General information
PROmesh P9 - User Manual 6
1 General information
Please read this document thoroughly from start to finish before you begin installing the device and putting
it into operation.
1.1 Overview of the PROmesh P9 - Functionality
The PROmesh P9 devices are industrial Ethernet switches with management and Profinet functions that
can be easily and conveniently configured via a Web application. It allows for an uncomplicated installation
of bus, star and ring structures with switching functionality.
Features:
•Web application for configuration
•Redundant power supply 24V DC +/-20% with reverse voltage protection
•Monitoring the individual input voltages via configurable alarms
•A relay contact that is controlled via configurable alarms
•10BASE-T/100BASE-TX (RJ45)
•PHY and MAC completely compatible to IEEE 802.3, IEEE802.3u and IEEE 802.3x
•Auto MDI/MDI-X crossover function for 100BASE-T and 10BASE-T ports
•Store-and-forward switching architecture with 2048 MAC address table
•PROFINET Conformance Class B
•PROFINET Netload Class III
•Quality of Service (QoS) with four priority queues
•Prioritisation via IEEE 802.1p Class of Service (COS), Type of Service (TOS) / DiffServ or Port
priority
•Limitation of incoming and outgoing packages
•Port Mirror for TX or TX and RX packages
•Port-based VLAN / 802.1Q Tagged VLAN
•Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP)
•Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) for signalling alarms
•Internet Gateway Management Protocol Snooping (IGMP Snooping)
•Dynamical Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Client function
•Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
•Updating, saving and backing up the system configuration via TFTP
