Features:
- Eight 10/100 copper Ethernet ports for a Stratix modular switch expansion.
- RJ45 connections for field Ethernet cabling rather than fiber interfaces.
- Expansion-backplane power with an open-style enclosure profile.
1783-MX08T extends the port count of an installed Stratix 8000/8300 switch. In a crowded network cabinet, that preserves the existing managed-switch platform while adding copper connection points.
Its ports are Fast Ethernet, not Gigabit. A network design that requires a faster uplink or PoE should be evaluated at the base switch or another properly specified device rather than inferred from this expansion code.
The module relies on a mated base switch and its port assignments. A service replacement should therefore carry the host catalog identity and existing cable map alongside the 1783-MX08T label.
1783-MX08T | Manufacturer: Allen-Bradley | Product Type: Stratix Copper Ethernet Expansion Module. Apter Power supports exact-model documentation review, quotation and sourcing for this discontinued module.
Allen-Bradley 1783-MX08T Wired Network Copper Expansion Module Manuals,Datasheets,Link
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- 1783-MX08T adds copper network ports to the Stratix 8000/8300 modular switch arrangement.
- The added interfaces are 10/100 Ethernet; a requirement for Gigabit service must be handled elsewhere in the network design.
- It is an expansion unit, so the installed base switch and available expansion position remain part of the service identity.
- The exact MX08T suffix distinguishes the copper variant from the separately listed fiber expansion units.
- RJ45 field connections let a technician trace each new copper drop at the expansion face.
- Rockwell specifies suitable Category 5e cable for the cited TIA cabling scheme; confirm the installed lead before blaming a failed port.
- Record the device-to-port map before removal so reconnected cables return to their intended network positions.
- The MX08T listing does not identify PoE outputs; connected powered devices need their own documented power plan.
- Power comes through the expansion backplane, making the mated switch assembly the relevant installation unit.
- The open-style module belongs inside an enclosure with the ventilation space specified for the switch assembly.
- Check the physical width of the mated modules before ordering a spare for a tightly packed cabinet.
- Preserve the base-switch model and existing port assignments with the expansion-module service record.
- 1783-MX08T adds local copper drops to an installed Stratix modular Ethernet network.
- It is useful where industrial controllers and other Ethernet nodes already terminate at the same managed-switch cabinet.
- Fast Ethernet endpoints can be mapped across the added ports without describing the module as a standalone network controller.
- Discontinued-platform maintenance uses the exact copper expansion identity to preserve the existing cable-media arrangement.