B&B Electronics 316TX-N - Manual - Manual (Page 8)

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Overview: 308FX2/309FX/316TX/317FX Industrial Ethernet Switches
The 308FX2/309FX/316TX/317FX Industrial Ethernet Switches support high speed layer 2 switching
between ports. The copper ports in this line are Category 5 compliant 10/100-BaseTX connections for
high performance network design, and hub/repeater upgrades. These copper ports are capable of auto
negotiating 10/100 Mb and half/full duplex communications, or the user can configure these parameters.
The 308FX2 is an affordable 8 port switch that has 6 copper ports plus two additional multimode fiber
optic up-link ports. The two fiber links are capable of 2 Kilometers of 100 Mb communications without
the use of repeaters.The 308FXE2 is similar to the 308FX2, but is populated with singlemode extended
range fiber optics.
The 316TX is an affordable 16 port copper port switch.
The 309FX (317FX) is a 9 (17) port switch that has 8 (16) copper ports, plus an additional multimode
fiber optic up-link port in the 309FX and in the 317FX. These fiber links are capable of 2 Kilometers of
100 Mb communications without the use of repeaters.
The 309FXE (317FXE) is a 9 (17) port switch that is similar to the 309FX (317FX), but with extended
range. The FXE versions utilize a singlemode fiber transceiver that is capable of 15-80 Kilometers of
200 Mb communications.
All FX, FX2, FXE, and FXE2 models utilize the IEEE compliant SC or ST duplex connector for fiber
optic communications. The 10/100Base-TX ports utilize the RJ45 shielded connector.
All N-TRON 308FX2/309/316/317 switches come housed in a steel ruggedized Din-Rail enclosure,
designed to withstand the most demanding industrial applications, and have been fully tested and
certified at industrial environmental extremes. All 308FX2/309/316/317 units operate on 10-30VDC.