CISCO IE-2000-4T-B Industrial Ethernet 2000 Series Switches

IE-2000-4T-B exact hardware and software boundary

IE-2000-4T-B is a Cisco Industrial Ethernet 2000 Series switch with six 10/100 copper ports. Cisco orders this exact PID with the LAN Base software tier. The port media and license suffix are procurement facts, not interchangeable marketing labels.

Feature entitlement

IEEE 1588 timing is not listed for this exact order profile. L2NAT status: Not included in this order profile. This order does not select the four-port PoE+ PTC hardware profile. This exact suffix is not the conformal-coated X or NX order.

Model-specific purchase decision

The 4T-B line is a six-port all-copper Fast Ethernet design. Identify which two ports serve the upstream topology and prove that FE capacity is sufficient; do not describe it with the separate SFP uplinks found on a 4TS model.

Primary dossier: Fault-domain separation

For this order, treat the following as the lead acceptance record rather than a generic checklist. Use synchronized switch, endpoint and upstream logs to separate power, cabling, optics, switching policy and application faults. Replace hardware only after the failing boundary has been identified. Link the completed evidence to IE-2000-4T-B, its serial number and the authorized purchase line.

Create a diagnostic timeline that aligns cabinet power, switch events, physical counters, upstream logs and application observations. Use it to determine the first failing boundary before swapping components. Preserve the evidence for support escalation and update the known-good baseline after the cause is corrected.

Secondary control: Management-plane baseline

This is the second product-specific release control for the order. Record management addressing, authenticated administration path, time source, logging destination and configuration-backup location. Remove temporary commissioning access and confirm that operations can retrieve the baseline. Reconcile the result with the exact port configuration and software tier stated above before handover.

Operational proof: Configuration rollback

Save the accepted running configuration and the previous network state, then define a rollback trigger that can be measured. Recovery evidence should cover addressing, uplinks and endpoint reachability rather than boot success alone. Preserve the result as a dated part of this model's acceptance file rather than reusing evidence from another IE 2000 variant.

Published lifecycle

Cisco lists 26 July 2024 as the last order date, 26 July 2025 as the end of software maintenance, 26 July 2027 as the end of vulnerability and security support, and 31 July 2029 as the last support date for the affected IE 2000 products. The migration reference for this line is IE-3100-4T2S-E; validate the complete replacement design rather than assuming equivalence.

Related IE 2000 order records

• IE-2000-16TC-B - compare port media, software tier and industrial feature boundary.
• IE-2000-4TS-B - compare port media, software tier and industrial feature boundary.
• IE-2000-8TC-G-B - compare port media, software tier and industrial feature boundary.

Official evidence: Cisco IE 2000 Series data sheet; Cisco IE 2000 lifecycle bulletin; and Cisco IE 2000 support page.