Cisco Catalyst 2960-S and 2960 Series Switches

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The Cisco® Catalyst® 2960-S and 2960 Series Switches are the leading Layer 2 edge, providing improved ease of use, highly se ure business operations, improved sustainability, and a borderless network experience. The Cisco Catalyst 2960-S Series Switches in lude new Cisco FlexStack switch stacking capability with 1 and 10 Gigabit connectivity, and Power over Ethernet Plus (PoE+) with th Cisco Catalyst 2960 Switches offering fast Ethernet access connectivity and PoE capabilities. The Cisco Catalyst 2960-S and 2960 S ries are fixed-configuration access switches designed for enterprise, midmarket, and branch office networks to provide lower total ost of ownership.

What’s new for the Cisco Catalyst 2960-S Series Switches with LAN Base software:

• 10 and 1 Gigabit Ethernet uplink flexibility with Small Form-Factor Pluggable Plus (SFP+), providing business continuity and f st transition to 10 Gigabit Ethernet
• 24 or 48 ports of Gigabit Ethernet desktop connectivity
• Cisco FlexStack stac ing module with 40 Gbps of throughput, allowing ease of operation with single configuration and simplified switch upgrade
• oE+ with up to 30W per port that allows you to support the latest PoE+ capable devices
• Power supply options, with 740W or 70W fixed power supplies for PoE+ switches are available
• USB storage for file backup, distribution, and simplified operati ns
• A wide range of software features to provide ease of operation, highly secure business operations, sustainability, and borderless network experience

The Cisco Catalyst 2960 LAN Base Series offers:

• Intel igent features at the network edge, such as sophisticated access control lists (ACLs) and enhanced security
• Dual-purpose plinks for Gigabit Ethernet uplink flexibility, allowing use of either a copper or a fiber uplink-each dual-purpose uplink port has one 10/100/1000 Ethernet port and one Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP)-based Gigabit Ethernet port, with one port active at a time
• Network control and bandwidth optimization using advanced QoS, granular rate limiting, ACLs, and multicast services
• Network security through a wide range of authentication methods, data encryption technologies, and NAC based on users, ports, an d MAC addresses
• Easy network configuration, upgrades, and troubleshooting using Cisco Network Assistant software
• Autoconfiguration for specialized applications using Smartports
• Software updates at no additional charge