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Robert Morgan
Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2025
Product was easy to use and install.
Robert Morgan
Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2025
Product was easy to use and install.
natevw
Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2024
These are somewhat "batteries" included since they include the SFP transceivers which was nice. (You'll still need your own LC-LC fiber cable though…) I was able to use them with some alternate inserts I swapped in, as well as across to another brand of media converter so long as the transceivers were matched.Sturdy little cases and nice small power supplies. Seem to stay fairly cool although I haven't been pushing a ton of bandwidth through them.
natevw
Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2024
These are somewhat "batteries" included since they include the SFP transceivers which was nice. (You'll still need your own LC-LC fiber cable though…) I was able to use them with some alternate inserts I swapped in, as well as across to another brand of media converter so long as the transceivers were matched.Sturdy little cases and nice small power supplies. Seem to stay fairly cool although I haven't been pushing a ton of bandwidth through them.
KC
Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2024
This has recently come in handy when troubleshooting fiber connections between buildings. We were able to adapt the network devices to get connectivity by using this as a variable connection tool with different SFP modules to correspond with the fiber type that was used. Having the ability to swap out the SFP modules was the difference between finding what was wrong and not being able to complete the job. Now we have this in our toolkit for future endeavors. Once the proper fiber mode was used and the correct SFP was inserted, we were able to push the full capable bandwidth of this device, which happened to be pretty much what it claims - about 1.25 Gbps.
KC
Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2024
This has recently come in handy when troubleshooting fiber connections between buildings. We were able to adapt the network devices to get connectivity by using this as a variable connection tool with different SFP modules to correspond with the fiber type that was used. Having the ability to swap out the SFP modules was the difference between finding what was wrong and not being able to complete the job. Now we have this in our toolkit for future endeavors. Once the proper fiber mode was used and the correct SFP was inserted, we were able to push the full capable bandwidth of this device, which happened to be pretty much what it claims - about 1.25 Gbps.
Robert Zhao
Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2024
I used this transceiver for a month and it still works. Generally speaking, it's been continuously sending and receiving ~40mbps. It's typically handling network traffic for my NVR (from RX from cameras and TX from the dashboard). The remote network is about 100m away, so fiber was used. I'll update if it stops working within a year.I had no issues with the setup. The device has metal enclosure, but is fairly light weight; certainly lighter than a 4 port gigabit switch.The slots for ventilation is, in my opinion, rather wide. Generally not issue, but it’s worth noting because it depends on the environment this is put in. As an example, more dust may get in if in a dusty environment.
Robert Zhao
Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2024
I used this transceiver for a month and it still works. Generally speaking, it's been continuously sending and receiving ~40mbps. It's typically handling network traffic for my NVR (from RX from cameras and TX from the dashboard). The remote network is about 100m away, so fiber was used. I'll update if it stops working within a year.I had no issues with the setup. The device has metal enclosure, but is fairly light weight; certainly lighter than a 4 port gigabit switch.The slots for ventilation is, in my opinion, rather wide. Generally not issue, but it’s worth noting because it depends on the environment this is put in. As an example, more dust may get in if in a dusty environment.
anonymous coward
Reviewed in the United States on November 23, 2024
My use case was simple. My home is already cluttered and I used this converter to get rid of really big converter box that my ISP provided. I plugged in the fiber and rj45 cables accordingly. I wish it came with USBC power but it is what it is. It serves my simple purpose.
anonymous coward
Reviewed in the United States on November 23, 2024
My use case was simple. My home is already cluttered and I used this converter to get rid of really big converter box that my ISP provided. I plugged in the fiber and rj45 cables accordingly. I wish it came with USBC power but it is what it is. It serves my simple purpose.
EvilSkink
Reviewed in the United States on November 19, 2024
This set comes with everything I needed to connect up a fiber line that has been unused between my shop.and hose for years. It was there when I moved in but never did use it, just tried wifi, to no success.This set is super easy to install, just put the SPF into the ports, connect your cables. Make sure your using the correct type of fiber cable, and boom instant high speed internet in my shop.I can now connect my laptop or other devices in my shop and play internet radio over the sound system. Works like a charm. Very robust units, all metal with grounding connectors to prevent feedback or lightning damage. Power supplies have nice long cables so you can set up and reach a nearby outlet with ease.
EvilSkink
Reviewed in the United States on November 19, 2024
This set comes with everything I needed to connect up a fiber line that has been unused between my shop.and hose for years. It was there when I moved in but never did use it, just tried wifi, to no success.This set is super easy to install, just put the SPF into the ports, connect your cables. Make sure your using the correct type of fiber cable, and boom instant high speed internet in my shop.I can now connect my laptop or other devices in my shop and play internet radio over the sound system. Works like a charm. Very robust units, all metal with grounding connectors to prevent feedback or lightning damage. Power supplies have nice long cables so you can set up and reach a nearby outlet with ease.
