A single ethernet switch isn't always right for all applications and process. Find out more with the infographic between the lightly managed and the fully managed industrial switch.
Sometimes you don't need all the attributes and robustness of a full managed ethernet switch. So why pay the money? But don't get stuck with a switch that isn't up to your industrial process either.
STRATIX 5700: https://ab.rockwellautomation.com/Networks-and-Communications/ArmorStratix-5700-Ethernet-Switches
STRATIX 2500: https://ab.rockwellautomation.com/Networks-and-Communications/Stratix-2500-Lightly-Managed