Westermo DDW-142 Industrial Ethernet Extender

Westermo’s Ethernet extender technology based on SHDSL makes it possible to reuse many types of pre-existing copper cables, which can lead to considerable financial savings when installing new systems. The Wolverine DDW-142 allows effective Ethernet networks to be created over long distances (up to 15 km/9.3 mi) at data rates up to 15.3 Mbit/s on a single twisted pair cable. By using two pairs “bonded” this rate can be doubled up to 30.6 Mbit/s. The integral switch allows 2 Ethernet devices to be attached and an RS-232 port allows for a legacy piece of equipment to be incorporated into the IP network.

The DDW-142 is incredibly flexible and easy to use. A basic point-to-point or multidrop network can be created without the need for any kind of configuration. If however, a more complex solution requires some kind of network configuration the Web-based setup is simple to use. A CLI interface is also provided making the unit easy for networking professionals to quickly master. Once the system is configured an easy solution is also available for the maintenance engineer – USB backup and restore means that stored configurations can be automatically downloaded from a USB stick.