N-Tron 524TX-A - Manual

The N-TRON TM 524TX twenty-four port Industrial Ethernet Switch
offers outstanding performance and ease of use. It is ideally suited
for connecting Ethernet enabled industrial and/or security equipment
and can be optionally configured with advanced Ethernet
communication management functions
PRODUCT FEATURES
Advanced Management Functions
The 524TX-A offers several management functions that can be eas-
ily configured using the COM Port (DB 9 Connector located on the
front, left side of the switch).
IGMP Snooping - Internet Group Management Protocol is a feature
that allows the 524TX-A switch to forward multicast traffic
intelligently.
VLAN - Virtual Local Area Network allows you to segment the
switch in order to create two or more separate local area network
domains.
QoS - Quality of Service provides prioritization of network traffic
in order to provide better network service. The primary goal of QoS
is to improve the latency of prioritized Ethernet packets required for
ring management, real-time and other interactive applications.
Trunking - Link aggregation enables multiple physical ports to
be linked together and function as one uplink to another N-TRON
trunking capable switch configured in the same manner. This
feature provides increased bandwidth and media redundancy to
applications requiring high levels of fault tolerant operation.
Port Mirroring - This 524TX-A function allows the traffic on
one port to be duplicated and sent to a designated mirror port.
Port mirroring can be used to monitor Ethernet traffic on the
designated source port using the assigned mirror port.
N-View OPC Switch Monitoring (With -A or -N Option Only)
The N-TRON N-View OLE for Process Control (OPC) Server
Software can be combined with popular HMI software packages
to add network traffic monitoring, trending and alarming to any
application using N-TRON switches configured with the N-View
option. N-TRON's N-View OPC Server collects 41 different
traffic variables per port and 5 system level variables per switch.
This information can provide a complete overview of the network
load, service quality, and packet traffic. OPC client software can
use N-View OPC Server data to resolve network problems quickly
and improve system reliability.
Industrial Packaging and Specifications
The N-TRON 524TX is designed to operate in industrial
environments. It is housed in a rugged steel rack mount
enclosure. Like all N-TRON products, the 524TX comes
standard with extended temperature ratings, extended shock and
vibration specs, redundant power inputs, and a high MTBF (greater
than 1M hours).
Ease of Use
The N-TRON 524TX requires no setup unless the advanced port
functions are utilized. The twenty-four 10/100BaseTX ports are
auto sensing and auto configuring. Each port is automatically
negotiated for maximum speed and performance by default.
Bi-color LED's are provided to display the link status, link speed
and activity of each port as well as power on/off status.
Performance
The N-TRON 524TX uses "state of the art" IEEE 802.3 Fast
Ethernet 10/100BaseTX switching technology. This eliminates
network collisions and increases network determinism. 4,000
MAC addresses are supported enabling sophisticated and
complex network architectures. A high speed processor and
backplane allow wire speed capability on all ports simultaneously.
• IGMP Snooping
• Port VLAN
• QoS
• Port Trunking
• Mirroring
• N-View
TM (Remote Monitoring Using OPC Technology)
Advanced Management Features (With -A option only):
• Full IEEE 802.3 and 1613 Compliance
• NEMA TS1/TS2 Compliance
• American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) Type Approval
• Twenty-Four 10/100 BaseTX RJ-45 Ports
• Extended Environmental Specifications
• Auto Sensing 10/100BaseTX, Duplex, and MDIX
• Store-and-forward Technology
• Up to 2.6 Gb/s Backplane Throughput
• Rugged Industrial Rack mount Enclosure
• Redundant Power Inputs (10-30 VDC)
• Bi-Color LED's For Link, Speed, Activity & Duplex Status