The new OCTOPUS family, which complies with all the relevant industrial standards, unites the advantages of the robust IP 67 hardened Ethernet design with those of the managed Hirschmann switches.

As befits switches which are "exposed" on the factory floor, the OCTOPUS switches run the Professional version of Hirschmann's switch firmware. In addition to standard functionality such as VLANs, prioritisation, multicast control, and traffic shaping, the switches support a range of advanced security features to ensure you are always in control of your network.

• Standardized 4-pin M12-D technology for the connection of terminal equipment
  
• Totally encapsulated design
  
• Management via SNMP v1, v2, v3, Web GUI or Telnet
  
• Support for autoconfiguration adapter
  
• Redundancy mechanisms such as Rapid Spanning Tree and HIPER-Ring
  
• Access control according to IEEE 802.1X
  
• Port-based security
  
• Flow control with prioritisation and traffic shaping
  
• Fast "plug & play" commissioning
  
• Redundant power supply for high availability
  
• Metal housing
  
• LED display for device and network status
  
• External signaling of alarms via signal contact
  
• Compatible with PROFINET, EtherNet/IP, Modbus/TCP etc.