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Installation MACH104
Release
07
07/2014
1 Description
1.1 General device description
The MACH104 family provides you with a range of device variants.
The MACH104 devices are designed for the special requirements of indus-
trial automation. They meet the relevant industry standards, provide very
high operational reliability, even under extreme conditions, and also long-
term reliability and flexibility.
The devices with software variant L2... allow you to set up switched industrial
Ethernet networks that conform to the IEEE 802.3 standard.
The devices with software variant L2... allow you to set up switched and
routed industrial Ethernet networks that conform to the IEEE 802.3 standard.
The following installation options are available:
19" switch cabinet
Installing the device on a flat surface
Mounting on a flat surface
The devices work without a fan.
You have the option of choosing various media to connect to the terminal
devices and other network components:
twisted pair cable
multimode F/O
singlemode F/O
The ring redundancy concept allows the network to be reconfigured quickly
after a failure.
There are convenient options for managing the device. Administer your
devices via:
a Web browser
Telnet
Network management software (e.g. Industrial HiVision)
a V.24 interface (locally on the device)
The devices provide you with a large range of functions, which the manuals
for the operating software inform you about. You will find these manuals as
PDF files on the enclosed CD/DVD, or you can download them from the
Internet on the Hirschmann product pages (www.hirschmann.com).
The Hirschmann network components help you ensure continuous commu-
nication across all levels of the company.