GarrettCom Managed Ethernet Switches
GARRETTCOM P62 MANAGED HARDENED ETHERNET SWITCH

Introduction

Managed Hardened Ethernet Switch

Features

When Industrial Ethernet LAN switches need to move out of temperature controlledfriendly offices and into harsh environments with inhospitable high/lowtemperatures, the Magnum mP62 Managed Switch is the solution.

Software for the mP62 Switches provides network managementsupport based on industry standards, making them readily used in existingand/or mixed-vendor Ethernet LAN applications. The menu-drivensoftware supports managed edge-switch functions including SNMP, QoS,Telnet, Password Security, Port Settings Control, Spanning Tree Protocol,port-based VLANs, BootP / DHCP, and GUI network management. In addition,the Link-Loss-Learn feature allows rapid operating recovery froma link loss fault.

Designed to operate in temperature uncontrolled applications, themP62 case was engineered to function as a heat sink to draw internallygenerated heat away from the electronics and dissipate it. The result is aproduct that can take the heat... and the cold.Unique thermal techniques (patent pending) developed byGarrettCom technologists extend the ambient temperature operatingrange beyond standard product ratings, and improve operating lifetimeand reliability. Ambient operating temperatures range from 40C to+75C. The extreme temperature Ethernet technology was derived fromthe proven companion product, the Magnum P62F Switch, already widelyin use in Power Utility, Traffic Control Systems and other Outdoor IndustrialEthernet LAN applications.

The GarrettCom P62 case is sealed preventing problem elements from enteringthe unit. There is no convection air flowing through the unit, no coolingfan failure to worry about, and no spiders or insect penetration. Inaddition, the mP62 will allow no smoke inside, preventing internal damageto the electronics in case of fire.

Applications for the mP62 include power utility plants and substations,roadside traffic control stations, unheated or high temperature industrialplant locations, above the ceiling locations in commercial buildings,data communications huts and pedestals, and military field operationssites. When mounted in the field, the mP62 is typically fastened to ametal pedestal or post. This provides an even larger heat sink to normalizethe operating temperature of the electronics in the mP62. The mP62spackage is IEC 529 rated IP51 and, while not waterproof, it can be placedin NEMA 4 boxes, IP65 enclosures and similar waterproof enclosures toprovide an all-weather outdoor solution.