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Abstract

An upgradeable media converter housing having a front housing and a rear housing. The front housing has a port for receiving a first connector, and a plurality of notches located on a periphery of the front housing. The rear housing has an open first end and a closed second end located distally from the first end. The rear housing also has a shoulder region located adjacent to the first end and a tubular region coupling the shoulder region to the closed end. A plurality of ramped protrusions located on an exterior surface of the shoulder engage a plurality of ramped protrusions located on the exterior surface of the shoulder of the rear housing to provide a snap-fit connection. The media converter fits into an existing faceplate of a wall outlet and can be upgraded by replacing a daughter board with another daughter board having a different converter mounted thereon.

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