What are Fiber Optic Media Converters?

Curious about media converters? We have you covered. Learn the basics of what makes a media converter so popular and when to implement one.

[stephaniehill]

This was really helpful! I really needed to boost my connectivity, thank you!

[hexise]

There are some media converters which support single fiber, the fiber is thin and can be easily hide under baseboard, so it is very convenient if you want ethernet but the cable is too thick to hide, then you can use fiber instead.

[rubikfan]

i recently got fiber(awsome). but what i dont understand. why does the fiber go the converter and than to the router/modem over copper. cant they build the converter into the modem? i mean, the less equitment between the internet and my pc. the less latency. and less change of errors

[theweekendhomestead]

what is the amp draw at 12v. what is the possibility to use a 12v battery on solar vs 110v to power

[jasonluong]

I wish they could invent a way to transmit power along the fiber optic cable. Maybe running a copper wire next to the fiber cable where they terminate as one connector. This means you simply plug this hybrid connector into one port on the end device such as an access point or a camera. Is there in the works such a new port being developed?

[raymundoo]

So my local ISP installed fiber into my home. They ran a singlemode lc type connector fiber cable from the patch to my room, where the media converter is installed. I am getting a connection via hardwired to the media converter, but no connection with my router. Not sure if my router settings are wrong, but I do know I have it in PPPoE mode

[neinanoku]

Can I connect my optical provider to the converter as an input, and take the lan to the router?

[carlosssssfl]

How can I use it with a regular cable modem? Why does it have to be with a very long fiber cable?

[remigiuszstras]

Nice! have you noticed any speed limitation using that converter? When i attach device from my ISP and connect fiber i have like 900Mb but using this converter close to 400. I used different ethernet cables and wondering if there is something that does not allow same speed as on ISP modem.

[ReyCorolla]

Can I use only the sender?

I have a modem with ethernet output, and have another modem with only a fiber input. Can I use this converter to extend the Wi-Fi reach in my house with my two modems?

[Martin-xbrz]

Can I use only one? A coax cable into it and than a fibre cable which is connected to a router

[brusslee]

What is the difference between media converters and transceivers(SFPs)? don't they basically do the same thing?

[Detective_Nia]

Also this device essentially mirror the behavior of an ont box but without routing or other capabilities ont box would send a fiber signal in to your home through the ont also where it's converted in to a electrical signals that Ethernet cables can understand then ur router receives them this device does the same thing but in reverse these devices can also send and receive a constant flow of data resulting in better throughput and can update game servers current state in microseconds if the distance of the converter is close by thanks to fiber technology the reason its able to do this is because Ethernet signals can face interference by things like microwaves and signals from other general devices that fiber cables would normally be immune to

[jake]

Is a media converter worth it over small distances (6ft between my FTTH modem and PS5) to improve latency, jitter, etc?

[Captfuntastic]

What is the reason you would use this if less than 300ft? Also what is the furthest distance you can run on fiber?

[chuckfinley]

I get free electronic stuff. This was one of the items in my bin and didn't know what it was.

[huerta]

so i reccently ran an ethernet in my house that goes about 100 ft. i am getting alot of speed loss i believe it to be due to alot of interference on the line. i think this will be a perfect solution if i run the same route as the ethernet since fiber does not suffer from wireless or electrical interference. and i can just connect on on each end.

[rajivraghu]

You are telling its 150KMS … how is the internet connected with optic fiber under seas . ?

[asceticgod]

Wait if I do this I can extend my internet?
I was planning to buy 50meter ethernet.
Guess I will use this

LAN to Fiber, Fiber to LAN
correct?

[ifaneg]

ኡስሊሙን አደባባይ የከለከለች፤ ፕርቴስታንት ሆነሃል ቀብር አታገኑም ብላ ስንቱ አስክሬን ይዞ እንደተሰቃየ ሆድ ይፍጀው ነው፤ ኦርቶዶክስ ከኦሮሞ እንኳን ጳጳስ ቄስ ለማድረግ በመከራ ነበር፤ ሸገር ውስጥ