2. Installation2.5 External connections2.5.3 EthernetEvery easyE4 base device features an Ethernet port.This Ethernet port is a Cat 5 port.Make sure to use compatible standard RJ45 Ethernet cables only.The Ethernet port on the base device serves as a communication interface.The Ethernet controllers support transfer rates of 10 Mbit/s and 100 Mbit/s.Figure 28: RJ-45 socket, 8-poleIf you integrate the EASY-E4-... into an Ethernet network, youwill need to connect the functional earth to the correspondingterminal.To commission the communications between the EASY-E4-... control relay and thedevice to which the Ethernet cable is connected, follow the description for the con-nected device.64 easyE4 11/18 MN050009 EN www.eaton.com