Cisco Catalyst WS-C2960S-24PS-L Full English Product Description

1. Short Sales Title (For Quotation & E-commerce Listing)

2. Official Product Overview

Model Suffix Breakdown

• 2960S: Next-gen stackable Catalyst 2960 managed switch platform (supports optional FlexStack stacking modules, upgraded hardware vs legacy non-stack 2960)
• 24: Twenty-four fixed 10/100/1000 auto-sensing RJ45 all-Gigabit downlink ports, all PoE+ capable
• PS: P = Full IEEE 802.3at PoE+ support on all 24 access ports; S = two independent hot-swappable 1000BASE-X SFP Gigabit uplink expansion slots
• L: LAN Base full-feature IOS image with advanced NAC authentication, multilayer QoS, DHCP anti-spoofing tools, IPv6 dual-stack and Cisco EnergyWise power optimization

3. Port & Hardware Specifications

• 24 × 10/100/1000BASE-T RJ45 auto-sensing all-Gigabit copper access ports, auto MDI-X, IEEE 802.3x full-duplex flow control, IEEE 802.3at PoE+ (max 30W per port)
• Total integrated PoE+ power budget: 370W built-in dedicated PoE power supply (supports up to 12 full Class 4 30W PoE+ devices simultaneously, or 24 Class 3 15.4W PoE endpoints)
• 2 × hot-swappable 1000BASE-X SFP uplink expansion slots, fully compatible with Cisco GLC series Gigabit transceivers
• 1 × RJ45 RS232 serial console port for out-of-band offline CLI configuration
• Rear FlexStack stacking expansion slot (requires optional FlexStack module and stack cables for multi-switch stacking)
• Power supply: Internal fixed autoranging AC input (100–240 VAC 50/60Hz), max total system power consumption 395W including full PoE+ load
• Rear RPS connector: Compatible with optional Cisco RPS 2300 external redundant power supply for power failure resilience
• Front panel LED indicators: Per-port link/activity, speed, duplex, PoE power delivery priority status; SFP slot operational status, stack link status, system health, PoE overload fault alarm
• Mounting options: 19-inch 1RU rack-mount brackets included; rubber desktop stand feet
• Thermal design: Variable-speed active fan cooling for standard indoor wiring closet ambient environments
• Environmental operating range: 0°C to 45°C (32°F–113°F); storage -25°C to 70°C; relative humidity 10–85% non-condensing
• Safety & EMI certifications: CE, FCC Class A, UL listed, VCCI Class A, RoHS compliant
• Physical dimensions: 444.5mm (W) × 44.5mm (H, 1RU) × 299mm (D)
• Unit weight: 4.3 kg (9.5 lbs)
• MAC address table capacity: Up to 8,192 MAC entries
• Maximum active VLANs: 255 active IEEE 802.1Q tagged VLANs (limited to 64 VLANs on LAN Lite models)
• MTBF: 530,000 hours under standard office operating conditions
• Warranty: Cisco Limited Lifetime Hardware Warranty with full-feature LAN Base IOS software updates

4. Layer 2 Switching, PoE+ & LAN Base IOS Full Feature Set

Core Base Switching, Full PoE+ & QoS Core Functions

• Up to 255 active IEEE 802.1Q tagged VLANs, full VLAN ID range 1–4094, VTPv2, VTPv3, MSTP 802.1s multiple spanning tree
• IEEE 802.1p CoS / DSCP multilayer QoS with 4 egress priority queues; Strict Priority / WRR scheduling for voice/video/data traffic classification
• IEEE 802.3ad Gigabit EtherChannel static link aggregation for multi-port copper/SFP trunk bundling, cross-stack EtherChannel supported via FlexStack
• IEEE 802.1D STP + Rapid STP (802.1w), BPDU guard / Root guard to eliminate Layer 2 switching loops
• Port security: Static MAC binding, sticky dynamic MAC learning, port shutdown violation mode
• Broadcast/multicast/unicast storm control to mitigate Layer 2 flooding DoS attacks
• Local SPAN port mirroring + cross-stack RSPAN remote span for multi-switch traffic capture and troubleshooting
• IGMP Snooping v1/v2/v3 to reduce redundant multicast bandwidth consumption for video streaming and IPTV
• Voice VLAN, basic Auto QoS for automatic Cisco IP Phone traffic priority marking
• IEEE 802.3at PoE+ intelligent management: PoE port priority classification, real-time 370W budget monitoring, automatic low-priority port power shutdown under overload protection
• FlexStack multi-switch stack unified single-IP management, cross-stack configuration synchronization
• Cisco EnergyWise intelligent port power management to reduce idle endpoint power draw
• RMON Groups 1,2,3,9 real-time traffic statistics monitoring
• NTP time synchronization for consistent system log timestamps
• CDP Cisco Discovery Protocol for adjacent network device detection
• Cisco IP SAA Service Assurance Agent for end-to-end network performance testing
• Web-based embedded Device Manager & Cisco Network Assistant for zero-CLI initial deployment
• Full IPv6 dual-stack Layer 2 switching: IPv6 Snooping, IPv6 ACLs, IPv6 QoS marking, IPv6 neighbor discovery

