M.A.C Solutions appointed UK distributor for Korenix

M.A.C Solutions will now be able to offer UK customers the complete Korenix range of robust, high-quality and cost-effective Ethernet connectivity devices, including the company's latest JetNet range of industrial Ethernet switches. While the technical quality of the devices is said to match that of competing European products, the cost is around 20 per cent less.

M.A.C Solutions identified Korenix as a company that is progressive in its thoughts and ideas for the future of industrial Ethernet products. According to M.A.C Solutions, Korenix has been developing products that really 'stand out from the crowd.'

Targeted at OEMs, systems integrators, control and automation engineers, production/maintenance engineers and IT professionals working in industrial environments, the JetNet range can be used in a diverse range of network applications, including manufacturing companies, transportation, medical establishments, energy and utility companies, point-of-sale, industrial automation, security and surveillance.

The JetNet range includes an industrial, eight-port managed Ethernet switch, the JetNet 4508. This device, which is rated to IP31 with an aluminium casing, incorporates Korenix Super-Ring technology that can reduce an industrial network's recovery time to less than 300ms. This is suitable for most manufacturing environments, in which network failures can significantly impact production output. Event warnings can be notified to the network administrator via email or to field engineers by relay output.

Korenix' latest Managed Ethernet Switch is the industrial, 10-port Gigabit version, the JetNet 5010G. This incorporates Korenix' Rapid Super Ring technology that can self-recover in less than 30ms at full load. Console CLI and web browsers can be used to configure the unit. Network administrators can define event notifications to be sent via email, SNMP trap, Syslog or relay output. The software supports ring redundancy, network control, security and alert features.

Also included in the range is an industrial, five-port power-over-Ethernet (PoE) switch, the JetNet 3705 IEEE 802.3af. This delivers power over UTP or STP cable and is designed to withstand harsh industrial environments (it is rated to IP30). The device has four PoE ports and can be used for a range of industrial devices, including sensors, controllers, PLCs and security devices.

The industrial, five-port compact Ethernet switch, the JetNet 2005, is designed to save space in DIN rail applications. The product has dimensions of approximately 112 x 90 x 30mm. This low-cost, slimline device is suitable for production and control environments where the demand for Ethernet devices may be growing rapidly, while the end user's budget may be limited.

The device is protected by an IP31-rated, industrial-grade, aluminium casing and has one relay output to an alarm port. The device also has a fibre-optic port that can deliver data free of EMI/RFI interference, with a maximum of 2km transmission distance in multi-mode operation or 30km in single-mode operation.

Korenix also manufactures special Ethernet connectivity devices that can operate in temperatures ranging from -40 to +80degC.

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