Operating instructions

Installation and maintenance
4.1 Installation
Industrial Ethernet SCALANCE X-100 and SCALANCE X-200 Product Line
4-2 Operating instructions, 09/2006, A5E00349864 Release 7
Warning
If the devices
• SCALANCE X108
• SCALANCE X208
• SCALANCE X208PRO
are operated in ambient temperatures between 65°C and 70°C, the temperature of the
device housing may be higher than 70°C.
The subject unit must be located in a Restricted Access Location where access can only
be gained by SERVICE PERSONNEL or by USERS who have been instructed about the
reasons for the restrictions applied to the location and about any precautions that shall be
taken when operated in an air ambient of 65-70°C.
Warning
If temperatures in excess of 70 °C occur on cables or at cable feed-in points, or the
temperature at the branching point of the cables exceeds 80 °C, special measures need
to be taken. If the equipment is operated at an ambient temperature of 50 °C - 60 °C, use
cables with a permitted ambient temperature of at least 80 °C.
4.1.1 Installation on a DIN rail
Installation
Install the Industrial Ethernet switches of the SCALANCE X-100 and X-200 product lines on
a 35 mm rail according to DIN EN 50022.
1. Place the upper catch of the device over the top of the DIN rail and then push in the lower
part of the device against the rail until it clips into place.
2. Fit the connectors for the power supply.
3. Fit the connectors for the signaling contact.
4. Insert the terminal blocks or M12 cable connectors into the sockets on the device.