N-Tron 708FX2 Specifications

The 708FX2 offers several management functions that can be easily 

confi gured using a Web Browser.

IGMP Snooping - Internet Group Management Protocol is a feature 

that allows the 708FX2 switch to forward and fi lter multicast traffi c 

intelligently.

VLAN - Virtual Local Area Network allows you to segment 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.

Trunking - Trunking (Link 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          

confi guration can provide increased bandwidth and redundancy to 

applications requiring high levels of fault tolerant operation.

Port Mirroring - This 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.

Rapid Spanning Tree - This function allows the switch to be 

confi gured in a Ring or Mesh topology, and provides support for 

redundant path communications with high speed (rapid) healing.

Remote Monitoring Options

For ease of configuration and monitoring, the 708FX2 offers 

Web Browser Management and N-View OLE for Process Control 

(OPC) Server Software.    The 

N-TRON

 N-View 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.  In addition SNMP and a 

COM port 

interface are available for switch link and status monitoring.  Alarm  

Contact and Status LED can be configured to respond to power 

failure on  power input 1 or input 2,  N-Ring Broken, Partial Break 

High, Partial break  Low, or if multiple Ring managers are detected.   

N-Ring Technology

N-TRON

's 

708FX2  Ring Manager using 

N-TRON

's  N-Ring 

technology offers expanded ring size capacity, detailed fault 

diagnostics, and a standard healing time of ~30ms.  The 708FX2 

Ring Manager periodically checks the health of the Ring via 

packets.  If the Ring Manager stops receiving these health check 

packets, it converts the Ring to a fi ber optic backbone within 

~30ms. In addition to standard Ring Manager protocol, when 

using all 

N-TRON

 fully managed switches in the ring, 

a detailed ring map and fault location chart will also be 

provided on the Ring Manager ’s web browser and OPC 

Server to identify the health status of the ring.  Up to 250 fully 

managed  

N-TRON

 switches can participate in N-Ring topologies.

Industrial Packaging and Specifi cations

The 708FX2 is designed to operate in industrial environments.  It 

is housed in a rugged steel DIN-Rail enclosure.  It has extended 

industrial specifications and features to meet or exceed the 

operating parameters of the connected equipment.  These include 

extended temperature ratings, extended shock and vibrations specs, 

redundant power inputs, and high MTBF (greater than 2M hours).

Ease of Use

The 10/100BaseTX ports are auto sensing and auto configuring.   

Each copper port is automatically negotiated for maximum 

speed and performance by default, but can also be hard coded 

using the user interface.  A high speed processor allows wire speed 

capability on all 100BaseTX and 100Base FX ports simultaneously. 

•   Six 10/100BaseTX RJ-45 Ports

•   Two 100BaseFX Fiber ports, ST or SC style

•   -40

o

C to 85

o

C Operating temperature

•   ESD and Surge Protection Diodes on all Ports

•   Auto Sensing 10/100BaseTX, Duplex, and MDIX

•   Store-and-forward Technology

•   Rugged DIN-Rail Enclosure

•   Redundant Power Inputs (10-30 VDC)

•   Confi gurable Alarm Contact

•   Confi gurable Bi-Color Fault Status LED

PRODUCT FEATURES

The

 N-TRON 

®

708FX2

  I n d u s t r i a l   E t h e r n e t   S w i t c h 

combines outstanding performance and ease of use.  It is 

ideally suited for connecting Ethernet enabled industrial 

and/or security equipment and is a fully managed switch.

 Fully Managed Features:

   •   Full SNMP and Web Browser Management 

   •   Detailed Ring Map and Fault Location Charting 

   •   N-Ring™ Technology with ~30ms Healing

   •   N-View

™

 OPC Monitoring 

   •   Plug-and-play IGMP Support

   •   802.1Q Tag VLAN and Port VLAN

   •   802.1p QoS and Port QoS

   •   Trunking

   •   Mirroring 

   •   802.1d, 802.1w, 802.1D RSTP

   •   DHCP

Management Features