• Fast Ethernet 6 Port Switch, 4x 10/100Base-TX, 2x 100Base-FX
• Fiber ports offering the construction of fault tolerant rings
• integrated SNMP/web based management
• full VLAN functionality / data prioritisation according IEEE_802.1p/Q
• redundant 24 V DC power input, effective over voltage protection
• robust and compact design, mounting on DIN-rail

If an Ethernet component or even a complete segment fails, it frequently leads to machines stopping and therefore inevitably to production being halted. It is precisely to prevent this that has developed a mechanism for which a patent is pending that enables the Ethernet network to be reconfigured within milliseconds if an error occurs. If a component or link fails, all other nodes remain reachable via the intelligent ring topology over the Ethernet (rapid redundancy).

The switches are configured as appropriate for this special operation. In addition to the two 100Base-FX fiber connections for chain linking several industrial switches, the industrial switches also offer four 10/100Base-TX connections for linking such Ethernet terminals as machine controls, network uplinks, consoles and other network participants.