NEW Cisco Meraki MA-SFP-1GB-TX 1GB BASE-TX RJ45 SFP Transceiver

The Cisco Meraki MA-SFP-1GB-TX is a 1000BASE-T copper SFP module. It turns an SFP port into a Gigabit RJ-45 port, so a switch or security appliance can use its SFP slots with ordinary Ethernet cable instead of fiber. Reach is 100 meters over Category 5e or better cable.

Meraki lists it for all MX security appliances and all MS switches except the MS390, which does not support this module. Check that exception before ordering for an MS390 closet; on an MS390, use a fiber optic or a twinax cable in the uplink module instead.

Copper SFPs are handy when every RJ-45 port on a switch is in use but SFP uplink ports sit empty, when a copper handoff from a carrier or another device lands next to the switch, or when a short link to a server or a second switch in the same rack does not justify fiber. Use the copper port at 1 Gigabit; it does not run at 10 Gigabit.

Switches and appliances that take this module include the MS120-24-HW 24-port switch and the MX95-HW security appliance. For fiber, see the MA-SFP-1GB-SX multimode optic.

This Cisco Meraki MA-SFP-1GB-TX transceiver is new and covered by the NetworkTigers one-year warranty. The original packaging may have been opened to inspect the contents.