PoE midspans take network management onboard

The new IEEE 802.3af-compliant 6500 PoE midspan series is billed as the first PoE midspan to offer an advanced secured network management system.

PowerDsine has announced the launch of its next generation 6500 PoE midspan series.

The new IEEE 802.3af-compliant 6500 PoE midspan series is reportedly the first PoE midspan to offer an advanced secured network management system and the only PoE midspan to ship with a lifetime warranty.

The PowerDsine 6500 PoE midspans will be available in six-, 12-, 24- and 48-port versions.

The 6500 midspans are designed for enterprises which are deploying IP phones, wireless LAN access points or IP surveillance cameras.

Midspans allow networks the added functionality of PoE without the need to replace existing Ethernet switches.

This optimises PoE port count, improves the ROI of networks and saves costs associated with these deployments.

The new 6500 midspan family offers PowerDsine's new network management system (NMS) named PowerView Pro.

PowerDsine's PowerView Pro features SNMPv3 remote management with encrypted data transmission to secure power management actions.

The 6500 PoE midspan also offers web-based management from any PC in the network, supporting advance authentication and encryption algorithms - MD5 and DES.

The security feature is important in order to avoid external interference with the power management.

The 6500 midspan family is a green product line, compliant with RoHS regulations for the elimination of lead and other banned substances, offering an environmentally safe PoE midspan solution.

The 24-port 6500 midspan (PowerDsine 6524) will ship with two alternative power supplies: Full-Power (400W) and Managed-Power (200W).

The Full-Power option is ideal for powering terminals with high power consumption, such as touch-screen VoIP phones and multichannel wireless LAN access points.

The Managed-Power option uses an advanced internal power management algorithm and reduces heat dissipation in the communication closet.

"The 6500 PoE midspan Family provides enterprises a new level of security with this advanced remote management solution," said Igal Rotem, PowerDsine's CEO.

"Moreover, we have such confidence in the 6500 midspans' reliability that we are offering customers a lifetime warranty." The six-, 12- and 24-port members of the PowerDsine 6500 PoE midspan family will be generally available in February 2006.

The 48-port model is available now.

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