Full English Description for Cisco C1300-24FP-4G
1. Part Number Naming Breakdown
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C1300: Cisco Catalyst 1300 enterprise-managed Gigabit Layer 3 switch platform built for SMB, medium/large branch offices, retail surveillance chains and education campus unified voice-data-video networks; upgraded over Catalyst 1200 with hardware stacking, dual-stack IPv4/IPv6 and RIP dynamic routing supportCisco.
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24: 24× 10/100/1000BASE-T RJ45 PoE-capable copper downlink access ports.
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FP: Full high-power PoE+ flagship variant, total integrated 375W dedicated PoE power budget; every port supports simultaneous full IEEE 802.3at 30W power output without mandatory global throttling.
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4G: Four independent dedicated Gigabit SFP fiber uplink slots (fiber-only Gigabit uplinks, no shared RJ45 combo interface).
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Form factor: Full-width 1U rack-mount fully fanless passive cooling chassis with built-in universal internal AC power supply; Software stack: Complete enterprise Layer 2 feature suite + static IPv4/IPv6 Layer 3 routing + RIP v1/v2 & RIPng dynamic routing + front-panel cross-stack hardware stacking capability.
2. Short Sales One-Liner (For BOM, Quotation & Datasheet Header)
Cisco Catalyst C1300-24FP-4G, silent fanless 1U full-width rack-mount full high-power PoE+ managed Gigabit Layer 3 switch with 24×802.3af/at PoE+ RJ45 access ports (375W total full PoE budget) and 4× dedicated Gigabit SFP fiber uplink slots, 56 Gbps full non-blocking switching capacity, 41.66 Mpps wire-rate forwarding, full enterprise Layer 2 functions plus dual-stack static & RIP Layer 3 routing, voice/video optimized multi-queue QoS, multilayer network security, true front-panel stacking, multi-mode encrypted management and wide-temperature passive cooling, purpose-built for high-density heavy PoE workloads including Wi-Fi 6/6E APs, PTZ surveillance cameras, all-in-one video conference hardware and large branch networks requiring full simultaneous 30W PoE+ power and four independent redundant Gigabit fiber uplink scalability.
3. Complete Product Overview Paragraph
The Cisco Catalyst C1300-24FP-4G is a high-density fanless full high-power PoE+ managed Gigabit Layer 3 access switch within the Catalyst 1300 SMB switching portfolio, engineered to deliver full 30W IEEE 802.3at PoE+ power to all 24 copper ports concurrently under nominal operating load without power limitation restrictions. Differentiated from moderate-power C1300-24P-4G (195W shared PoE pool) and non-PoE C1300-24T-4G variants, this unit integrates a robust 375W dedicated PoE power pool to support high-consumption PoE endpoints such as pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) security cameras, enterprise Wi-Fi 6 wireless access points, 4K all-in-one video conference units and retail digital signage displays without external power injectors. It is equipped with four exclusive independent Gigabit SFP fiber uplink slots to deliver multi-path redundant long-distance fiber backhaul and fabric expansion to core switches, eliminating bandwidth conflicts from shared combo copper/fiber interfaces.
Built with an all-metal full-width 1U rack-mount chassis and fully fanless passive heat sink cooling architecture, the switch generates zero acoustic noise, making it suitable for quiet shared wiring closets, open-plan office IT cabinets, education classrooms and retail customer-side equipment rooms. It features an integrated internal universal AC power supply to eliminate separate bulky external power adapters and simplify cabinet cable routing layout. The unit delivers full wire-rate non-blocking performance across all 28 physical ports (24 full PoE access + 4 dedicated Gigabit SFP uplink), auto-negotiating 10/100/1000 Mbps transmission speeds over Cat5e/Cat6/Cat6a twisted pair cabling with a maximum 100-meter copper reach. Two dedicated management interfaces are integrated: front-panel USB Type-C console and RJ45 serial console for offline direct laptop configuration, paired with multi-color front-panel LEDs indicating system health, port link speed, data activity and real-time PoE power load status.
Powered by a Linux-based dual-core 1.4 GHz ARM processor with 1GB DDR4 DRAM and 512MB onboard flash storage, the switch carries exclusive advanced enterprise features of Catalyst 1300 series over Catalyst 1200: true front hardware stacking to unify up to 8 identical C1300 units under a single management IP with cross-stack VLAN/QoS/LAG synchronization, full 4093 VLAN capacity, complete STP/RSTP/MSTP loop prevention, LACP link aggregation, robust DDoS and ARP flood attack suppression, dual-stack IPv4/IPv6 routing including static inter-VLAN routing and RIP dynamic routing, plus multiple encrypted remote management channels including HTTPS web UI, SSHv2 and SNMPv3. Configurable PoE port priority acts as secondary emergency protection under unexpected extreme power overload to maintain power supply for critical business hardware. IEEE 802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet cuts idle port power draw, while LLDP/LLDP-MED enables zero-touch auto-discovery and provisioning of all high-power PoE voice, video and wireless endpoints.
