User Manual

THE INDUSTRIAL NETWORK COMPANY
N-V iew OPC Switch Monitoring (W ith -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 traffi c monitoring, trending and alarming to
any application using
N-TRON switches confi gured with the
N-View option.
N-TRON's N-View OPC server collects 41
different traffi c 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 traffi c. OPC
client software can use N-View OPC Server data to resolve
network problems quickly and improve system reliability.
Industrial Packaging and Specifi cations
The
N-TRON 517FX is designed to operate in industrial
environments. It is housed in a rugged steel enclosure
that can be DIN-RAIL or panel mounted, and an optional
rackmount kit is also available. The
517FX comes standard with
extended temperature rating, extended shock and vibration specs,
redundant power inputs, and a high MTBF (greater than 2M hours).
Ease of Use
The
N-TRON 517FX requires no setup unless the advanced
port functions are utilized. The sixteen 10/100BaseTX ports
are auto sensing and auto configuring. Each copper port is
automatically negotiated for maximum speed and performance
by default. The fiber optic port support full 200Mb/s com-
munications via 100BaseFX. 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 517FX uses "state of the art" IEEE 802.3
Fast Ethernet 10/100BaseTX switching technology. This
technology eliminates network collisions and increases
network determinism. Up to 4,000 MAC addresses are
supported enabling sophisticated and complex network
architectures. A high speed processor and backplane
allows wire speed capability on all ports simultaneously.
The
N-TRON
®
517FX Series 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
• Full IEEE 802.3 and 1613 Compliance
• NEMA TS1/TS2 Compliance
• American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) Type Approval
• Sixteen 10/100 BaseTX RJ-45 Ports
• One 100BaseFX Port, ST (shown) or SC
• Extended Environmental Specifi cations
• Auto Sensing 10/100BaseTX, Duplex, and MDIX
• Store-and-forward Technology
• Up to 2.6 Gb/s Backplane Throughput
• Rugged Industrial DIN-Rail Enclosure
• Redundant Power Inputs (10-30 VDC)
• Bi-Color LED's For Link, Speed, Activity & Duplex Status
Advanced Management Features (W ith -A option only):
• IGMP Snooping
• VLAN
• QoS
• Trunking
• Mirroring
• N-View
TM
(Remote Monitoring Using OPC Technology)
Advanced Management Functions
The 517FX-A offers several management functions that can be
easily confi gured using the COM Port (DB 9 Connector located
on the right side of the switch).
IGMP Snooping - Internet Group Management Protocol is a fea-
ture that allows the
517FX-A switch to forward and fi lter multicast
traffi c intelligently.
VLAN - Virtual Local Area Network allows segmentation of the
switch in order to create two or more separate local area network
domains.
QoS - Quality of Service provides prioritization of network traffi c
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.
T runking - Trunking (aggregation) enables multiple physical ports
to be linked together and function as one uplink to another
N-TRON
trunking capable switch confi gured in the same manner, thereby
increasing the bandwidth between switches. This c on fi guration
can provide increased bandwidth and redundancy to applications
requiring high levels of fault tolerant operation.
Port Mirroring - This
517FX-A function allows the traffi c on one
port to be duplicated and sent to a designated mirror port. Port
mirroring can be used to monitor Ethernet traffi c on the designated
source port using the assigned mirror port.