The SCALANCE X-200 Industrial Ethernet switches with a rugged metal housing are optimized for mounting on a standard rail and an S7-300 rail. Direct wall mounting in various positions is also possible. Thanks to the S7-300 housing dimensions, the devices are suitable for integration into an automation solution with S7-300 components.

The switches with IP20/IP30 degree of protection feature:

• A 4-pole terminal block for connecting the redundant supply voltage (2 x 24 V DC)
• A row of LEDs to indicate the status information (power, link status, data exchange, power supply, signaling contact)
• A 2-pole terminal block for connecting the floating signaling contact
• A SET button for on-site configuration of the signaling contact

The SCALANCE X-200 switches are available with the following port types:

• 10/100BaseTX, RJ45 connection;
  automatic detection of the data rate (10 or 100 Mbit/s), with autosensing and auto-crossover function for connecting IE FC cables via IE FC RJ45 Plug 180 over distances up to 100 m.
• 100BaseFX, BFOC connection technique;
  BFOC ports for direct connection to Industrial Ethernet glass fiber-optic cables up to 5 km (multimode FOC) or up to 26 km (single-mode FOC) for configuring line, ring and star topologies.