Connection

5.4 Fitting the IE FC RJ-45 Plug 180

SCALANCE X-200
Operating Instructions, 12/2011, A5E00349864-19 143

5.4 Fitting the IE FC RJ-45 Plug 180

Assembly of the IE FC RJ-45 Plug 180 on an IE FC Standard Cable

For information on assembling an IE FC RJ-45 Plug 180 on a SIMATIC NET Industrial
Ethernet FastConnect cable, please refer to the instructions supplied with the IE FC RJ-45
Plug.
Figure 5-2 IE FC RJ-45 Plug 180

Inserting the IE FC RJ-45 Plug 180

1. Insert the IE FC RJ-45 Plug 180 into the twisted pair port of the IE Switch X-200 until it
locks in place.
Figure 5-3 Inserting the IE FC RJ-45 Plug 180
The flush fit and locking mechanism of the PROFINET-compliant IE FC RJ-45 Plug 180
along with the securing collar on the TP port of the IE Switch X-200 guarantee a robust node
connection suitable for industrial conditions providing tensile and bending strain relief for the
twisted pair socket.