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Cisco IE 3000 Switch Hardware Installation Guide
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Chapter 1 Overview
Switch Models
Switch Models
Table 1-1 describes the switch and the expansion modules. The Cisco IE-3000-4TC and
the Cisco IE-3000-8TC are the switch models, and the Cisco IEM-3000-8TM and the
Cisco IEM-3000-8FM are expansion modules that you can connect to increase the number of ports. For
instructions on how to connect the expansion modules to the switch, see the
“Adding Modules to the
Switch” section on page 2-5.
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Front-Panel Description
This section describes the front panel and includes these sections:
• 10/100 Ports, page 1-5
• Dual-Purpose Ports, page 1-5
• 100BASE-FX Ports, page 1-5
• Power and Relay Connector, page 1-5
• Console Port, page 1-6
• LEDs, page 1-6
The switch front panel contains the ports, the LEDs, and the power and relay connectors. Figure 1-1 to
Figure 1-4 show the switch and expansion module front panels.
Table 1-1 Cisco IE 3000 Switch Models
Switch Model Description
Cisco IE-3000-4TC 4 10/100BASE-T Ethernet ports and 2 dual-purpose ports, each with a
10/100/1000BASE-T copper port and an SFP (small form-factor pluggable)
module slot
Cisco IE-3000-8TC 8 10/100BASE-T Ethernet ports and 2 dual-purpose ports
Cisco IEM-3000-8TM Expansion module with 8 10/100BASE-T copper Ethernet ports
Cisco IEM-3000-8FM Expansion module with 8 100BASE-FX fiber-optic Ethernet ports