Exclusive Advanced LAN Base Security & Management Features (Not Supported on LAN Lite -S Firmware)

• IEEE 802.1X port-based NAC authentication with RADIUS/TACACS+ AAA remote access control
• SSHv2 encrypted remote CLI management; SNMPv3 secure encrypted monitoring (only unencrypted Telnet & SNMPv1/v2c available on LAN Lite)
• Layer 2/Layer 3/Layer 4 ingress access control lists (ACLs) for IPv4 and IPv6 granular inbound traffic filtering
• Time-based ACL traffic policies for scheduled network access restrictions
• Private VLAN edge for isolated host segmentation on shared access ports
• Ingress port bandwidth rate limiting, traffic policing and shaping
• DHCP Snooping + Dynamic ARP Inspection (DAI) + IP Source Guard to mitigate IP/MAC address spoofing attacks
• Advanced multilayer DSCP QoS reclassification for multi-service converged voice/video/data networks
• Encrypted local user passwords and encrypted startup-config file storage

5. Full Management Interfaces

1. Local Out-of-Band: RJ45 RS232 serial console port for direct Cisco IOS CLI access without live network connectivity
2. Secure Remote CLI: SSHv2 encrypted command-line access; fallback password-authenticated Telnet
3. Embedded Web GUI: Feature-rich browser-based Cisco Device Manager for port, VLAN, QoS and PoE+ configuration panel
4. SNMP v1/v2c/v3: Encrypted/unencrypted enterprise monitoring compatible with CiscoWorks and third-party NMS platforms
5. RMON Traffic Analytics: Full bandwidth, error and utilization reporting for comprehensive fault diagnosis and capacity planning
6. Local Storage: 64 MB onboard flash memory to store IOS operating image, startup-config and running-config files (encrypted config storage)

6. Integrated Enhanced Security Suite

• Multi-level privilege CLI access with encrypted local user password storage
• IEEE 802.1X port authentication to validate end-user devices before granting LAN access
• Port security to restrict unauthorized end-device MAC addresses per access port
• STP BPDU guard and root guard to block rogue unmanaged switches from corrupting Layer 2 topology
• Broadcast storm control to suppress flooding-based denial-of-service threats
• Private VLAN edge to isolate connected endpoints from each other on shared access ports
• DHCP Snooping + DAI ARP inspection + IP Source Guard to eliminate address spoofing attacks
• SSHv2 and SNMPv3 encryption to secure remote switch management traffic over the LAN
• Manual permanent shutdown of unused ports to reduce unauthorized network attack vectors
• Dedicated management VLAN isolation to separate switch control plane traffic from end-user data
• PoE overload protection logic to cut power to low-priority PoE+ ports when total power consumption exceeds 370W budget threshold

7. Typical Deployment Scenarios

• Medium enterprise voice-first stackable converged access layer switch: 24 full PoE+ ports power employee Cisco IP phones, Wi-Fi 6 wireless APs and desktop PCs; two SFP uplinks support flexible SX/LH/LH-ZX fiber or copper Gigabit trunking to building core switches, FlexStack enables stacking to expand port density without multiple management IPs
• Education campus multi-floor building converged network: Full PoE+ supplies power to student IP phones, classroom wireless access points and campus security IP cameras; fiber SFP uplinks interconnect separate campus buildings over multimode/single-mode campus fiber
• Medium regional branch office wiring closet core switch: Integrated full PoE+ eliminates separate power injectors for branch IP phones and surveillance cameras, modular SFP uplinks deliver long-distance fiber backhaul to corporate headquarters
• Medium retail headquarters back-office mixed aggregation: PoE+ ports power retail wireless APs and security cameras; dual SFP uplinks provide redundant copper/fiber trunk paths to regional retail data center
• Medium manufacturing factory auxiliary workshop LAN: Mass PoE+ ports power industrial IP surveillance cameras and wireless monitoring APs; SFP fiber uplinks extend the factory LAN across large production zones

8. Standard Package Contents

Short Commercial Version (For Quotation & Product Catalog)