N-Tron® 300 Series Hardware Guide 1-1Introduction and Specifications Revised 2015-12-04Section 1 Introduction and SpecificationsIntroductionThe Red Lion N-Tron® 300 series Unmanaged Industrial Ethernet Switches support high speed layer 2 switchingbetween ports. All 300 series switches are housed in a ruggedized steel enclosure, and provide Category-5compliant 10/100-BaseT connections for high performance network design, and hub/repeater upgrades.The 300 series provides Fast Ethernet connectivity from 4 to 17 ports. These unmanaged switches are available incopper and fiber port combinations for maximum deployment flexibility.They are also optionally available withN-View™ monitoring technology, which can be found in the Red Lion monitored family of products.302MC/MCEThe 302MC/MCE is a 2 port unmanaged media converter that converts 10/100BaseTX copper to 100BaseFX fullduplex fiber.304TX, 306TX, and 308TXThe 304TX, 306TX, and 308TX are affordable and share a small footprint. Each switch is capable of autonegotiating 10/100 Mb and half/full duplex communications.305FX and 306FX2The 305FX and 306FX2 switches are unmanaged and have 4 ports similar to the 304TX, plus an additionalmultimode fiber optic up-link port(s), capable of 2 Kilometers of 100 Mb communications without the use ofrepeaters.305FXE and 306FXE2The 305FXE and 306FXE2 switches are unmanaged and similar to the 305FX and 306FX2, respectively. However,these models use singlemode transceivers with extended range capability. The N-Tron FXE products utilizesinglemode fiber transceiver(s) that are capable of 15, 40, and up to 80 Kilometers of 100 Mb full duplexcommunications.All fiber products utilize the IEEE compliant SC or ST duplex connectors for fiber optic communications. All 10/100Base-TX ports utilize the RJ45 shielded connectors.Key Features• Full IEEE 802.3 & 100Base-FX Compliance• Full IEEE 1613 Compliance (Communications Networking Devices in Electric Power Stations)• NEMA TS1/TS2 Compliance (Traffic Control Systems)• American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) Type Approval (Maritime and Offshore Applications)• Extended Environmental Specifications• Support for Full/Half Duplex Operation• LED Link/Activity Status Indication• Autonegotiation, Autosensing Speed, Duplex, and Flow Control