It terminates on an RJ45 data socket, so it drops inline between the network cable and the protected equipment. Rated impulse current is 1 kA line-to-earth at 10/350 µs (class D1), with a maximum discharge of 10 kA at 8/20 µs (class C2). That means it can absorb a direct lightning surge on the shield path and still clamp the differential pair below damaging levels.
Lifecycle status is active per Schneider's current product portfolio. No end-of-life notice, no successor announced.
IP20 rated, so it lives inside an enclosure — not on the plant floor. Mount it close to the Ethernet port of the device being protected; long cable runs between the arrester and the protected port defeat the clamping action. The GDT + diode hybrid handles the fast rise time of a coupled surge, but the diode stage clips the residual voltage before it reaches the transceiver.