California-based EtherWAN Systems recently announced the release of its EX786000 family of hardened managed Ethernet DIN rail 60-watt (W) power over Ethernet (PoE)++ switches.

The EX786000 Series switch provides 4 10/100 Ethernet 802.3at ports supporting 30W per port, 2 10/100 60W PoE++ ports plus 2 Gigabit ports and is designed specifically for power-hungry outdoor high-definition (HD) pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) security cameras and outdoor wireless access points (WAP).

In addition, to the high PoE++ power, the EX786000 series has an operational temperature of -40°C to 75°C and is a fully managed switch incorporating EtherWAN’s exclusive Alpha-Ring redundancy recovery technology, allowing redundant network designs to recover from connectivity loss in less than 15 milliseconds, says the company.

The high-power PoE++ switch series is designed specifically for power-hungry outdoor high-definition (HD) pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) security cameras and outdoor wireless access points (WAP).

The EX786000 is designed to support fiber connectivity options for Gigabit ports, making it ideal for applications where extended distances to remote devices are necessary.

"This new series of hardened high-power PoE++ switches,” according to Vice President of U.S. Sales and Marketing Mark Prowten, "was created by demand from mutual customers of ours and a few IP-camera companies that currently must supply either a 60W PoE injector or have the customer run separate power to the camera to accommodate the high power draw of these cameras.”