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 - Cost savings due to the modular system. The modular system allows the setup of electrical and optical Industrial Ethernet networks and the network topology and port type to easily be adapted to the plant structure and expanded at any time
- Integrated industrial network for data, speech, and video
- High performance due to up to 24 Gigabit ports
- Operational reliability in industrial environments, e.g. due to robust enclosure, redundancy, temperature range from - 40 °C to +70 °C
- Increased plant availability thanks to:
- Redundant power supply
- Redundant network structures based on fast media redundancy
- Standby redundancy between ring topologies
- Redundant switching through standard mechanisms STP, RSTP, MSTP
- Redundant router operation through VRRP
- Media modules can be replaced or expanded during operation
- Easy device replacement due to plug-in KEY-PLUG/C-PLUG swap media
- Virtual LANs (VLAN) allow simple subdivision of large networks into smaller subnets with their own address space. Reasons for subdivision into subnets include separation of the Ethernet networks to reduce the broadcast load, separation of sensitive areas from the main network, and subdivision of the network into logical working groups. Communication between the VLANs can, however, be achieved with Layer-3-Switching (IP routing)
- Integrated and optional security functions offer protection against unauthorized network access and configuration
- Simple monitoring and diagnosis by means of signaling contact, SNMP traps, PROFINET diagnosis, and email function
- Reduced engineering expenditure for PLC/HMI due to integration into the SIMATIC system fault message concept
- Integrated configuration and diagnostics in the TIA Portal
- Fast mobile diagnostics with smartphone/tablet thanks to WLAN and NFC (Near Field Communication): Fast access to the web-based management of the SCALANCE XM-400 via mobile websites. The function can be started using existing WLAN and NFC.
 
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