Full English Description for Cisco C1300-24P-4X
1. Part Number Naming Breakdown
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C1300: Cisco Catalyst 1300 enterprise-class managed Gigabit Layer 3 switch platform for SMB, medium/large branch offices, retail surveillance chains and education campus unified voice-data-video networks, upgraded over Catalyst 1200 with true front 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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P: Standard shared PoE+ variant, total integrated 195W shared PoE power budget, compliant with IEEE 802.3af (15.4W max) / IEEE 802.3at PoE+ (30W max) per port.
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4X: Four independent dedicated 10-Gigabit SFP+ high-speed uplink slots (native 10G fiber uplinks, backward compatible with standard Gigabit SFP transceivers, 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 + cross-stack hardware stacking capability.
2. Short Sales One-Liner (For BOM, Quotation & Datasheet Header)
Cisco Catalyst C1300-24P-4X, silent fanless 1U full-width rack-mount standard shared PoE+ managed Gigabit Layer 3 switch with 24×802.3af/at PoE+ RJ45 access ports (195W total shared PoE budget) and 4× dedicated 10G SFP+ high-speed uplink slots, 128 Gbps full non-blocking switching capacity, 95.23 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 office PoE edge aggregation, retail VoIP & fixed HD surveillance, campus Wi-Fi AP deployments and medium branch networks requiring moderate shared PoE power delivery and four independent redundant high-bandwidth 10G fiber uplink scalability.
3. Complete Product Overview Paragraph
The Cisco Catalyst C1300-24P-4X is a high-density fanless standard shared PoE+ managed Gigabit Layer 3 access switch within the Catalyst 1300 SMB switching portfolio, engineered to power low-to-medium power PoE endpoints including entry IP desk phones, fixed HD surveillance cameras and single/mid-band Wi-Fi access points without separate power injectors. Differentiated from non-PoE C1300-24T-4X and full high-power PoE flagship C1300-24FP-4X variants, this unit features a shared limited 195W PoE power pool across all 24 copper ports, paired with four exclusive independent 10G SFP+ high-speed uplink slots that eliminate Gigabit uplink bandwidth bottlenecks, supporting redundant multi-path long-distance high-throughput fiber backhaul and fabric expansion to core switches, eliminating bandwidth conflicts from shared copper/fiber combo 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 ideal for quiet shared wiring closets, open-plan office IT cabinets, education classrooms and retail customer-side equipment rooms. It integrates a built-in universal internal AC power supply to eliminate 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 PoE access + 4 dedicated 10G SFP+ uplink), auto-negotiating 10/100/1000 Mbps transmission speeds over Cat5e/Cat6/Cat6a twisted pair cabling with a maximum 100-meter copper reach. The 10G SFP+ uplink slots maintain backward compatibility with standard Gigabit SFP transceivers for flexible mixed-speed uplink deployment. Two multi-purpose management interfaces are integrated: front-panel USB-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 automatically reduces power supply to low-priority endpoints under power overload to protect critical business hardware. IEEE 802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet reduces idle port power draw, while LLDP/LLDP-MED enables zero-touch auto-discovery and provisioning of all 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 branch edge sites. Firmware upgrades and full configuration backup/restore can be executed via TFTP, local USB storage or web upload without service interruption, and PoE power 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 PoE+ ports (IEEE 802.3af 15.4W / IEEE 802.3at PoE+ 30W per port, auto MDI/MDIX)
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4 × dedicated independent 10G SFP+ uplink slots (10-gigabit fiber uplinks, backward compatible with Gigabit SFP transceivers, 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 shared PoE power budget: 195W shared 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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PoE management functions: User-defined high/low port priority overload protection, scheduled PoE power on/off for off-hours energy saving, uninterrupted PoE output during firmware upgrades
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Model differentiation: Limited 195W moderate shared PoE pool vs 375W full simultaneous PoE budget of flagship C1300-24FP-4X
Core Performance Benchmarks
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Total full-duplex non-blocking switching capacity: 128 Gbps
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64-byte packet wire-rate forwarding rate: 95.23 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 SFP/SFP+ Transceivers (Dedicated Uplink Slots)
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10G SFP+ transceivers: 10G-SR multimode short-reach, 10G-LR single-mode long-reach, 10G-T copper SFP+
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Gigabit SFP backward fallback: GLC-SX-MMD, GLC-LH-SMD, MGBT1 Gigabit copper SFP
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 × 297 mm × 44 mm
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Unit weight: 3.68 kg (8.11 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 1,750,000 hours
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Power input: Built-in universal AC 100–240V 50/60Hz internal power supply, max total power consumption ~238W 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+Cisco
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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 surveillance video streams over high-speed 10G SFP+ 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 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 PoE VoIP phones and HD surveillance video transmitted over dedicated 10G SFP+ high-bandwidth 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 PoE aggregation switch powering entry-level IP desk phones and single-band Wi-Fi APs, with four dedicated 10G SFP+ fiber uplinks for multi-path redundant high-bandwidth long-distance fiber connections to core data center switches
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Mid-to-large remote branch wiring closet switch for multi-department mixed desktop + low-power surveillance PoE deployments, utilizing multiple single-mode 10G SFP+ fiber uplinks for load-balanced, fault-tolerant high-speed backhaul to headquarters
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Retail chain main store aggregation switch for PoE POS terminals and fixed HD surveillance cameras with moderate total PoE load demands, 10G uplinks eliminating continuous multi-stream surveillance video bandwidth congestion
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Multi-building school & training campus edge deployment requiring silent fanless operation and high PoE port density for campus Wi-Fi and classroom IP phone coverage
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Medium server room workgroup aggregation switch, where four dedicated SFP-only 10G uplinks eliminate bandwidth conflicts between shared combo copper/fiber ports for massive office media and surveillance 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 shared PoE port capacity seamlessly for growing voice-video-wireless business networks
7. Datasheet Short Summary Paragraph
The Cisco Catalyst C1300-24P-4X is a silent fanless full-width 1U managed Gigabit Layer 3 standard shared PoE+ business switch equipped with 24×IEEE 802.3af/at PoE+ RJ45 access ports (195W total moderate shared PoE power budget) and four independent dedicated 10G SFP+ high-speed fiber uplink slots, delivering 128 Gbps non-blocking switching capacity and 95.23 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 non-PoE C1300-24T-4X and high-power flagship C1300-24FP-4X by its limited 195W shared PoE pool and native 10-gigabit SFP+ high-bandwidth uplink architecture, this unit serves as a high-density cost-effective moderate PoE access layer aggregation switch for small/medium offices, mid-size remote branches and retail networks requiring multiple redundant high-speed 10G fiber uplink options and unified stackable centralized management.
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