Table of contents
Introduction...................................................................................................................................................3
1 Safety instructions ......................................................................................................................................15
2 Recommendations on network security......................................................................................................17
3 Network topologies .....................................................................................................................................21
3.1 Basics of Ethernet switching ..................................................................................................21
3.2 Linear structure ......................................................................................................................22
3.3 Star/tree structure ..................................................................................................................23
3.4 Ring with redundancy manager .............................................................................................24
3.5 Redundant coupling of network segments .............................................................................27
4 Description of the device ............................................................................................................................29
4.1 Compatibility of SCALANCE X-300........................................................................................29
4.2 Product overview....................................................................................................................31
4.2.1 Type designations ..................................................................................................................31
4.2.2 Designs of the IE Switch X-300 devices ................................................................................32
4.2.3 X-300 product group ..............................................................................................................33
4.2.4 Product group X-300M ...........................................................................................................34
4.2.5 Product group XR-300M ........................................................................................................35
4.2.6 X-300EEC product group .......................................................................................................36
4.2.7 XR-300M EEC product group ................................................................................................37
4.2.8 Product group X-300M PoE ...................................................................................................38
4.2.9 Product group XR-300M PoE.................................................................................................39
4.2.10 SFP plug-in transceivers product group.................................................................................40
4.2.11 MM900 media modules product group...................................................................................41
4.3 Components of the product....................................................................................................44
4.3.1 Components of the product....................................................................................................44
4.3.2 X-300M components of the product .......................................................................................44
4.3.3 Components of the XR-300M product....................................................................................45
4.3.4 X-300EEC product components.............................................................................................46
4.3.5 Components of the XR-300M EEC product ...........................................................................46
4.3.6 Components of the X308-2M PoE product ............................................................................47
4.3.7 Components of the XR-324-4M PoE product.........................................................................48
4.3.8 Components shipped with the SFP product...........................................................................48
4.3.9 Components shipped with the MM900 product......................................................................49
4.4 Product properties and device views .....................................................................................49
4.4.1 X-300 product group ..............................................................................................................49
4.4.1.1 SCALANCE X304-2FE product characteristics......................................................................49
4.4.1.2 SCALANCE X306-1LD FE product characteristics ................................................................50
4.4.1.3 SCALANCE X307-3 product characteristics ..........................................................................51
4.4.1.4 SCALANCE X307-3LD product characteristics......................................................................52
4.4.1.5 SCALANCE X308-2LH product characteristics......................................................................53
SCALANCE X-300
Operating Instructions, 11/2019, A5E01113043-24 9