A wide operating temperature window of 0°C to 50°C supports deployment in standard ventilated equipment cabinets and unmanned remote branch edge sites. Firmware upgrades and full configuration backup/restore can be executed via TFTP, local USB storage or web upload without network service interruption, and PoE power supply remains continuously active during firmware updates to avoid surveillance or wireless offline downtime. A physical hardware reset push button enables one-click factory default restoration for fast site refresh and redeployment.
4. Detailed Hardware Interface & Physical Specifications
Front Panel Port Layout
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24 × 10/100/1000BASE-T auto-sensing RJ45 full PoE+ ports (IEEE 802.3af 15.4W / IEEE 802.3at PoE+ 30W per port, auto MDI/MDIX)
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4 × dedicated independent Gigabit SFP uplink slots (fiber-only Gigabit uplinks, no shared RJ45 combo port)
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Dual management console ports: RJ45 serial console + front-panel USB Type-C direct console
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Hardware factory reset push button
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Multi-color LED array: System power indicator, per-port link/activity/speed LEDs, dedicated PoE power status lights, global fault warning lights
PoE Power Specifications
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Total integrated full PoE power budget: 375W dedicated pool across all 24 ports
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Supported PoE standards: IEEE 802.3af (Class 0–3, max 15.4W), IEEE 802.3at PoE+ (Class 4, max 30W)
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Full PoE capability: Supports full 30W PoE+ output on all 24 ports simultaneously under nominal operating load
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PoE management functions: User-defined high/low port priority overload protection, scheduled PoE power on/off for off-hours energy saving, non-stop PoE output during firmware upgrades
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Model differentiation: 375W full simultaneous PoE pool vs limited 195W moderate shared PoE budget of C1300-24P-4G
Core Performance Benchmarks
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Total full-duplex non-blocking switching capacity: 56 Gbps
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64-byte packet wire-rate forwarding rate: 41.66 Mpps
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MAC address table capacity: 16,000 MAC address entries
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Maximum simultaneous active VLANs: 4093 (802.1Q tagged VLANs)
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LACP link aggregation: Up to 8 LAG groups, maximum 8 ports per trunk
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Shared dynamic packet buffer memory: 1.5 MB
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Jumbo frame support: Up to 9000 bytes
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Stack capability: Front stacking cable compatible, stack up to 8 Catalyst 1300 switches managed via single unified IP address with full cross-stack feature synchronization
Supported Gigabit SFP Transceivers (Dedicated Uplink Slots)
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Multimode short-reach fiber: GLC-SX-MMD, MGBSX1
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Single-mode long-reach fiber: GLC-LH-SMD, MGBLH1 (up to 40km transmission distance)
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Gigabit copper SFP module: MGBT1 for long-distance copper uplink extension
Mechanical & Environmental Parameters
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Form factor: Standard full-width 19-inch 1U rack-mount metal chassis, rack mounting brackets included
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Physical dimensions (W × D × H): 445 mm × 345 mm × 44 mm (17.5 × 13.59 × 1.73 in)
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Unit weight: 4.60 kg (10.14 lb, integrated internal universal AC power supply, no external power brick)
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Cooling architecture: Fully fanless passive heat dissipation, zero acoustic operating noise
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Operating temperature range: 0°C to 50°C (32°F to 122°F)
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Storage temperature range: -25°C to 70°C (-13°F to 158°F)
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Relative humidity: 10%–90% non-condensing
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MTBF @ 25°C ambient temperature: Over 1,720,000 hours
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Power input: Built-in universal AC 100–240V 50/60Hz internal power supply, max total power consumption ~390W under full PoE load
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Copper cabling maximum transmission distance: 100 meters for all RJ45 ports
Global Compliance Certifications
UL 62368 safety certification, CSA 22.2, CE marking, FCC Part 15 Class A industrial EMC compliance
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Limited lifetime hardware warranty with advance replacement service, free permanent firmware updates
5. Core Software Feature Suite
Layer 2 Switching Functions
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IEEE 802.1D STP, default-enabled 802.1w RSTP, 802.1s MSTP (8 instances), PVST+/RPVST+
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Full multi-type VLAN suite: 802.1Q tagged VLAN, voice VLAN, guest VLAN, private VLAN edge, Auto Surveillance VLAN, MAC/IP/subnet/protocol-based VLAN, MVR Multicast TV VLAN
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Static & dynamic IEEE 802.3ad LACP link aggregation with automatic trunk failover
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IGMP Snooping v1/v2/v3 (255 multicast groups) for IPTV and HD PTZ surveillance video streams over fiber uplinks
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Local SPAN port mirroring, built-in virtual cable test for twisted pair wiring fault diagnosis
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IEEE 802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet idle port power reduction
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LLDP + LLDP-MED automatic high-power PoE endpoint discovery and zero-touch provisioning
