Magnum 6K32F/FR/FC/FRC Managed Switch Installation and User Guide (05/08)
2.2 Product Description – Magnum 6K32FC / FRC (Convection cooled - No-fans) Managed Switch All of the Magnum 6K32F Series of Ethernet Switches comply with IEC61850
and IEEE1613 Utility Automation and other industry standards.
The Magnum 6K32FC/FRC Managed Switches are specially designed with
convection cooling thermal design techniques to minimize heat build up providing an
efficient, economical, highly reliable, long lived and secure Ethernet solution for heavy
duty Industrial, Power sub-stations and temp-uncontrolled outdoor applications.
Specially designed and enclosed in a standard and “Reverse” aluminum case, the
6K32FC/FRC is proudly offered with modularity, port density (up to 32 ports max.) and
security in a 1U rack-mount package.
The Magnum 6K32F Series are derived from the highly successful 6K
managed switch family, with additional modularity in all 4 slots providing increased
configurability provided by the numerous 6KP modules available.
Figure 2.2.1a: A typical 6K32FC Switch front view, 4 RJ-45 10/100 ports, 2 ST
10Mb FL ports, 8 ST 100Mb FX ports and 2 RJ45 Gigabit ports.
The Magnum 6K32F Series has the flexibility to configure up to thirty two 100Mb Fiber
ports, or thirty two 10/100Mb Copper ports, or eight Gigabit(1000Mb) ports providing a
combination of options to handle high and low bandwidth applications efficiently. The
various Power over Ethernet (PoE) modules add the advantage for Magnum 6K32F
Series users of providing secure and economical solutions for critical remote
applications.
The preloaded robust and intuitive MNS-6K Managed Network firmware with
multiple secured managed features is able to handle industry-standard IEEE 802.1p QOS
prioritization and non-blocking wire speed on all ports. It provides high performance
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