INTELLINET 506519 10/100BASE-TX TO 100BASE-FX (ST) MULTI-MODE, 2-KM ETHERNET MEDIA CONVERTER10/100BASE-TX TO 100BASE-FX (ST) MULTI-MODE; 2 KM; OFFERS THE NETWORK DESIGNER A DEVICE FOR MIGRATION FROM COPPER-BASED ETHERNET TO FIBER ETHERNET AT A MINIMUM COST & COMPLEXITY; CONVERTER IS COMPLETELY TRANSPARENT TO THE NETWORK SO THE NETWORK PERFORMS EXACTLY THE WAY IT DID BEFORE; PROVIDES FIBER CONNECTIVITY TO ETHERNET SEGMENTS, ALLOWING FOR EVEN FURTHER NETWORKING EXPANSION BETWEEN EXTENDED WORKGROUPS; PROVIDES BUILDING-TO-BUILDING CONNECTIVITY WITHOUT THE NEED FOR THE COST & DISRUPTION ASSOCIATED WITH THE INSTALLATION OF ADDITIONAL ROUTERS; EXTENDS DISTANCES BETWEEN NETWORKING NODES VIA DIRECT CONNECTION BETWEEN THE CONVERTER & A FIBER-BASED NODE OR NETWORKING DEVICE; ALLOWS NETWORK MANAGERS TO INSTALL FIBER CABLING ANYWHERE WITHIN A NETWORK WITHOUT CHANGING THE ARRANGEMENT OF COPPER-BASED ETHERNET; COMPACT SIZE ALLOWS IT TO BE EASILY DEPLOYED IN ANY NARROW DESKTOP LOCATION OR TO BE USED IN A WALL-MOUNT INSTALLATION; SEVERAL CONVERTERS CAN BE SIMULTANEOUSLY INSTALLED INTO A 19" RACK-MOUNTABLE CHASSIS