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True hardware stacking: Unified single-IP centralized management for up to 8 stacked C1300 series switches, cross-stack QoS/VLAN/LAG synchronization
Layer 3 Routing Capabilities (Exclusive Upgrade Over Catalyst 1200)
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Static inter-VLAN routing for IPv4 & IPv6 dual-stack networks, USGv6 IPv6 certified
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Dynamic routing: RIP v1/v2 (IPv4), RIPng (IPv6) protocol support
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Global default static route and host-specific static routing entries
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Integrated DHCP server, DHCP snooping, DHCP relay agent for local LAN IP address allocation
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No OSPF, EIGRP or BGP advanced enterprise dynamic routing protocols supported
QoS Traffic Prioritization
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8 independent hardware priority queues per port, 802.1p CoS classification, DSCP marking & remarking
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Per-port ingress/egress bandwidth rate limiting, broadcast/multicast/unicast storm suppression
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Low-latency optimized queue scheduling for full PoE+ PTZ cameras, Wi-Fi 6/6E APs and 4K HD surveillance video transmitted over dedicated Gigabit SFP uplinks
Enterprise Network Security Features
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IEEE 802.1X port-based authentication with full RADIUS AAA integration, web-based guest authentication
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Port security, sticky static MAC binding, configurable MAC address learning lockdown limits
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Layer 2 access control lists, ARP flood & DDoS attack suppression, control plane CPU protection policy
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Secure encrypted management only: SSHv2, HTTPS, SNMPv3; plaintext Telnet fully disableable
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Port isolation, blackhole MAC filtering, multi-tier role-based administrative password permission control
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Encrypted firmware upgrades and password-protected configuration file storage
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IPv6 First Hop Security suite for ND inspection, RA guard and DHCPv6 guard
Multi-Access Network Management
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Encrypted web-based graphical management GUI (HTTPS)
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Dual offline CLI console access: RJ45 serial console + front-panel USB Type-C direct console
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Remote management protocols: SSHv2, SNMP v1/v2c/v3, RMON 1/2/3/9
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System logging: Local flash storage buffer + remote syslog server log forwarding
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Multi-channel firmware upgrade: TFTP server, HTTP/HTTPS web upload, local USB flash drive; PoE remains uninterrupted during upgrades
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Cloud & mobile management compatibility: Cisco Business Dashboard cloud monitoring platform, Cisco Catalyst mobile management app with Bluetooth device discovery
6. Typical Deployment Use Cases
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High-density office rack full PoE aggregation switch fully powering Wi-Fi 6/6E APs, PTZ surveillance cameras and compact all-in-one video conference hardware, with four dedicated Gigabit SFP fiber uplinks for multi-path redundant long-distance fiber connections to core data center switches
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Mid-to-large remote branch wiring closet switch for full simultaneous PoE+ VoIP and multi-PTZ security camera deployments, utilizing multiple single-mode SFP fiber uplinks for load-balanced, fault-tolerant high-bandwidth long-distance backhaul to headquarters
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Retail chain main store aggregation switch for PoE digital signage, multi-PTZ surveillance arrays and high-power guest wireless access points, supporting continuous 24/7 multi-stream surveillance video workloads
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Multi-building school & training campus edge deployment requiring high full PoE port density and silent fanless operation to power classroom Wi-Fi, IP phones and campus security camera networks
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Medium server room workgroup aggregation switch, where four dedicated SFP-only Gigabit uplinks eliminate bandwidth conflicts between shared combo copper/fiber ports for massive surveillance media streaming traffic
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Stackable building block for scalable medium campus edge fabric, stacking up to 8 identical C1300 series switches under one unified management IP to expand full PoE port capacity seamlessly for growing voice-video-wireless business networks
7. Datasheet Short Summary Paragraph
The Cisco Catalyst C1300-24FP-4G is a silent fanless full-width 1U managed Gigabit Layer 3 full PoE+ business switch equipped with 24×IEEE 802.3af/at PoE+ RJ45 access ports (375W total full simultaneous PoE power budget) and four independent dedicated Gigabit SFP fiber uplink slots, delivering 56 Gbps non-blocking switching capacity and 41.66 Mpps wire-rate forwarding. It provides a complete enterprise Layer 2 feature set plus dual-stack IPv4/IPv6 static & RIP dynamic Layer 3 routing, multi-queue voice/video QoS scheduling, multilayer network security, front-panel true stacking capability and multi-mode encrypted remote management, with integrated internal power passive silent cooling and wide-temperature environmental adaptability. Differentiated from moderate-power C1300-24P-4G by its industry-sufficient 375W full PoE power pool capable of supplying full 30W PoE+ to all 24 ports concurrently, this unit serves as a high-density heavy-duty full PoE access layer aggregation switch for small/medium offices, mid-size remote branches and retail surveillance networks deploying high-power Wi-Fi 6 APs, PTZ surveillance cameras and video conference hardware alongside reliable multi-path redundant Gigabit fiber uplink options and unified stackable centralized management.
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