonegotiation on the twisted-pair port. For extra versatility you can power the Miniature Media Converter one of three ways through the external AC power supply included with each converter through the optional USB Power Adapter Cable (LHC021A) or through the optional rackmount PowerTray (LHC018A-AC-R2).