Thursday, November 4, 2021

[LFSwitch] Anyone have experience with blackbox networking, need -40C -> +40C POE+ 6-10 port switch with management

As title states we have an environment where the switch will be exposed inside a non heated shed (and a cabinet right now is out of the question due to urgent need for the switch to keep production going).

I saw this switch https://www.cdw.ca/product/black-box-industrial-extreme-temperature-switch-8-ports-managed-taa/5471411?pfm=srh which seems to check all the boxes, however I don't know anything about this brand.

Our needs are basic

  • 6-10 ports

  • POE+ as it drives access points

  • gigabit for futureproofing, although we can get a cisco 10/100 industrial but in this day and age its better to go with gig minimum

  • -40 to +40 celsius or more weather rating, the dust/sleet/rain/ice rating doesn't matter too much, really just the temperature harshness/survivability.

  • Managed and VLAN capable, web management is a plus



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