Molex Products
Industrial Ethernet Switches
Ethernet switches intelligently forward Ethernet messages, provide local consolidation points for your Ethernet network and allow all devices to transmit simultaneously, without collision.
This is essential for enabling deterministic delivery of time-critical information.
Switches are intelligent devices, keeping track of device locations; this allows messages to be transmitted only from the necessary port, improving performance of the network.
Brad Industrial switches are available for both DIN-rail and on-machine harsh environments supporting unmanaged and managed applications are available.
Ethernet switches allow all devices to transmit simultaneously, without collision. This is essential for enabling deterministic delivery of time-critical information. Switches are intelligent devices, keeping track of device locations; this allows messages to be transmitted only from the necessary port, improving performance of the network.
Direct-Link™ Industrial Ethernet managed switches are available with many features to suit your specific requirements. Managed switches are equipped with IGMP snooping, VLAN and QoS for prioritization and provide the ideal platform for your Industrial Ethernet network. Redundant ring network technology, advanced network management, easy configuration and robust mechanical formats are all supported.
Hardware
For harsh environments
Features
• 5- and 8-port managed switches
• DIN rail or panel mount
• Redundant, dual DC power inputs
• Support for up to 2048 MAC addresses
• SNMP agent v1 and v2
• Message filtering to stop multicast
storms (IGMP snooping)
• VLAN (port & tag based) for traffic
segregation
• Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP)
for fault-tolerant loops
• Priority queuing for real-time
performance
• RMON and port mirroring for
diagnostics
• Configuration via secure (https) web
interface, Telnet / SSH (network),
terminal (RS232) or SNMP (v1, v2, v3)
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