Preface
Guide to the Manual
To help you to find specific information quickly, these operating instructions include the following parts:
•At the front of the operating instructions you will find a complete table of contents.
•The chapters have headings in the left margin with an overview of the contents of the paragraphs in the section.
•Following the appendix, you will find a Glossary in which the most important specialist terms used in the instructions are defined.
•At the back of the operating instructions, you will find an index with which you can find topics quickly.
Audience
These Operating Instructions are intended for staff involved in configuration, commissioning, and troubleshooting networks with Industrial Ethernet OSMs (Optical Switch Module) and Industrial Ethernet ESMs (Electrical Switch Module).
Personnel Qualification Requirements
Only qualified personnel should be allowed to install and work on this equipment. Qualified personnel as referred to in the operating instructions or in the warning notes are defined as persons who are familiar with the installation, assembly, startup and operation of this product and who possess the relevant qualifications for their work, e.g.:
•Training in or authorization for connecting up, grounding or labeling circuits and devices or systems in accordance with current standards in safety technology;
•Training in or authorization for the maintenance and use of suitable safety equipment in accordance with current standards in safety technology;
•First Aid qualification.
Standards and Approvals
The OSM /ESM meets the requirements for the CE mark. You will find detailed information on the existing approvals and certifications in the Appendix in this manual.
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