Pure Gigabit Ethernet to Fiber Media Converter, RJ45 to Multimode SC Duplex, 1000Base-SX, 550 Meter (FMC-001)

This is a pure Gigabit Ethernet media converter that turns a copper RJ45 port into a multimode fiber link on duplex SC. The copper side is 1000Base-T only, Gigabit on both sides with nothing stepped down, auto-negotiating duplex with flow control and auto MDI/MDIX, so it takes a straight or a crossover cable from a Gigabit switch, router, server, or access point without caring which. The fiber side is Gigabit over multimode on a duplex SC connector to 550 meters, with 500 meters guaranteed, which is the 1000Base-SX reach on 50 µm fiber and enough to cross a building or a small campus. It's unmanaged, with status LEDs for the copper and fiber ports, a 512K data buffer, a table for up to 1,024 MAC addresses, a watchdog timer that resets the unit on an internal fault, and built-in lightning protection. It's built to IEEE 802.3, it's RoHS compliant, and it comes with a 5 V DC power supply. It's sold individually, and it works in pairs for copper at both ends, or singly against a switch that already has a Gigabit multimode SC port or an SX optic. For the fiber cords, the SCSCOM3 on OM3, and for SC to an LC switch optic at the far end, the LCSCOM3 and LCSCOM4; for the copper side, the C6SB Cat6 patch cord; for the panel the fiber lands on, the FAP-MM-SCG-6D LGX plate, or the FO4-SCP-S adapter for a single port; for the same link with a copper port that also runs 10 and 100, the FMC-010; for Gigabit on single-mode, the FMC-002 and FMC-006; for Fast Ethernet on multimode, the FMC-012 on SC or the FMC-013 on ST, and for a fiber-to-fiber bridge from multimode to single-mode, the FMC-014.

What's in the Box

• FMC-001 media converter
• 5 V DC power supply

Features

• RJ45 to multimode SC. 1000Base-T copper to Gigabit fiber, IEEE 802.3.
• 550 meters on multimode. 500 meters guaranteed; duplex SC connector on the fiber port; 1000Base-SX reach.
• Pure Gigabit copper port. 1000 Mbps only, no 10/100 fallback; full or half duplex, flow control, auto MDI/MDIX.
• Unmanaged. No configuration; plug in and link.
• Status LEDs. Power, copper port, and fiber port indicators.
• 512K buffer, 1,024 MAC addresses, watchdog timer. Store-and-forward with a full address table and automatic recovery from an internal fault.
• Lightning protection. Built in.
• 5 V DC power supply included.
• RoHS compliant.
• Sold individually.

Where It Fits

It suits a building or a small campus where a multimode backbone on SC runs to a closet or an outbuilding and a Gigabit switch at each end needs the link, with nothing on either side that still runs at 100 Mbps. It suits an upgrade from a Fast Ethernet converter pair to Gigabit on the same OM3 fiber, so the link keeps up with the switches without new cable. Integrators use it to bring a Gigabit feed to a remote rack or a server closet past the 100 meter copper limit, and so do school districts and property managers linking a nearby building over multimode that's already in the ground. A plant floor with a Gigabit PLC or a server behind a long run is a candidate. It goes with the multimode SC patch cords from the fiber patch cable collection, with the SC adapters, plates, and enclosures from the fiber panel collection, with the Cat6 patch cords from the copper collection, and with the other units in the fiber media converter collection. For the fiber, the SCSCOM3, and for SC to LC, the LCSCOM3 and LCSCOM4. For the copper, the C6SB. For the panel, the FAP-MM-SCG-6D, or the FO4-SCP-S adapter. For a copper port that also takes 10 and 100 Mbps devices, the FMC-010. For single-mode, the FMC-002 or FMC-006. For Fast Ethernet, the FMC-012 or FMC-013. For multimode to single-mode, the FMC-014.

Good to Know

Pure Gigabit is the thing to know before you order: the copper port runs at 1000 Mbps only and won't step down to 100 or 10, so the device plugged into it has to be Gigabit, and an old 100 Mbps camera, controller, or printer at the far end needs a switch between it and the converter, or the FMC-010, which is the same 550 meter link with a 10/100/1000 copper port. Decide how many you need as well: copper at both ends takes two converters, one at each end of the fiber, while a far end that already has a Gigabit multimode port or a 1000Base-SX SFP takes one. The fiber port is duplex SC, two fibers in one connector, and the transmit of this unit has to land on the receive of the far one; a standard A-to-B duplex cord does that crossover for you, and if the link won't come up, flip the pair at one end before you look anywhere else. The fiber sets the reach: 550 meters is the Gigabit rating on 50 µm OM2 or better, with 500 meters guaranteed, and on 62.5 µm OM1 the same link is good for about 220 to 275 meters, so check the fiber grade before you plan a long run, and run a power meter on anything near the limit. The fiber side is Gigabit only; it won't link to a 100Base-FX port at the far end, so pair it with another Gigabit converter or an SX optic, not with the FMC-012 or FMC-013. It's unmanaged, which means nothing to configure and also nothing to log into; the LEDs are the only diagnostics, so note what each one means on the as-built. The lightning protection is on the unit, not a substitute for grounding the rack and the cable entry. Keep the dust caps on any port without a cord, and clean and inspect the ferrules before they go in. It usually ships in 3 to 4 business days, so order it with the cords rather than after them.

Specifications

Usually ships in 3 - 4 business days.