Siemens SIMATIC NET SCALANCE X-100 Series - Fitting the IE FC RJ-45 Plug 180

Installation, connecting up, sources of problems
4.2 Connecting up
SCALANCE X-100
48 Operating Instructions, 04, A2B00060666D
4.2.4 Fitting the IE FC RJ-45 Plug 180
Assembly of the IE FC RJ-45 Plug 180 on an IE FC standard cable
For information on assembling an IE FC RJ-45 Plug 180 on a SIMATIC NET Industrial
Ethernet FastConnect cable, please refer to the instructions supplied with the IE FC RJ-45
Plug.
Figure 4-8 IE FC RJ-45 Plug 180
Inserting the IE FC RJ-45 Plug 180
1. Insert the IE FC RJ-45 Plug 180 into the devices of the SCALANCE X-100 product line
until it locks in place.
Figure 4-9 Inserting the IE FC RJ-45 Plug 180
The flush fit and locking mechanism of the PROFINET-compliant IE FC RJ-45 Plug 180
along with the securing collar on the TP port of the SCALANCE X-100 guarantee a robust
node connection suitable for industrial conditions providing tensile and bending strain relief
for the twisted pair socket.