Abstract: The invention relates to an electronic relay with an input plug-in contact (30) and at least one output plug-in contact (87, 87a) for a current to be switched, an electronic component (104) for processing data and for actuating a semiconductor switch (116) for switching the current, a wireless communications interface (106, 108) for connection to a wireless communications network (150), wherein the wireless communications interface is embodied for receiving a first data signal (118, 126) and for receiving a first switching signal (120), a control plug-in contact (15) for receiving a second switching signal (122), wherein the electronic component is embodied such that the semiconductor switch is actuated for switching the current based upon the reception of the first or second switching signal, and such that the first data signal received via the wireless communications interface is processed and, based upon a result of the data processing of the first data signal, the semiconductor switch is actuated for