Cisco IE 2000 IE-2000-16TC-G-X 16-Port Data Industrial Ethernet DIN-Rail Switch with 2x 1G Combo, LAN Base, Conformal Coating

No. The Cisco IE 2000 IE-2000-16TC-G-X is a data-only switch. All 16 Fast Ethernet copper access ports and both Gigabit uplink ports carry no Power over Ethernet, so it cannot power devices such as ruggedized IP cameras, industrial wireless access points, or IP phones. If you need PoE with factory conformal coating, the IE-2000-16PTC-G-NX provides four PoE and PoE+ ports and conformal coating at the Enhanced LAN Base tier, with PoE power drawn from the external DIN-rail power supply.

Conformal coating is a thin protective film applied at the factory over the switch's circuit boards and components. On the IE-2000-16TC-G-X it guards the electronics against dust, humidity, condensation, salt fog, and corrosive or chemically aggressive atmospheres, extending reliability in water and wastewater plants, mining, oil and gas, and marine environments. The coating is the single difference between this switch and the uncoated IE-2000-16TC-G-E; both share the same 16 copper downlinks, Gigabit uplinks, LAN Base license, and IEEE 1588v2 PTP.

The IE-2000-16TC-G-X has two Gigabit combo uplink ports (SFP or RJ45) plus two dedicated Fast Ethernet SFP ports. The combo slots take 1 Gigabit SFP optics and the dedicated SFP ports take 100 Mbps Fast Ethernet optics; neither supports 10G SFP+ optics. Cisco lists industrial-temperature (-RGD or -I) SFPs for these ports. Specific transceiver compatibility should be verified against the manufacturer's transceiver compatibility matrix at tmgmatrix.cisco.com. Transceivers are sold separately.

The IE-2000-16TC-G-X ships with the perpetual LAN Base license plus IEEE 1588v2 PTP. LAN Base covers 802.1x, ACLs, DHCP snooping, Dynamic ARP Inspection, IP Source Guard, QoS ingress policing and egress shaping, IPv4 static routing, IPv6 host support, and MODBUS TCP/IP, on top of the LAN Lite baseline of REP and MRP rings, IGMP snooping, EtherNet/IP, and PROFINET. It is upgradable to Layer 2 NAT via Enhanced LAN Base, or to full dynamic routing via the separately purchased IP Lite license.

The IE-2000-16TC-G-X supports IPv4 static routing at the LAN Base tier, which makes it a Layer 2+ switch rather than a plain Layer 2 device. Full dynamic routing (RIP, OSPF, EIGRP, VRF Lite, and PIM multicast) requires the separately purchased IP Lite upgrade license. Layer 2 NAT (L2NAT) is added by upgrading to Enhanced LAN Base. No dynamic routing protocol, and no BGP, is available on this switch without the IP Lite upgrade.

No. The Cisco IE 2000 Series does not support switch stacking. The IE-2000-16TC-G-X is a standalone switch, and Cisco provides industrial network resiliency through Resilient Ethernet Protocol (REP) and Media Redundancy Protocol (MRP) ring topologies, together with dual DC power inputs and alarm relays, rather than through a stack backplane. It cannot be combined with other IE 2000 units into a single logical stacked switch.

The IE-2000-16TC-G-X is built for harsh and corrosive industrial environments. It ships with factory conformal coating and operates from -40°C to +70°C in a vented enclosure, -40°C to +60°C in a sealed enclosure, and -34°C to +75°C in a fan- or blower-equipped enclosure. It uses a fanless IP30-rated metal chassis and mounts on a standard DIN rail. It accepts dual DC power inputs for supply redundancy and provides alarm relay I/O. Rated mean time between failures (MTBF) is 374,052 hours, and it carries a five-year limited hardware warranty from Cisco.

Yes. Cisco has published an official End-of-Sale and End-of-Life announcement for the Cisco Industrial Ethernet 2000 Series, which includes the IE-2000-16TC-G-X. The last day to order the affected switches directly from Cisco was July 26, 2024, and Cisco's Last Day of Support is July 31, 2029 for customers with active service contracts. Cisco's migration guidance points to the Cisco Catalyst IE3300 Rugged Series, part of the Catalyst IE3x00 rugged family, as the recommended replacement. New units remain available through channel inventory.

The Cisco IE 2000 IE-2000-16TC-G-X is sold new and factory-sealed. It is covered by a Network Devices Inc. one-year warranty and a 30-day return policy.