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The Allied Telesis x230 Series of Layer 3 Gigabit switches offer an impressive set of features in a compact design for flexible deployment. Power over Ethernet capability makes them ideal for connecting and remotely powering access and security devices at the network edge. Allied Telesis x230 Series switches provide an excellent access solution for today’s networks, supporting Gigabit to the desktop for maximum performance.

Sometimes you need to interconnect devices from a control station to multiple remote sites. Traditionally a network cable, fibre cable needs to be trenched between sites and installed in a protective conduit. A Wi-Fi Multipoint Bridge can be likened to a ‘Virtual Ethernet Network’ with each remote site resembling a data cable, and the multipoint bridge acting as a data switch.

Sometimes you need to interconnect devices from a control station to a remote site and traditionally a network cable or fibre cable needs to be trenched between sites and installed in a protective conduit. There can be many obstacles in the cable path including, roads, water, buildings, private land, distance limitations of copper cable and most importantly, cost. Wi-Fi Bridging is one of the most cost-effective technologies for navigating these obstacles.

Moxa is pleased to add the SDS-3016 Series to our Red Dot award-winning product family. The new addition includes Gigabit uplink, eight additional ports, and an easy-to-configure Industrial Automation (IA)-profile that allows automation engineers to quickly process the increasing amounts of data within the smart manufacturing industry.

Moxa has introduced its new industrial cybersecurity solutions to bolster network security. The EtherCatch IEC-G102-BP Series industrial IPS can detect and block malicious traffic inside industrial networks. With the EtherFire IEF-G9010 Series industrial IPS firewalls, administrators can segment networks with fine-grained Layer 2 to Layer 7 firewall policies and IPS capability.

“Ethernet” has become mainstream and has been widely used in industrial automation networks. OT engineers could use OT NMS monitor Ethernet switches, routers, etc. network devices in OT networks; however, many onsite machines and devices with serial, I/O, and other hardwired interfaces are not updated simultaneously due to high cost, which requires edge connectivity hardware, such as serial device servers, protocol gateways, or edge computers, to communicate with Ethernet infra. Thus, those edge connectivity in the field sites is currently the blind spot of OT networks.

Real-time capable data paths in applications subject to wear

Moxa's edge connectivity solutions, based on IEC 62443 standards, not only provide you with hardening devices, but also offer an easy-to-use yet secure network management tool, enhancing your device security in every aspect.

Data collection begins with “Connectivity”, a critical factor driving smart factories. However, achieving connectivity in factories is no small task. Many successful smart factory transformation leaders point out the need to consider user-oriented perspectives in order to achieve business objectives when designing network connectivity for smart factories.

The installation of attenuators is sometimes required on short single mode fibre runs, where the fibre cable length is significantly shorter than that of the SFP range.