Cisco Catalyst WS-C2960X-24PS-L Full English Product Description

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

2. Official Product Overview

Model Suffix Breakdown

• 2960X: Modern next-gen stackable Catalyst 2960 managed switch platform (FlexStack-Plus stacking, upgraded 512MB DRAM / 128MB flash vs 2960S)
• 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 = Four independent hot-swappable 1000BASE-X SFP Gigabit uplink expansion slots
• L: LAN Base full-feature IOS image with advanced 802.1X NAC authentication, multilayer DSCP 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 supply (supports up to 12×30W PoE+ Class4 devices, or 24×15.4W PoE Class3 devices simultaneously)
• 4 × hot-swappable 1000BASE-X SFP Gigabit uplink expansion slots, fully compatible with Cisco GLC series 1G transceivers
• Dual out-of-band console ports: 1×RJ45 RS232 serial console + 1×Mini-USB console port for offline CLI configuration
• Rear FlexStack-Plus stacking expansion slot (requires optional FlexStack-Plus module and dedicated stack cables for multi-switch stacking, max 8 switches per stack)
• Power supply: Internal fixed autoranging AC input (100–240 VAC 50/60Hz), max total system power consumption 400W 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 health, system fault alarm
• Mounting options: 19-inch 1RU rack-mount brackets included; rubber desktop stand feet supplied
• 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) × 279mm (D)
• Unit weight: 4.1 kg (9.0 lbs)
• MAC address table capacity: Up to 8,192 MAC entries
• Maximum active VLANs: 255 active IEEE 802.1Q tagged VLANs (limited to only 64 VLANs on LAN Lite LL firmware)
• Stack bandwidth: 80 Gbps per FlexStack-Plus stack cable
• MTBF: 540,000 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 dynamic VLAN synchronization, 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-Plus
• 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, perpetual PoE (power retention during switch reload), automatic low-priority port power shutdown under overload protection
• FlexStack-Plus multi-switch stack single-pane unified management, cross-stack configuration synchronization
• Cisco EnergyWise intelligent port power management to reduce idle PoE+ 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 -LL 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: Dual console ports (RJ45 RS232 + Mini-USB) 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: 128 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 segregate 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 stackable voice-first converged access layer switch: 24 full PoE+ ports power mid-scale Wi-Fi 6 APs, premium Cisco IP phones and desktop endpoints; four SFP uplinks support flexible SX/LH/LH-ZX fiber or copper Gigabit trunking to building core switches, FlexStack-Plus enables stacking up to 8 units to expand port density without multiple independent management IPs
• Education campus multi-floor building converged network: Full PoE+ budget supplies power to classroom wireless APs, student IP phones and HD security IP cameras; fiber SFP uplinks interconnect separate campus buildings over multimode/single-mode campus fiber infrastructure
• Medium regional branch office wiring closet core switch: Integrated full PoE+ eliminates separate power injectors for branch voice and wireless devices, modular four-slot SFP uplinks deliver redundant long-distance fiber backhaul paths to corporate headquarters
• Medium retail headquarters back-office mixed aggregation: High PoE+ capacity powers retail high-bandwidth wireless APs and multi-stream security cameras; four SFP uplinks provide redundant copper/fiber trunk paths to retail central data center
• Medium manufacturing auxiliary workshop edge LAN: Mass PoE+ ports power industrial IP surveillance cameras and wireless monitoring APs; SFP fiber uplinks extend the factory LAN across large production zones with redundant uplink failover

8. Standard Package Contents

Short Commercial Version (For Quotation & Product Catalog)