{"product_id":"cisco-ie-3100-8t4s-e-layer-2-managed-industrial-ethernet-switch","title":"Cisco IE-3100-8T4S-E Layer 2 Managed Industrial Ethernet Switch","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe IE-3100-8T4S-E is a managed industrial Ethernet switch built for the kind of demanding environments where consumer-grade networking gear simply won't hold up. With eight Gigabit RJ45 ports and four Gigabit SFP uplink slots, it's positioned as a connectivity backbone for manufacturing floors, automation systems, transportation infrastructure, and utility deployments. It's the sort of hardware you specify when uptime is non-negotiable and the network has to keep talking to PLCs, IP cameras, and HMIs around the clock.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe eight 10\/100\/1000 RJ45 interfaces handle the copper side of the equation, linking industrial controllers, cameras, and other endpoints directly. The four Gigabit SFP uplinks open the door to fibre, which matters when distances stretch beyond what copper can reliably span or when you need to build out toward a larger backbone. That mix of copper access and fibre uplink is a familiar formula in industrial cabinets, and this unit follows it closely.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhere the switch earns its \"managed\" label is the Layer 2 feature set. VLAN segmentation, QoS, the STP\/RSTP\/MSTP spanning-tree family, IGMP Snooping, Link Aggregation, and Port Security are all on board, giving network administrators the tools to segment traffic, prioritise time-sensitive data, and lock down access at the port level. For teams standardising on enterprise-class equipment for industrial control applications, it aims to deliver dependable, continuous operation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Generic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53713661100339,"sku":null,"price":3640.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/studio-supplies.com\/products\/cisco-ie-3100-8t4s-e-layer-2-managed-industrial-ethernet-switch","provider":"Studio Supplies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}