Build and expand your network with Cisco industrial switches
Learn the common methods you can use to onboard industrial Ethernet switches—from manual to fully automated using plug and play.
Automate onboarding with Cisco Catalyst Center
Learn the easy steps to set up plug and play on Cisco Catalyst Center to automate onboarding and configuration of industrial Ethernet switches.
Tutorials to make industrial networking simpler
Complete Cisco industrial switching portfolio
Learn how purpose-built, ruggedized Cisco Industrial Ethernet switches provide the network foundation to enable industrial AI applications, enhance digital resilience, and bridge the IT/OT gap.
Rack-mount switches
Discover how you can build secure, high-performing, enterprise-grade industrial networks with the versatile Cisco Catalyst IE9300 Rugged Series rack-mount switches.
DIN-rail switches
Understand the capabilities of the versatile Cisco Catalyst IE3100, Catalyst IE3200, Catalyst IE3300, Catalyst IE3400, and Cisco IE3500 Rugged Series switches that make them the workhorses of your industrial network.
IP66/IP67-rated switches
Discover the features that make our IP66/IP67-rated switches suitable for the most extreme environments.
Learn REP basics
Discover how Cisco Resilient Ethernet Protocol (REP) technology helps to ensure high availability and fast recovery in your network.
Boost network reliability with REP
Find out how to configure and monitor REP rings using Cisco Catalyst Center.
Optimize PoE with usage insights
Plan and monitor your large-scale Power over Ethernet (PoE) deployment. Track power consumption, optimize port utilization, and identify potential issues.
Enhance network reliability
Learn how to monitor Media Redundancy Protocol (MRP) in your ring network to help maintain connectivity in the event of network failures.
Build and expand your network
Learn the common methods to onboard IE switches—from manual to fully automated using plug-and-play technology.
Automate onboarding
Learn the easy steps to set up plug and play on Cisco Catalyst Center to automate onboarding and configuring of IE switches.
Streamline switch replacement
Identify unreachable switches and explore easy ways to replace them.
Use workflow to replace switches
Learn the Replace Device workflow to easily replace unreachable switches.
Identify noncompliant switches
Detect switches whose software or configurations are noncompliant with the organization's settings, security policies, and best practices.
Remediate noncompliant switches
Understand how you can use Catalyst Center to automatically run checks and help to bring noncompliant switches under compliance.
Keep switch software up to date
Learn the importance of keeping switch software images up to date for compliance, secure operations, and new features. You'll also see how Cisco Catalyst Center can simplify the process.
Update switch software with ease
Step through the software image management (SWIM) process in Cisco Catalyst Center to deploy switch image updates smoothly, even in a large network.
Simplify initial switch configuration
Learn the Express Setup process to bring a new Cisco Industrial Ethernet switch online.
Reduce the attack surface by segmenting the network with Cisco Cyber Vision and Cisco Identity Services Engine.
Zero-trust security for industrial IoT
Deliver zero-trust security for your operations with visibility, least privilege access policies, network segmentation, and threat detection and response.
Network noncarpeted areas: An intro
Learn how to connect and secure your assets in harsh non-traditional environments.
Network noncarpeted areas: Explained
Learn the technical details of connecting and securing assets in spaces that aren't climate-controlled.
Solve duplicate IP addresses: Part 1
Understand Layer 2 Network Address Translation (L2NAT) and how it can solve the problem of duplicate IP addresses.
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