Introduction; On The Operating Instructions - Siemens SIMATIC NET Operating Instructions Manual

Introduction

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On the Operating Instructions

Purpose of the Operating Instructions
These operating instructions support you when installing and connecting up devices of the
SCALANCE XC-100 product line.
Validity of the Operating Instructions
These Operating Instructions apply to all devices of the SCALANCE XC-100 product line.
Unless mentioned otherwise, the descriptions in these operating instructions refer to all
devices of the SCALANCE XC-100 product line.
Designations used
Classification
Product line
Device
Variant
Note
The term "bypass relay" is used in these Operating Instructions as a generic term for the
various device names.
Further documentation
The "SIMATIC NET Industrial Ethernet Network Manual" contains information on other
SIMATIC NET products that you can operate along with the devices of this product line in an
Industrial Ethernet network.
There, you will find among other things optical performance data of the communications
partner that you require for the installation.
The "SIMATIC NET Industrial Ethernet Network Manual" can be found on the Internet pages
of Siemens Industry Online Support under the following entry ID:
27069465 (http://support.automation.siemens.com/WW/view/en/27069465)
SCALANCE XC100-4OBR
Operating Instructions, 10/2013, C79000-G8976-C297-02
Description
For all devices and variants in the product line,
the designation of the product line is used.
The device name is used to identify a specific
device.
For a variant of the device, the device name
has the appropriate variant added to it in
brackets.
Terms used
SCALANCE XC-100
SCALANCE XC100-4OBR
e.g. SCALANCE XC100-4OBR
(single mode)
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