The M969 RUGGEDCOM is designed to be used in very harsh and tough conditions. The device is cabable of withstanding almost all of the toughest weather conditions. The package is MIL-STD rated which means that it is able to withstand shock and vibration impacts. The package is also IP66/IP67 rated and this means that it can withstand strong jets of water as well as immersion in water for short periods of time. The performance of this device is just simply excellent. It has 8 fast ethernet copper ports as well as a fully managed Ethernert switch offering two fibre optical Ethernet ports. Operating temperatures are between -40 degrees and +85 degrees. This device can be placed on any location as it has waterproofing packaging. This device also provides layer 2 and layer 3 networking functions.