Weidmüller has released the Advanced Line of managed switches, providing a guaranteed future-proof infrastructure with high levels of availability, reliability and transparency.

Industrial Ethernet, the most widely used communication standard, allows for a simple connection to control levels while also ensuring good communication between localised field devices and the control system.

The Advanced Line managed switches can increase network availability by means of redundancy and control mechanisms and offer a range of diagnostic options for sophisticated automation networks. They support common protocols such as STP/RSTP or SNMP and can be intuitively configured via a browser-supported web interface.

With model variants for Fast Ethernet, Gigabit and PoE as well as versions fitted with between five and 24 ports, the switches also ensure high levels of flexibility. The large temperature range means that the switches can be used in challenging environments such as production applications or in the field. The Advanced Line product line ranges from Full Managed switches for complex applications such as those with port monitoring, to Lite Managed switches for simple tasks within a network representing very good value for money.