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Certification Received for Industrial Ethernet Switches and Media ConvertersAugust 19th, 2009

The Industrial Automation Group of Advantech

announces that a wide range of their EKI family of Industrial

Ethernet Switches and Media Converters have received

Underwriters Laboratories (UL) Class 1, Division 2 (groups A,

B, C, and D) certification for use in hazard locations.

Installation of electronic devices in environments where flammable liquids, gasses and vapors may be present is a real challenge. It

is critical to use the right equipment in these environments. With UL Class I, Division 2 certification, the EKI-2000 and 7000 series

of products are now approved for use in hazardous environments, which are common to oil & gas, mining, and chemical processing

industries.

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The EKI family of Industrial Ethernet Switches are available in 5-port to 18-port configurations, with both standard copper and fiber connections, 10/100Mbps and gigabit (1000Mbps)

speeds, and in both unmanaged and managed models. Managed models offer manual port

settings, advanced network traffic control, an ultra-fast 10ms self-healing ring for high

availability, and remote monitoring capabilities. The EKI Media Converters allow connections

to be extended over optical fiber cable up to nearly 70 miles (110km) and are available in both

100Mbps and gigabit (100Mbps) speeds, with various types of fiber connectors.

Packaged in a compact and thin DIN-rail mount metal chassis, the EKI family of Industrial Ethernet products is ideal where panel

space is limited. They are also ruggedized for demanding industrial applications, with redundant 12 to 48 VDC power inputs, 4,000

VDC Ethernet ESD protection, power line surge (EFT) protection of 3,000 VDC, and feature standard -10 to 60C or extended -40

to 75C operating temperature range to ensure system uptime.

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Currently, the following models are Class 1, Division 2 certifiedUnmanaged Ethernet Switches: EKI-2528, EKI-2528I, EKI-2525,

EKI-2525I, EKI-2525M, EKI-2526M, EKI-2526S, EKI-2528, EKI-2528I, EKI-2728; Managed Ethernet Switches: