dmXLAN switch8GB
Gigabit Ethernet switch with fast redundancy loop, easy vlan support and dmx-ethernet filtering
options.
The switch as an easy to use graphical user interface with an encoder with push function.
Connections
8x Cat5e 1000/100/10 ruggedized XLR style RJ46 connections.
2x SFP Cages for fiber optic modules.
AC power supplied via a fixed mains load (100-240Vac)
Function of an Ethernet switch
A Ethernet switch is used to connect multiple Ethernet devices. An Ethernet connection cannot be
passively daisy changed or y-split. It needs an active unit to split the signal, either a hub or a switch.
Hubs have a lot of disadvantages like changes of collisions, unable to mix network speeds and no
intelligence. A Ethernet switch can be linked multiple in a row. All connections are full-duplex and there
are no collisions. The dmXLAN switch8GB also integrates a processor to add functionality like: an
easy graphical user interface, fast redundancy loops and dmx-ethernet filtering options. All functions
and ports settings can be programmed on the unit or via the free dmXLAN software.
Explanations on vlan’s
In a “normal”network situation, all devices share 1 network and are possible to communicate. In
some situations this is not a desirable situation and a separation of networks is needed. One option is
to physically create 2 networks, running twice the cabling. A other option is the use of vlan’s or virtual
lan. A vlan is created by creating trunk-lines between switches and labeling the device connections on
the switch. The device connections (port on the switch that connects to a device) are labels with a v-
lan number. There are more then 4000 possible v-lan’s, but only a few are normally used. The trunk-
line between the switches will carry all the network data of all v-lan’s but the packets are labeled so a
receiving switch can determine what signal goes to what device connection.
Example use below is mixing a audio network with a lighting control network.
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