A pocket guide covering Hirschmann’s industrial Ethernet products, network design, cabling standards, and protection information.
The Hirschmann Industrial Ethernet Pocket Guide provides an overview of the company’s product families, including OpenRail, EAGLE, and modular switches, together with key technical characteristics such as operating temperature ranges and IP protection levels. It also explains the HIPER‑Ring redundancy concept and offers quick‑start information for selecting and installing Hirschmann devices.
In addition to product data, the guide contains sections on European cabling standards, explosion protection classes, and popular industrial automation protocols on Ethernet, making it a concise reference for engineers designing high‑availability industrial networks.
| IP protection (switches) | IP20/30 and IP65/67 |
|---|---|
| Port count (switches) | 1 to >24 ports |
| Supported Ethernet speeds | 10 Mbps, 100 Mbps, 1000 Mbps |
| Redundancy options | HIPER‑Ring, Dual Homing, Spanning Tree, Link Aggregation |
The HIPER Ring is Hirschmann’s Performance Redundancy Ring, a ring‑structured Ethernet redundancy solution that provides fast fail‑over in industrial networks.
Hirschmann switches are offered with IP20/30 for basic protection and IP65/67 for higher protection against dust and water.
They support 10 Mbps Ethernet, 100 Mbps Fast‑Ethernet, and 1000 Mbps Gigabit‑Ethernet.