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Re: Protecting 1Gb Ethernet From Lightning Strikes
From: Rob Pickering <rob () pickering org>
Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 19:51:39 +0100
On Tue, 13 Aug 2019 at 19:23, Javier J <javier () advancedmachines us> wrote:
I'm working with a client site that has been hit twice, very close by lightening. I did lots of electrical work/upgrades/grounding but now I want to focus on protecting Ethernet connections between core switching/other devices that can't be migrated to fiber optic. I was looking for surge protection devices for Ethernet but have never shopped for anything like this before. Was wondering if anyone has deployed a solution? They don't have a large presence on site (I have been moving all of their core stuff to AWS) but they still have core networking / connectivity and PoE cameras / APs around the property. Since migrating their onsite servers/infra to the cloud, now their connectivity is even more important.
The correct answer is use fiber. If you really, really can't then APC make a single port transient arrestor p/n PNET1GB. I've used these in the past for a PoE phone in a wooden gatehouse hut right on the 100M max length with no power for active kit and they seem to work fine. I'm using one at the moment for a PoE access point in my garden shed. Not sure I would bring an inter building link in copper onto an expensive core switch though. Don't know of anything in higher density than "one port". -- Rob Pickering, rob () pickering org
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- Protecting 1Gb Ethernet From Lightning Strikes Javier J (Aug 13)
- Re: Protecting 1Gb Ethernet From Lightning Strikes Warren Kumari (Aug 13)
- Re: Protecting 1Gb Ethernet From Lightning Strikes Blake Hudson (Aug 13)
- Re: Protecting 1Gb Ethernet From Lightning Strikes Brandon Martin (Aug 14)
- Re: Protecting 1Gb Ethernet From Lightning Strikes Eric Kuhnke (Aug 14)
- Re: Protecting 1Gb Ethernet From Lightning Strikes Rob Pickering (Aug 13)
- Re: Protecting 1Gb Ethernet From Lightning Strikes Bill Woodcock (Aug 13)
- Re: Protecting 1Gb Ethernet From Lightning Strikes Nate Burke (Aug 13)
- Re: Protecting 1Gb Ethernet From Lightning Strikes bzs (Aug 14)
- Re: Protecting 1Gb Ethernet From Lightning Strikes Chris Knipe (Aug 14)
- Re: Protecting 1Gb Ethernet From Lightning Strikes Mikael Abrahamsson (Aug 14)
- Re: Protecting 1Gb Ethernet From Lightning Strikes Nick Olsen (Aug 15)
- Re: Protecting 1Gb Ethernet From Lightning Strikes Warren Kumari (Aug 13)
- Re: Protecting 1Gb Ethernet From Lightning Strikes Jared Mauch (Aug 13)