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Cisco Catalyst IE3300 Rugged Series Switches

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What is Cisco Catalyst IE3300 Rugged Series Switches?

Cisco Catalyst IE3300 Rugged Series features full Gigabit Ethernet with a modular, optimized design. Expandable up to 26 ports in a compact form factor, these rugged network switches are optimized for size, power and performance. They can deliver up to 24 ports of PoE/PoE+/4PPoE (power budget of 360W to 480 W shared across 24 ports), and bring Cisco intent-based networking to Industrial Ethernet applications. Base systems include 1Gigabit and 10Gigabit uplinks options.

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Cisco Catalyst IE3300 Rugged Series Switches Reviews

What users are saying about Cisco Catalyst IE3300 Rugged Series Switches.
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Pros

  • Exceptional durability and ruggedness for harsh industrial environments
  • Compact size facilitates installation in confined spaces
  • User-friendly configuration via graphical interface and SD card

Cons

  • High initial acquisition cost
  • Limited availability of 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports
  • Reliance on hard-to-find SD card sizes

Great for outdoor applications

Incentivized
Robert SolomonView profile
Information Security Specialist in Information Technology at LeeShanok Network Solutions (11-50 employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We have deployed several Cisco Catalyst IE3300 Rugged Series Switches for several of our clients. This product is especially useful for the clients that have large warehouses or environments in which a large portion of the operations on the property are outside. From an Arizona perspective, they have handled the hot summers with ease.

Pros

  • Durability
  • Great GUI
  • PoE

Cons

  • Pricing
  • More mounting options
  • Add more 10G ports

Most Important Features

  • Weather resistance
  • Price
  • Availability

Return on Investment

  • We were able to have better redundancy
  • Resistance to the elements

Usability

Other Software Used

Cisco Meraki Dashboard, Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN, Cisco Secure Connect

Pricey but justified for unique expandability.

Incentivized
Tim Bisel
Network Security Engineer in Information Technology at Robindale Energy (1001-5000 employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We have deployed ISE company wide in a default deny environment. We use these in specific locations for control systems where environment is harsh. Used for vital communication at a multiple power plants. This gives us a way to keep our level of security but also provide networking equipment for the contractors that manage our controls networks.

Pros

  • reliability
  • flexibility in power options
  • ability to purchase expansions for additional switchports.
  • Size

Cons

  • Cost
  • reliance on hard to find size of SD cards
  • Catalyst Center intigration.

Most Important Features

  • What ever feature is "saves config to SD card by default and can just move SD card to another switch in event of failed equipment so downtime is minimal."
  • Port expansion options
  • Cybervision

Return on Investment

  • They are grossly overpriced for our implementation, but the built in cybervision and port expansion possibility is vital for us.
  • Able to push our security standards with ISE into IoT enviroment.

Alternatives Considered

Cisco Secure Equipment Access

Other Software Used

Cisco Secure Equipment Access, Cisco Catalyst Center, Cisco Duo

Cisco Catalyst IE3300 Rugged Series Switches Review

Incentivized
John Young
Network Manager in Information Technology at Georgia Ports Authority (1001-5000 employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We have a lot of field devices that requires industrial ethernet infrastructure for just the extreme temperatures that we use out on the East Coast. We deploy these in a number of our LCP cabinets out in various spots in the field.

Pros

  • We're extremely proud of the IE3300s. We actually put them up on the cranes as well and with all the movement of the cranes, they're very sturdy and durable. We have not had issues at all with them.

Cons

  • We would love to see 10 gig ports as well as 10 gig uplinks. That's our biggest issue with that device.

Return on Investment

  • Just the scalability portion of it has just made it easier for us to add those modules versus buying more switches.

Other Software Used

Cisco Catalyst 9100 Access Points, Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers, Cisco Catalyst IE9300 Rugged Series Switches

Cisco and traffic use

Incentivized
Verified User
Director in Engineering (11-50 employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use these for traffic cabinets and connect the controller and cameras to the switch

Pros

  • temp hardened
  • SD card for ease of configuration
  • multipurpose SFP can be used
  • 12-24vdc power supply options

Cons

  • have ping alive feature that auto reboots switch
  • PoE monitoring
  • easier command line would be nice
  • smaller form factor of the switch

Most Important Features

  • warranty and support
  • ruggedness
  • smartnet services
  • DNA for network monitoring

Return on Investment

  • initial cost is high
  • the products last longer than previous suppliers products
  • ability to use 3rd party SFP

Alternatives Considered

GarrettCom Magnum Series Routers

Other Software Used

SolarWinds Access Rights Manager (ARM)

Cisco Catalyst IE3300 Rugged Series Switches

Incentivized
Verified User
Analyst in Information Technology (1001-5000 employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use these switches out in the field at our many oil/gas terminals. They are used to connect the network into places where we dont have a building, rather just a cabinet.

Pros

  • Heat dissapation.
  • Switching
  • Ease of configuration
  • Ease of troubleshooting
  • Form Factor

Cons

  • Price

Most Important Features

  • Form factor
  • Functionality
  • Heat dissapation

Return on Investment

  • Reliable
  • Conformity
  • Negative - price

Alternatives Considered

Cisco Catalyst IE3100 Rugged Series Switches

Other Software Used

Cisco Catalyst 8000 Edge Platforms, Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches, Cisco Catalyst IE3100 Rugged Series Switches

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