Miriam Volle
Reviewed in the United States on October 18, 2024
These are solid little metal cased media converters - they are 1 gig max devices - which is starting to look slow by some comparisons but is still a fast connection for most uses.The SFP's are for multi-mode fiber and work fine.These are simple little units but they do exactly what they say and don't require any setup of any type - just plug them in and wire them up.In addition to being able to go longer distances, the fiber connection also provides power isolation between the two ends - very handy between buildings - mine will be between house and detached garage that are on separate power panels.Good price - works fine - convenient kit of two
Miriam Volle
Reviewed in the United States on October 18, 2024
These are solid little metal cased media converters - they are 1 gig max devices - which is starting to look slow by some comparisons but is still a fast connection for most uses.The SFP's are for multi-mode fiber and work fine.These are simple little units but they do exactly what they say and don't require any setup of any type - just plug them in and wire them up.In addition to being able to go longer distances, the fiber connection also provides power isolation between the two ends - very handy between buildings - mine will be between house and detached garage that are on separate power panels.Good price - works fine - convenient kit of two
Bruce P.
Reviewed in the United States on October 11, 2024
Make sure you get the right optical fiber for this. LC is the kind of connector on the ends. MMF means this is for multi-mode fiber, not single-mode. 550M means the fiber can be up to 1800 feet long. 850nm means the light used is near-infrared, your eye will barely sense it as a slight red glow like from some security cameras at night.The ethernet runs to this device can be about 300 feet long, but I recommend that they should be just a few feet long, otherwise why are you using fiber?If you need more than 1800 feet, you will have to go with more expensive devices that use single-mode fiber, and more expensive fiber. Those use laser diodes to light the fiber, this kind only needs a cheaper LED.If you have equipment that is damaged every time a storm comes by, or from things you can't even see, this isolates the network connection. If you do see that sort of damage regularly, the rest of what you'd have to do is in Ward Silver's book on Grounding and Bonding, 2nd edition, sold on Amazon. It's written for radio hams, but that just means it's easier to understand because not all of them are engineers.There are a few advantages of an optical vs. wire Ethernet run. It's probably less expensive to use multimode fiber than CAT7 or CAT8 wire for long runs. Fiber is not susceptible to lightning as wire is, and thus protects your equipment from damage that comes through the network connection. A lot of lightning-prone areas use it for every long run. I run a ham radio station, and fiber neither emits electrical noise nor is it bothered by interference from my transmitter. And a fiber connection is insensitive to the issue of separated equipment never being at the same ground potential.Each of the two boxes run on an external 5V "wall-wart" power supply.Another reviewer brought up that he bought these to improve his digital audio quality by going from copper to fiber. No, that is not possible. The digital bits are going to be the same digital bits whatever you do. You can't improve their shape or make them anything but the same ones and zeroes. Any real electrical engineer or computer scientist will tell you that, the folks who say otherwise have an interest in selling a product or don't understand the technology. Packet loss is also unlikely for short point-to-point runs in your home, so that's not going to be an issue unless you mis-wired the connection or the wires have been damaged.
Bruce P.
Reviewed in the United States on October 11, 2024
Make sure you get the right optical fiber for this. LC is the kind of connector on the ends. MMF means this is for multi-mode fiber, not single-mode. 550M means the fiber can be up to 1800 feet long. 850nm means the light used is near-infrared, your eye will barely sense it as a slight red glow like from some security cameras at night.The ethernet runs to this device can be about 300 feet long, but I recommend that they should be just a few feet long, otherwise why are you using fiber?If you need more than 1800 feet, you will have to go with more expensive devices that use single-mode fiber, and more expensive fiber. Those use laser diodes to light the fiber, this kind only needs a cheaper LED.If you have equipment that is damaged every time a storm comes by, or from things you can't even see, this isolates the network connection. If you do see that sort of damage regularly, the rest of what you'd have to do is in Ward Silver's book on Grounding and Bonding, 2nd edition, sold on Amazon. It's written for radio hams, but that just means it's easier to understand because not all of them are engineers.There are a few advantages of an optical vs. wire Ethernet run. It's probably less expensive to use multimode fiber than CAT7 or CAT8 wire for long runs. Fiber is not susceptible to lightning as wire is, and thus protects your equipment from damage that comes through the network connection. A lot of lightning-prone areas use it for every long run. I run a ham radio station, and fiber neither emits electrical noise nor is it bothered by interference from my transmitter. And a fiber connection is insensitive to the issue of separated equipment never being at the same ground potential.Each of the two boxes run on an external 5V "wall-wart" power supply.Another reviewer brought up that he bought these to improve his digital audio quality by going from copper to fiber. No, that is not possible. The digital bits are going to be the same digital bits whatever you do. You can't improve their shape or make them anything but the same ones and zeroes. Any real electrical engineer or computer scientist will tell you that, the folks who say otherwise have an interest in selling a product or don't understand the technology. Packet loss is also unlikely for short point-to-point runs in your home, so that's not going to be an issue unless you mis-wired the connection or the wires have been damaged.
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