MPL announces GUARD-F1 expanding its Industrial Ethernet Product range with a rugged Industrial Gigabit Firewall and VPN router. The network solution is designed for industrial and defense applications where security, quality, reliability, low power consumption, and long-term availability are key. Other possible applications include remote monitoring & maintenance, secure communication in automation, etc.. The GUARD-F1 comes with 3 Gigabit Ethernet interfaces, 2 of them are either available as copper or SFP ports and one is available as copper port. The specially designed housing allows operating the system in harsh environment without fan or ventilation holes, and can easily be mounted on a 35mm DIN rail or wall. The compact housing (62x120x162mm), offers sufficient space to add for example a MAGBES (Managed Gigabit Switch) and or SSD/HDD, etc. MIL housings are available as well.
The GUARD-F1 can be operated from -20°C to 60°C, and additionally in extended temperature environments (-40°C to 85°C), of course fan less. The capability to offer copper ports as well as SFP ports for various fiber optical solutions make the product universal. The internal miniPCIe slot, allowis various extensions such as WLAN, GPRS. In addition, the unit provides in an external available USB connector and a microSD Memory Card Slot, allowing easy logging and/or configuration capabilities. The device can be customized over an optionally back-plane which makes additional interfaces available: 2 SATA Ports, 3 USB Ports, and 2 PCI express Ports.
Gigabit Firewall and VPN Router
