The McBasic’s small, table-top design and durability make it perfect for
installation anywhere space is limited. Additionally, the McBasic comes with an
internal AC power supply. This feature significantly increases reliability over
products that use bulky, external AC/DC power transformers. The McBasic series
includes:
The McBasic includes troubleshooting features such as LinkLoss, FiberAlert,
Transparency and Link Fault Detection that make isolating fiber breaks easier
should they occur. The McBasic also features AutoCross on twisted pair
connections and diagnostic LEDs. Most McBasic units are available with
single-strand fiber which can effectively double the capacity of fiber by
allowing two individual channels to share one strand of fiber; Full-Duplex data
travels on different wavelengths — 1310 nm and 1550 nm, for example.