With the current 6th generation of Micro Switches (according to IEEE 802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet) MICROSENS continues to use the unique device form of the installation switch, which has been available since 1995. Within the Fiber to the Office (FTTO) concept, the Micro Switch represents the decentralized workstation component. It converts or switches the optical signal coming directly from the central building distributor in the form of a fiber optic interface, to a typical RJ-45 user interface.
The fiber optic uplink, can optionally be equipped with fixed SC or ST optics in multimode or single mode or as SFP slot (Dual Speed 100/1000Base-X). Besides this, there is another port hidden within the installation (also referred to by MICROSENS as "downlink"). This downlink serves as an extension or hidden user port when the FTTO network is aligned in a star configuration in order to network further applications (WLAN access point in the double ceiling or similar) within the cabling infrastructure. In the case of the MS4402x7... (2x 100/1000Base-X SFP slots), double fiber optic version, the second optical interface can be used for FO-based topology expansion (e.g. bus or ring topology for redundancy purposes, see application examples within the FTTO).
The non-PoE Micro Switch version, the Micro Switch is supplied with power directly via the existing 230 VAC network. Within the installation, 4 TP ports 10/100/1000Base-T are always designed as user ports.
The hidden mini-USB interface serves as a console port for direct management access to the high-performance Layer2 management. This is based on a future-proof Linux operating system. The firmware feature list (see download area) shows the very wide range of features (especially in the area of IT security, IEEE 802.1x, VLANs IEEE 802.1q etc.), which is always extended by the implemented features after the firmware has been upgraded.
Access to the switch is password-protected via all common management interfaces such as browser-based (via web browser https/http), SSH, SNMPv3. MICROSENS NMP software optimizes access to a large number of micro switches within an FTTO network using group and master configuration.
The microSD card slot can optionally be used as a backup system for firmware and configuration. The complete device status can be transferred by exchanging the card. The memory card complies with the industry standard. A fault-tolerant journaling file system is used, which can be encrypted using the security option.