Antaira LNX-1600 16-Port Fast Ethernet Unmanaged Industrial Ethernet Switches with Extended Temperature Options

A control panel full of Fast Ethernet devices can run out of switch ports long before it runs out of space, and stacking small switches adds patch leads, power feeds and points of failure. The Antaira LNX-1600 series puts 16 ports in one unit: industrial unmanaged Ethernet switches that Antaira positions for applications that demand large port counts in a confined area. There is no management interface and nothing to configure, so the switch forwards traffic as soon as it is powered, which keeps commissioning simple on panels with many devices.

Every LNX-1600 shares the same design. The 16 RJ45 ports at 10/100Base-TX support auto negotiation, full or half duplex and auto MDI/MDI-X, and switching is unmanaged and store-and-forward on a 3.2 Gbps fabric with a 16K MAC table, a 4 Mbit buffer and IEEE 802.3x flow control. Power arrives on 12 to 48 V DC redundant inputs on a removable 6-contact terminal block, with reverse polarity and overload protection, and the switch draws only 3.4 W, which keeps heat in a sealed panel low. Antaira adds high EFT and ESD protection against unregulated voltage.

Two builds separate the series by temperature. The LNX-1600 is the standard model, rated -10 °C to 65 °C for heated or indoor cabinets. The LNX-1600-T is the extended temperature model, rated -40 °C to 75 °C for unheated and outdoor enclosures. Both share ports, power and approvals. Where the devices need gigabit, the LNX-1600G series offers 16 10/100/1000 ports in the same style of case.

Both LNX-1600 models come in an IP30 metal case with DIN-rail and wall mounting hardware included, and follow IEC 60068-2-27 shock and IEC 60068-2-6 vibration testing. Antaira lists UL 61010-1 certification, with FCC and CE marks and RoHS compliance, and covers the series with its 5-year warranty. Antaira names power and utility, water and wastewater treatment, oil, gas and mining, process control automation, security access control and intelligent transportation systems as typical applications for the LNX-1600 series. In practice, one 16-port switch in place of two or three small ones means one redundant power feed and fewer patch leads to trace when a device drops off the network.