Netbox family of industrial communication appliances includes routers, Ethernet switches, remote access modems, firewalls with VPN, and serial device servers.
January 10, 2010 - SoftPLC announces the Smart Netbox family of industrial communication appliances that includes routers, Ethernet switches, remote access modems, firewalls with VPN, and serial device servers.DIN-rail mountable, and able to be powered with 12-48VDC or PoE (Power-over-Ethernet), all Smart Netbox units include a managed 4 port Ethernet switch with both LAN and WAN interfaces to support routing functions. Also included as standard are 4 serial ports.
Low cost options provide additional functionality:
- Fiber optic interface (multi-mode or single-mode) allows for longer distance, more noise-immune cable runs and provides media conversion between different network cabling
- Modem allows remote access to Ethernet devices by telephone for troubleshooting and maintenance
- Device Server allows use of Smart Netbox serial ports over Ethernet
- Firewall/VPN adds high-end network security and protectionThis low-cost, ruggedized solution provides powerful communication support for a wide variety of application needs, while reducing spare parts cost and panel size requirements by combining functions onto a single compact hardware platform.