IE-3100-8T2C-E - Cisco IE 3100 Series 8 port GE Copper Switch

Cisco IE-3100-8T2C-E — Industrial Ethernet 3100 Series 8× GE Copper Switch

What it is

IE-3100-8T2C-E is a Cisco Industrial Ethernet 3100 Series rugged managed switch designed for industrial and harsh edge environments like manufacturing floors, utilities, transportation systems, and outdoor cabinets.
It delivers 8 × Gigabit Ethernet copper access ports plus 2 × Gigabit copper uplinks, all in an industrial-hardened chassis built to withstand temperature extremes, vibration, dust, and electrical interference.

Why buyers pick IE-3100-8T2C-E (plain English)

Lots of copper ports: Eight standard 1G RJ-45 ports make it easy to connect local machines, controllers, HMIs, IP devices, and wired clients.

Uplinks included: Two additional 1G copper uplinks connect back to aggregation/core switches without needing fiber.

Industrial-grade design: Built to handle temperature swings, electrical noise, and physical stresses common outside office/data center environments.

Managed switching features: Provides enterprise-grade VLANs, QoS, redundancy protocols, security ACLs, and familiar Cisco CLI-style operations.

60-second spec box (IE-3100-8T2C-E)

Access / downlink ports

• 8 × 10/100/1000Base-T RJ-45 copper

Uplinks

• 2 × 10/100/1000Base-T RJ-45 copper uplink ports

Switching / features

• Managed Layer 2 switching

• VLANs, QoS, STP/RSTP/MSTP

• Security ACLs, DHCP options

Management

• Cisco CLI

• SNMP / Web UI (platform dependent)

Ruggedization

• Extended temperature tolerance

• Enhanced surge/ESD protection

• DIN-rail or wall mounting options

Where it fits (and when to choose something else)

Perfect for:

• Industrial access networks with lots of wired clients

• Smart factories, utilities, transportation edge closets

• Environments where PoE isn’t needed but rugged reliability is

Choose something else if:

• You need PoE/PoE+ → pick the 8P PoE models

• You need fiber uplinks → choose the SFP variants

• You need 10G uplinks → industrial switches with SFP+/10G

TL;DR

IE-3100-8T2C-E is a rugged Cisco industrial switch with 8× 1G copper access ports and 2× copper uplinks — built for reliable managed switching at the industrial edge.