The EDS-528E standalone, compact 28-port managed Ethernet switches have 4 combo Gigabit ports with built-in RJ45 or SFP slots for Gigabit fiber-optic communication. The 24 fast Ethernet ports have a variety of copper and fiber port combinations that give the EDS-528E Series greater flexibility for designing your network and application. The Ethernet redundancy technologies, Turbo Ring, Turbo Chain, RSTP/STP, and MSTP, increase the system reliability and availability of your network backbone. The EDS-528E also supports advanced management and security features.

In addition, the EDS-528E Series is designed specifically for harsh industrial environments with limited installation space and high protection level requirements, such as maritime, rail wayside, oil and gas, factory automation, and process automation.

Additional Features and Benefits

• DHCP Option 82 for IP address assignment with different policies
• Supports EtherNet/IP, PROFINET, and Modbus TCP protocols for device management and monitoring
• IGMP snooping and GMRP for filtering multicast traffic
• Port-based VLAN, IEEE 802.1Q VLAN, and GVRP to ease network planning
• QoS (IEEE 802.1p/1Q and TOS/DiffServ) to increase determinism
• Port Trunking for optimum bandwidth utilization
• SNMPv1/v2c/v3 for different levels of network management
• RMON for proactive and efficient network monitoring
• Bandwidth management to prevent unpredictable network status
• Lock port function for blocking unauthorized access based on MAC address
• Automatic warning by exception through email and relay output
• Supports the ABC-02-USB (Automatic Backup Configurator) for system configuration backup/restore and firmware upgrade