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Features & Benefits
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100 Series Unmanaged Switches
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200 Series Smart Switches
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300 Series Managed Switches
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500 Series Stackable Switches
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Catalyst Series Switches
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Number of Ports
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5-22
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24-48
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8-48
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24-48
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8-48
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Fast Ethernet
connections
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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Gigabit Ethernet
connections
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x |
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Gigabit interface
converte
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x |
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Optimize power use to
protect the environment
and reduce energy costs
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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Native support for IPv6
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x
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x
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x
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x
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Web-based interface
management interface
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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Network-wide
management capability
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x
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x
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x
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x
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Power over Ethernet
(PoE) support
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x |
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QoS intelligence for
latency-sensitive
applications
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x
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x
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x
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Cisco Discovery Protocol
and Smartports
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x
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x
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x
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x
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Static Layer
3 inter-VLAN routing
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x
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x
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x
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Advanced Security to
safeguard the network
from unauthorized users
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x
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x
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x
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Stacking capability to
simplify manageability
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x
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x
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10 Gigabit Ethernet uplinks
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x
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x
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Support PoE+ with up to
30W per port
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x
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x
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Network scalability and
higher availability with
Cisco IOS
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x
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