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Industrial Ethernet switch eases integration
27 August 2013
Addressing issues arising from the fact that OEM IP-address assignments rarely match those of the end-user network IP-address requirements, the Allen-Bradley Stratix 5700 managed industrial Ethernet switch from Rockwell Automation now includes an optional integrated Network Address Translation (NAT) feature.

The hardware-based NAT feature allows for high performance and simplified integration of IP-address mapping from a set of local, machine-level IP addresses to the end user’s broader plant-process network. This is of benefit for manufacturers integrating identical machines into a production line, especially when multiple equipment builders involved.
The Stratix 5700 switch NAT feature allows OEMs to deliver their standard machines to customers without having to program unique IP addresses into them. The end user can then use the NAT feature to more simply integrate the machines into the larger network. Because the machines are identical to their standards, they are easier to maintain.
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