WAN Link - Fiber to Copper Changing to Fiber Only
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@Dashrender to the OP
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@JaredBusch - I have a router so I don't need a second one. The question was more in how deal with the ISP's change from a fiber to copper hand-off to fiber only. I could add a module with SFP ports to allow my router to deal with the fiber directly, but this would be more expensive and require the most work in terms of running fiber and NAT/ACL reconfiguration. The media converter was proposed by me but it seems that a switch with SFP and RJ45 ports makes the most sense.
I just install a small switch with a transceiver in the MPOE for the SC connectors coming from the ISP and use my existing cabling to and router interface in the server room.
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@wrx7m said in WAN Link - Fiber to Copper Changing to Fiber Only:
switch with SFP and RJ45 ports makes the most sense.
This is a media convertor
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@Dashrender True, but a media converter is specifically for this purpose, whereas a switch would have more ports and functionality.
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And if you need those things, great - but you didn't before, not sure if you do now?
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@Dashrender - I don't think so. I can just do a small switch and be done with it. The edge switch line are a little big but I could probably squeeze it on the board in the MPOE if they don't change much of anything in there but I might be better off with that Adtran Netvanta 1531 or similar size and feature set.
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Does the feature set matter? You're only using this device as a media convertor. No translations or anything.. just convert fiber to copper.
If not for the cheapness of the dedicated convertors you looked at earlier, they should do the job just fine - and really probably would be fine. Depending on cost, you might just buy 2-3 of them and have them on the self for when/if it fails, swap a new one in and be done in 2 mins or less.
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@Dashrender - The feature set really doesn't matter in this case unless I need to specify the speed/duplex mode but I was mostly just saying that there was a difference, not that it mattered much to me. I am concerned with the reliability factor and at the prices for those switches, it is still not nearly as much as I was planning on spending with the direct integration with my Sophos.
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Sounds like you have lots of options then
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@wrx7m I have not purchased an ER-X SFP yet, but if the SFP is on the swithc chip, I would go that route. I mean for $60 + the SFP module you can have a lot of spares.
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@JaredBusch said in WAN Link - Fiber to Copper Changing to Fiber Only:
@wrx7m I have not purchased an ER-X SFP yet, but if the SFP is on the swithc chip, I would go that route. I mean for $60 + the SFP module you can have a lot of spares.
Yep, it can
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@JaredBusch said in WAN Link - Fiber to Copper Changing to Fiber Only:
I mean for $60 + the SFP module you can have a lot of spares.
Best price I could find (fast) was $73 prime on Amazon, plus SFP.
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@Dashrender said in WAN Link - Fiber to Copper Changing to Fiber Only:
@JaredBusch said in WAN Link - Fiber to Copper Changing to Fiber Only:
@wrx7m I have not purchased an ER-X SFP yet, but if the SFP is on the swithc chip, I would go that route. I mean for $60 + the SFP module you can have a lot of spares.
Yep, it can
Awesome.
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I haven't been able to beat the price on SFPs direct from Unifi
$17 for two - just damn!!! that's awesome!
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While it was a bit more on UBNT for the ER-X SFP vs Amazon, I just ordered both together from them.
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So just configure the erx to run as a switch only, connecting SFP to ISP side and CAT6 to my sophos' side and be good to go?
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@wrx7m said in WAN Link - Fiber to Copper Changing to Fiber Only:
So just configure the erx to run as a switch only, connecting SFP to ISP side and CAT6 to router side and be good to go?
yes. you are jsut using a switch at this point.
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@JaredBusch said in WAN Link - Fiber to Copper Changing to Fiber Only:
@wrx7m said in WAN Link - Fiber to Copper Changing to Fiber Only:
So just configure the erx to run as a switch only, connecting SFP to ISP side and CAT6 to router side and be good to go?
yes. you are jsut using a switch at this point.
Right, the only configuration you'll be doing is checking the appropriate boxes as shown in my picture. Literally, two check boxes and save.
Though you should change the password on it.
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You should also still update the firmware.
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Do you know if you can disable config access on certain interfaces/ports on the erx?
