Moxa, manufacturer of networking products for intelligent transportation and traffic management, announced today that the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has added its EDS managed field Ethernet switches to the state’s Approved Product List (APL), following extensive site performance reviews and environmental testing. By adding the EDS Series to its APL, the FDOT has approved…

The EDS-G500E Series of industrial Ethernet switches easily upgrades an existing large-scale network to Gigabit speed. The switches can also be used to build a new full Gigabit backbone. They are equipped with 8, 12, or 16 Gigabit Ethernet ports and up to four fiber optic ports. In addition to Level 4 EMS protection to…

Moxa announced that it will be showcasing its new 24″ marine-grade panel computer at the 2014 Offshore Technology Conference (OTC), Booth 12218 in Houston, Texas, from May 5 to 8. The DNV-rated MPC-2240 is a marine-grade 24″ touchscreen LCD panel computer engineered specifically for ship navigation and will be demoed live at the show. In…

Moxa, a provider of industrial-grade networking solutions, introduced its EDS-G500E Series of industrial Ethernet switches. Designed to simplify upgrading an existing large-scale network to Gigabit speed, or building a new full Gigabit backbone, the switches are equipped with 8, 12, or 16 Gigabit Ethernet ports and up to 4 fiber optic ports. The highly-scalable switches…

Network developer Moxa is leveraging its extensive technological resources to introduce one of the world’s first PoE+ Ethernet (Power over Ethernet) switches engineered to perform in harsh outdoor and industrial manufacturing environments, featuring 3 KV LAN surge protection and a wide temperature range (-40 to 75°C) that ensures the highest reliability of PoE systems while

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Editor’s note: This article comes from Moxa and may be of interest to wind farm developers because of the security HD cameras bring to the vast expanses of wind farms.  Although the term “high definition” has been used since the 1930’s in the HDTV industry, the precise meaning has changed considerably over the years as

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To improve safety and security in harsh working environments, building an industrial-grade IP surveillance system is essential, especially for mission-critical video surveillance applications. To provide a constant stream of video images, system reliability is absolutely essential. As a leading provider of rugged IP surveillance solutions with superior video image quality, Moxa provides an array of

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Industrial operators using commercial-grade wireless devices for media-rich, mission-critical wireless applications may be getting satisfactory wireless network service, but frequent maintenance and system downtime can add up to a high total cost of ownership. Moxa is addressing this issue with its new AWK-5232 Industrial a/b/g/n Wireless AP/Bridge/Client that delivers high-speed wireless connectivity with up to…

Driving innovation and extending its leadership in industrial networking technology, Moxa has introduced two new PROFIBUS-to-fiber converters that transparently bridge PROFIBUS to optical fiber, providing total isolation, protection against EMI/RFI interference, and freedom from equipment grounding problems. Equally important, the two new converters help extend connections up to 2.5 miles on multi-mode fiber or up…

Moxa and Terra Ferma announced a comprehensive partnership encompassing the use of Moxa hardened communications equipment for a remote SCADA monitoring and IP surveillance system which Terra Ferma will market to the oil and gas industry. “Moxa is one of the few companies to offer hardened networking equipment to all areas of the oil and…

The EDS-210A series 10-port industrial unmanaged switches deliver Gigabit speed and multiple fiber connections. The switches meet the growing demands of high-bandwidth data convergence and long-haul data transport for small-scale and widely distributed edge applications. The switch comes in two configurations that support a range of Gigabit and fiber connectivity requirements. For installations requiring a…

Control Engineers can now install, configure and manage multiple Ethernet switches simultaneously using Moxa’s MXconfig™ software, resulting in significantly reduced setup times, lower installation costs, as well as the elimination of errors arising from manual entry of configuration settings. A comprehensive Windows®-based utility, MXconfig is compatible with most Moxa industrial Ethernet switches. Its impressive suite…

