By Altronix announced an improved and hardened but budget friendly outdoor PoE switch called NetWay Spectrum. It supports single or multi-mode fiber cables. Additionally it combines composite cable to fiber cable. Network Spetrum provides 115W power and 8 of the PoE/PoE+ ports can be rated up to 30W each, also 2 ports are congfigurable for 60W (hi-PoE). It comes with a built-in rechargable battery which supplies energy during back-up applications.
Accordin to Altronix “Indoor and outdoor models include hardened Ethernet PoE switches and multi-port media converters with or without integral power. Units can be deployed with conventional single or multi-mode fiber…or composite cable which combines fiber with copper to simultaneously deliver power and data. NetWay Spectrum also features LINQ™ Network Management Technology to remotely monitor, control and report power/diagnostics.”
What is new in NetWay Spectrum?
- It does not requires a local power while deploying devices over fiber infrastructure
- NetWay Spectrum is designed and manufactured for use in harsh environments at greater distances.
- It supports both single and multi-mode fiber, as well as composite cable which combines fiber with copper.
- NetWay Spectrum features embedded LINQ™ Network Management Technology to remotely monitor, control and report power/diagnostics – streamlining service and maintenance operations by leveraging the network. A built-in timer can reset devices automatically on a schedule.
