Allied Telesis Transceiver/Media Converter

The Allied Telesis Transceiver/Media Converter is a Fast Ethernet networking product supporting 100Base-FX and 100Base-TX, suited to network teams connecting equipment that uses these network technologies.

Recommended For

• Network administrators maintaining a legacy 100 Mbps Ethernet link who need to bridge a 100Base-TX copper connection to compatible 100Base-FX fiber.
• IT teams connecting a remote Ethernet device—such as a camera, access point, or control-system endpoint—to a switch over an existing compatible fiber run, where 100 Mbps is sufficient.
• Technicians replacing or extending a copper-to-fiber connection in an established network, provided the far-end port and fiber type, connector, and link requirements match.
• Network operators seeking a simple media-conversion link rather than a managed network device, when remote link monitoring or configuration is not a requirement.

Real-World Use Scenarios

• When a 100 Mbps Ethernet switch or other copper-only device needs to join an existing multimode fiber link, use the converter at the copper end and a compatible 100Base-FX endpoint at the other end; this bridges the different cable types without replacing the device.
• If a 100 Mbps Ethernet connection must cross a route longer than a copper Ethernet run allows, pair compatible converters over multimode fiber; Allied Telesis specifies a link distance of up to 2 km for the DMC100 series.
• When extending a small office or facility network to a physically separated area that already has multimode fiber, the converter provides a 100 Mbps copper handoff at the remote end, so compatible Ethernet equipment can connect over the fiber route.
• When troubleshooting a remote fiber-connected segment, enable Smart MissingLink on compatible DMC100-series converters; a detected link failure can be reflected at the connected copper port, helping staff identify that the connection has gone down.

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