Alarmax, recognized as having one of the industry’s broadest selections of security solutions, and Moxa announced that the two companies have entered into an agreement in which Alarmax will distribute Moxa’s hardened IP network video surveillance products and high-performance edge-to-core industrial Ethernet solutions. Moxa manufactures an array of industrial-grade IP network solutions that includes rugged…

Moxa, a manufacturer of hardened networking, communication, and computing equipment, is meeting the growing need for faster transmission speeds and wider coverage with its new AWK-6232 wireless Access Point, Bridge, and Client that allows outdoor networks scale to higher bandwidth demand while providing maximum availability. “Anyone who has suffered download delays or interruptions on an

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One of the largest maintenance and logistics centers for USA government aircraft has selected Moxa as a supplier of serial bus communication components for their next generation of black box testing stations. Moxa will be supplying 200 NPort serial-to-Ethernet servers to connect the various testing devices to a PC for data recording, analysis, and reporting.…

Moxa has joined an elite group of companies worldwide to achieve International Railway Industry Standard (IRIS) certification for passenger information and communication systems. The certification was awarded to Moxa’s Design and Engineering headquarters in Taiwan following a recent audit by the AFNOR Group. The IRIS certification for passenger information and communication systems is among the…

Moxa, a provider of hardened networking, communication and computing solutions, has unveiled its new EDS-210A series 10-port industrial unmanaged switches capable of delivering Gigabit speed and multiple fiber connections. The switches are designed to meet growing demands of high-bandwidth data convergence and long-haul data transport for small-scale and widely-distributed edge applications, such as those that…

The convergence of IT and industrial automation networks has increased the awareness of security threats posed by hackers, worms, and viruses. The standard solution has been to use an industrial secure router that protects the control network in conjunction with a variety of switches behind it to complete the communication network. But, this approach sometimes…

Moxa, a provider of hardened networking, communication and computing solutions, is meeting the growing need for faster transmission speeds and wider coverage with its new AWK-6232 wireless Access Point/Bridge/Client that allows outdoor networks to scale to higher bandwidth demand while providing maximum availability. Anyone who has suffered download delays or interruptions on an outdoor wireless…

Moxa, a provider of hardened networking, computing, and automation solutions, unveiled the ioLogik R1200 series, a new line of dual-independent RS-485 serial interface remote I/O devices that empower integrators to easily and cost-effectively deploy dual-bus redundant or extended length remote I/O daisy-chain topologies in wide temperature environments (-40° C to 85° C on wide-temp models).…

Wireless technologies can provide convenient and flexible network communication for hard-to-wire locations. Choosing the right type of wireless technology for the application is as important as knowing which factors in the wireless landscape can compromise your wireless network reliability. Access Moxa’s 54-page Industrial Wireless Guidebook for information on optimizing industrial wireless networks and how industrial-grade

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Moxa, a provider of hardened networking, communication and computing solutions, announced it received Underwriters Laboratories (UL) certification of its VPort 36-1MP-IVA-T surveillance camera for Class 1, Div. 2 hazardous locations. Receiving UL certification means the camera can be safely deployed in potentially hazardous locations where flammable gases or vapors either are or may be present…

The convergence of IT and industrial automation networks has created new opportunities to improve productivity, but has also heightened security threats posed by malicious hackers, worms, and viruses. The standard solution has been to use an industrial secure router that protects the control network in conjunction with a variety of switches behind it to complete…

Moxa, a provider of hardened networking, communication and computing solutions, has set its sights on the oil & gas industry with the introduction of its “roughneck-ready” EXPC-1319 hazardous location panel computer. INDUSTRIAL-GRADE HARDWARE The EXPC-1319 is not a commercial PC that has been adapted to an industrial housing. Instead, it is a computer that has…

Moxa, a provider of hardened networking, communication and computing solutions, is helping bring the benefits of IP network video to challenging outdoor applications by expanding its industry-leading VPort camera line to include the VPort P26A-1MP-T. BUILT FOR DEMANDING OUTDOOR USE Extremely rugged, the VPort P26A-1MP-T is a fixed dome HD IP camera purpose-engineered for harsh,…