Hirschmann OCTOPUS 5TX-EEC Description And Operating Instructions

Description and operating instructions
Industrial Ethernet IP67 Switch
Hirschmann. Simply a good Connection.
OCTOPUS 5TX-EEC
Order No.
943 892-001
942 052-001
The Ethernet switch OCTOPUS 5TX-EEC has
been especially designed for use in indu-
strial environments. It supports Ethernet
10 MBit/s and Fast Ethernet 100 MBit/s.
The Ethernet switch modules support swit-
ched Ethernet networks in accordance with
IEEE standard 802.3 (10BASE-T) or 802.3u
(100BASE-TX) using copper technology.
The switch modules are fitted at the instal-
lation site using screws.
The OCTOPUS 5TX-EEC modules have five
10/100 Mbit/s twisted pair ports (10BASE-
T/100BASE-TX, shielded M12 connectors).
It is possible to connect up to five DTEs
(data terminal equipment) or other TP/TX
network segments to these ports using
twisted pair cabling.
The TP ports support auto negotiation,
autopolarity and autocrossing.
The IP67 switch conforms with protection
class IP67 (protection against shock and
foreign particles: dust proof, water protec-
tion: protected against the effects at tem-
porary immersion in water).
The device with the order number
942 052-001 additionally offers an IP-based
Quality of Service function (QoS).