Cisco IE3500H IE-3500H-12P2MU2XA 16-Port PoE/4PPoE IP67 M12 Industrial Switch, Network Advantage

The Cisco IE3500H IE-3500H-12P2MU2XA provides PoE and PoE+ on its twelve Gigabit M12 ports and 802.3bt 4PPoE on its two multigigabit ports, from a 240 W system budget. It supports Perpetual PoE, which keeps endpoints powered through a switch reload, and Fast PoE, which delivers power before the operating system finishes booting. The budget is shared across powered ports, so device count depends on each endpoint draw.

The Cisco IE3500H IE-3500H-12P2MU2XA has two 1G/10G SFP ports, which accept both 1-Gigabit SFP and 10-Gigabit SFP+ optics; its other ports are fixed M12 copper. For industrial temperature ranges Cisco offers ruggedized (RGD) optics; using non-industrial optics derates the operating temperature. Specific transceiver compatibility should be verified against Cisco's transceiver compatibility matrix for this platform. Transceivers are sold separately.

The Cisco IE3500H IE-3500H-12P2MU2XA is rated IP66 and IP67, meaning it is dust-tight and protected against water submersion, so it can be wall-mounted directly in harsh environments without a housing cabinet. It uses M12 connectors (X-coded for Gigabit, D-coded for Fast Ethernet, and a mini-change connector for power), is fanless and convection-cooled, and operates from -40 °C to +75 °C with airflow. It is powered by a single DC input.

No. The Cisco IE3500H IE-3500H-12P2MU2XA does not support stacking, and it has a single power input rather than dual redundant power supplies. Multiple units are managed as individual switches. Network-layer resiliency is supported through REP and MRP. DLR is supported only on IE3505H variants, not on IE-3500H models. The HSR and PRP lossless-redundancy protocols are available on the separate IE3505H variants, not on the IE-3500H models.

The Cisco IE3500H IE-3500H-12P2MU2XA and IE-3500H-12P2MU2XE are the same IP67 M12 hardware and identical performance, and differ only in license tier. Both are Layer 3 switches that route with OSPF, OSPFv3, RIP, and policy-based routing. The IE-3500H-12P2MU2XE ships with perpetual Network Essentials. The IE-3500H-12P2MU2XA ships with perpetual Network Advantage, which adds BGP, IS-IS, EIGRP, and HSRP routing, VRF-lite, SGT/SGACL group-based segmentation with Cisco TrustSec, and MACsec-256. SD-Access Fabric Edge is planned to be supported with a future Cisco IOS XE release.

Yes. With its perpetual Network Advantage license the Cisco IE3500H IE-3500H-12P2MU2XA is a full Layer 3 switch that runs OSPF, OSPFv3, BGP, IS-IS, and EIGRP for IPv4 and IPv6, as well as RIP, plus HSRP, policy-based routing, and VRF-lite. SD-Access Fabric Edge is planned to be supported with a future Cisco IOS XE release. It supports SGT/SGACL Cisco TrustSec segmentation and MACsec-256, and holds up to 7,000 IPv4 and 3,500 IPv6 routes.

No. The Cisco IE3500H IE-3500H-12P2MU2XA runs on its perpetual Network Advantage license indefinitely, and no subscription is required to operate. The switch also includes a 3-year, 24-endpoint Cisco Cyber Vision and Secure Equipment Access license for OT asset visibility and secure remote access. Optional Cisco Catalyst Center licenses add discovery, assurance, and automation; the Catalyst Center Advantage tier also requires Network Advantage. These are management add-ons and do not change the switch network feature tier.

No. The Cisco IE3500 Heavy Duty Series is a newly introduced product, and Cisco has published no End-of-Sale or End-of-Life notice for the series or the IE-3500H-12P2MU2XA. It is a current-generation switch running Cisco IOS XE and carries a five-year limited hardware warranty from Cisco.

The Cisco IE3500H IE-3500H-12P2MU2XA is sold new and factory-sealed. It is covered by a Network Devices Inc. one-year warranty and a 30-day return policy.