The SCALANCE 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. Due to the dimensions of the housing that conform to those of SIMATIC S7-300, the devices are optimized for integration in an automation solution with S7-300 components.

The SCALANCE X-100 switches have:

• A 4-pole terminal block for connecting the redundant supply voltage (2 x 24 V DC)
• A row of LEDs for displaying status information (power, link status, data communication, 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 following port types are available:

• 10/100BaseTX, RJ45 port;
  automatic detection of the transmission rate (10 or 100 Mbit/s), with autosensing and autocrossover functions for connecting IE FC cables using IE FC RJ45 Plug 180 up to 100 m
• 10/100BaseTX, RJ45 ports and Power-over-Ethernet functionality;
  automatic detection of the transmission rate (10 or 100 Mbit/s), with autosensing and autocrossover functions for connecting IE FC cables using IE FC RJ45 Plug 180 up to 100 m and integrated Power-over-Ethernet functionality according to IEEE 802.3at Type 1
• 100BaseFX, BFOC port;
  for direct connection to the Industrial Ethernet glass FOC up to 5 km