Fourth generation SPIDER switches feature higher port density and gigabit-Ethernet on all ports. These simple unmanaged switches offer plug & play functionality in the lower area of the network pyramid. Hirschmann developed the attractively priced SPIDER family for customers who are looking for a low-cost path to industrial Ethernet. These gigabit enabled switches move 10x the traffic of fast Ethernet to seemlessly integrate your data, voice and video applications.
Belden was founded in 1902, and today is a leader with some of the strongest brands in the signal transmission industry.Add gigabit capacity to your plant backbone with Hirschmann's selection of hardened railmount and rackmount industrial Ethernet switches. It has approximately 6,700 employees, and has manufacturing capabilities in North America, South America, Europe, and Asia, and a market presence in nearly every region of the world. designs, manufactures, and sells connectivity solutions for markets including industrial, enterprise, and broadcast. For more information about Hirschmann, please visit or e-mail for product inquiries.
Hirschmann products ensure hassle-free and secure data communication under the harshest conditions due to their ruggedized design and construction. The Hirschmann brand stands for experience and expertise in the automation, power transmission and distribution, transportation and energy industries, having pioneered the development of Ethernet as a common standard for industrial control systems.
Hirschmann, a Belden Brand, manufactures Ethernet switches, wireless access points, firewall/VPN routers and network management software for harsh industrial environments. “Many users prefer not to have a web browser installed on their computers for security reasons, but they still want to take advantage of the products’ intuitive and user-friendly graphical user interface.” Reader enquiries “We have invested a lot of time in developing a unique automation tool,” says Product Manager Mark Cooksley. With HiView, Belden is launching an interface that for the first time can be used to directly access the GUIs of the switches in its Hirschmann range. HiView will automatically use the most secure communication method, without additional input from the end user. For increased security, it is simple and convenient to view the security certificates of both the products and the Java library. You can click on any desired switch to open its graphical user interface.
In addition, no special IT know-how is required for this tool, which since the beginning of February has been available for download free of charge from, and will be available from April 2013 on product CDs.Ī selection screen shows you all the switches that have recently been accessed, sorted by the number of accesses.
Alternatively, HiView can also be run from portable storage media such as USB sticks or SD cards. Since the new tool records all the necessary information in an internal folder, it neither needs to be installed, nor does it modify any registry entries on the computer. Java libraries no longer need to be installed on users’ computers, thus increasing the availability of both the user interface and the network.
This tool, which supports a variety of Windows and Linux operating systems, also serves as a client for the network management software Industrial HiVision. Neckartenzlingen, Germany - MaBelden Inc., a global leader in signal transmission solutions for mission-critical applications, has introduced HiView in the EMEA region, a new tool that gives access to the graphical user interfaces (GUIs) of managed switches in its Hirschmann range, without the need for a web browser.