Allied Telesis AT 2450FTX/LP/ST

Allied Telesis AT 2450FTX/LP/ST ... Mbps copper cabling. This is a common occurrence in networks that deploy fiber to increase certain segment lengths or to protect data integrity in high emissions areas such as manufacturing. By having both 10 Mbps fiber and 10/100 Mbps copper connectors on a single card, network administrators need only open a PC case once and install the AT-2450FTX card. The PC may then be deployed and re-deployed quickly and cost-effectively, regardless of the cabling connection.

Allied Telesis' PCI bus adapter cards are designed to get the maximum performance from your PC. By off-loading almost all of the Fast Ethernet networking functions to the adapter card, the CPU in a computer is free to run applications faster. The card also operates in both full and half-duplex modes, allowing the user to double the performance of the network. The AT-2450FTX network adapter card supports Microsoft's latest standards, including ACPI, OnNow power management and DMI network management functions.

The new low-profile format uses a smaller 2.5" access slot, rather than the traditional 4.2" slot. Low-profile designs are being adopted by all the major PC manufacturers in order to offer smaller desktop systems with expansion capabilities equivalent to, or better than, previous-generation systems.