Siemens SIMATIC NET SCALANCE XM-400 Series Operating Instructions Manual page 20

Industrial ethernet switches
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Description of the device
4.1 Properties and functions
Port extender PE-400
Port extenders are modular network components with RJ-45 ports (10/100/1000 Mbps) or SFP
transceiver slots. To the left they have an expansion interface to connect to the basic device or
to another port extender and to the right they have an expansion interface for additional port
extenders. Each port extender functions with every basic device.
Note
Port extenders function only in conjunction with a basic device.
Function Extender BUS ANALYZER Agent XM-400
Function extenders are modular network components, that expand the range of functions of the
basic device.
To the right they have an expansion interface to connect to the basic device. Function extenders
can be used with every basic device.
The BUS ANALYZER Agent XM-400 can be used as a function extender for SCALANCE XM-400.
As a function extender the BUS ANALYZER Agent XM-400 is a modular network component with
4 internal monitor ports for port mirroring. On the internal ports of the BUS ANALYZER Agent
XM-400, ports of the basic device can be mirrored and their data traffic recorded. The BUS
ANALYZER Agent XM-400 has an expansion interface to the right to connect to the basic device.
It can be used with every basic device.
In standalone mode, the BUS ANALYZER Agent XM-400 is an independent hardware module for
recording and sending Ethernet and PROFINET data without any consequences.
You will find detailed information in the operating instructions of the BUS ANALYZER Agent
XM-400, see section "Introduction (Page 5)", subsection "Additional documentation".
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Operating Instructions, 03/2021, C79000-G8976-C306-10
SCALANCE XM-400

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