Combine a Media Converter with a small Switch and you get a Converter Switch.

Magnum Converter Switch models support three applications environments.

The wide selection of the Converter Switch products make edge-of-the-network connectivity for industrial devices (PLCs, IEDs, sensors, plant computers) easier, more reliable, and less expensive. 

The Converter Switch family includes:            (click on pictures to enlarge them)

How are the new Magnum Converter Switches better than Media Converters? 
     The Converter Switches:

• Provide applications flexibility by having 2 RJ-45 ports rather than just one
• Perform copper-to-fiber conversion; also have 10/100 flexibility on copper ports
• Have RJ-45 auto-cross negotiation rather than an up-link switch for crossover
• Handle standard media distances on all connected media segments
• Come in models for three application environments (office, factory floor, and outdoors), whereas media converters come in regular and hardened
• Have AC power supply options for outdoor temperature ratings. Outdoor-rated Magnum media converters have DC only power.
• Have better price-to-value ratio than media converters. Often, they cost same or less than Magnum media converters.

How are the new Magnum Converter Switches same as Media Converters? 
     The Converter Switches:

• Have same compact package, size, and shape
• Support all fiber port types, 100 Mb and 10 Mb
• Can be mounted on DIN-rail; same brackets used for both
• Can be mounted on a rack on a MC14-TRAY
• Dual LEDs for status monitoring from all directions
• DC models have integral DC power terminal blocks
• Models are available for extended (hot and cold) temperature operation
• For Media Converters, 14E 100 Mb Fiber, FT14 10 Mb Fiber, TB14 BNC click here