Belden Introduces Next Gen Firewall, Announces PROVIZE Update, and IEC 62443-4-2 Certified Industrial Ethernet Switches

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ByChantal Polsonetti
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Belden, a leading global provider of complete connection solutions, announced the launch of several new products designed to enhance performance, security, and reliability across automation and smart infrastructure environments.

The Belden Industrial Firewall IAF-240 provides scalable, multi-layered protection for critical OT networks. It combines deep visibility, threat prevention, and high availability in a compact, industrial-grade design built to reduce risk and downtime. It combines high availability, stateful and deep packet inspection, intrusion detection and prevention, and centralized policy management into one compact solution.

IAF-240: Scalable OT network protection

Belden’s PROVIZE Suite provides comprehensive network planning, configuration, and commissioning via a single user interface. Version 1.11 introduces new features, including network planning support for the GREYHOUND2000 switch. PROVIZE Explorer has a new MultiConfig feature, allowing users to update the firmware of multiple devices at once, saving time. Further improvements ease planning and commissioning. Choosing between the PROVIZE Planner and PROVIZE Explorer is now available in free base or paid advanced versions based on network requirements and complexity.

PROVIZE 1.11: Smarter network planning

Hirschmann BOBCAT Switches are now certified to comply with IEC 62443-4-2 Security Level 2 functional requirements that address security in industrial automation and control systems. Belden’s HiOS (Hirschmann Operating System) Industrial Ethernet Switches are the first of many Belden products certified to comply with IEC 62443-4-2 Security Level 2 functional requirements.

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