Cisco Catalyst WS-C2960-24P-Plus Full English Product Description

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

2. Official Product Overview

Model Suffix Breakdown

• 2960-Plus / 2960+: Low-cost fixed standalone Catalyst 2960 entry switch series, simplified hardware, non-stackable
• 24: Twenty-four fixed 10/100 Fast Ethernet RJ45 downlink ports, all PoE-capable
• P: Full PoE support on all access ports, 370W total PoE power budget
• Plus: 2960-Plus series unified suffix, dual-purpose combo uplink design, LAN Lite feature set

3. Port & Hardware Specifications

• 24 × 10/100BASE-T RJ45 auto-sensing Fast Ethernet access ports, auto MDI-X, IEEE 802.3x full-duplex flow control, IEEE 802.3af PoE (max 15.4W per port)
• Total integrated PoE power budget: 370W built-in PoE supply (supports up to 24×15.4W PoE Class3 endpoints simultaneously; PoE priority scheduling for critical voice devices under overload)
• Uplink Interfaces (2×Dual-Purpose Combo Ports): Each port works as either:
  1. Hot-swappable 1000BASE-X SFP Gigabit fiber slot
  2. Fixed 10/100/1000BASE-T copper Gigabit uplink
• Local Out-of-Band Console: 1×RJ45 RS232 serial console port; no Mini-USB console or front USB storage port
• Stacking: No stacking hardware, FlexStack/FlexStack-Plus not supported, standalone operation only
• Power architecture: Fixed internal integrated AC power supply, input 100–240 VAC 50/60Hz; max total system power consumption 420W under full PoE load
• Rear RPS connector: Compatible with optional Cisco RPS 2300 external redundant power supply for backup power resilience
• Front panel LED indicators: Per-port link/activity, speed, duplex, PoE power delivery status; combo uplink media status, system fault alarm
• Mounting options: 19-inch 1RU rack-mount brackets included; wall-mount capable, rubber desktop stand feet supplied
• Thermal design: Variable-speed active fan cooling
• 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: 445 mm (W) × 44 mm (H, 1RU) × 328 mm (D)
• Unit weight: 4.54 kg (10.0 lbs)
• MAC address table capacity: Up to 8,000 unicast MAC entries
• Maximum active VLANs: 256 active IEEE 802.1Q tagged VLANs, max VLAN ID 4094
• IGMP Groups: 256 IPv4 IGMP snooping groups
• MTBF: 500,000 hours under standard office operating conditions
• Warranty: Cisco Limited Lifetime Hardware Warranty with full-feature LAN Lite IOS software updates

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

Core Layer 2 Switching & QoS Core Functions

• Up to 256 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 per port; Strict Priority / SRR scheduling optimized for voice traffic
• IEEE 802.3ad Gigabit EtherChannel static link aggregation for combo uplink trunk bundling (cross-stack EtherChannel not supported due to no stacking hardware)
• 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 (RSPAN remote span not supported) for local traffic capture and troubleshooting
• IGMP Snooping v1/v2/v3 to reduce redundant multicast bandwidth consumption for video streaming and IPTV
• Voice VLAN, Auto QoS for automatic Cisco IP Phone traffic priority marking
• IEEE 802.3af PoE intelligent management: PoE port priority classification, real-time 370W budget monitoring, automatic low-priority port power shutdown under overload protection
• Cisco EnergyWise intelligent port power management to reduce idle PoE endpoint power draw and cut facility energy cost
• RMON Groups 1,2,3,9 real-time traffic statistics monitoring
• NTP time synchronization for consistent system log timestamps
• CDP Cisco Discovery Protocol for end-to-end network device visibility
• Web-based embedded Device Manager & Cisco Network Assistant for zero-touch initial deployment
• Full IPv6 dual-stack Layer 2 switching: IPv6 Snooping, IPv6 ACLs, IPv6 QoS marking, IPv6 neighbor discovery

LAN Lite Feature Limitations (No Layer 3 Routing)

• No inter-VLAN static routing, no RIP/OSPF/EIGRP lightweight Layer 3 protocols, no HSRP/VRRP first-hop redundancy
• Limited number of security and QoS ACL entries compared to LAN Base IP Lite switches
• NetFlow-Lite traffic analytics not supported

Enterprise Advanced Security Features

• IEEE 802.1X port-based NAC authentication with RADIUS/TACACS+ AAA remote access control
• SSHv2 encrypted remote CLI management; SNMPv3 secure encrypted monitoring (unencrypted Telnet/SNMPv1/v2c available as fallback)
• Layer 2 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
• 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 CLI access without live network connectivity
2. Secure Remote CLI: SSHv2 encrypted command-line access; fallback password-authenticated Telnet
3. Embedded Web GUI: Lightweight browser-based Cisco Device Manager for port, VLAN, QoS and PoE configuration panel
4. SNMP v1/v2c/v3: Encrypted/unencrypted enterprise monitoring compatible with Cisco Prime and third-party NMS platforms
5. Local Storage: 32 MB onboard flash memory to store IOS operating image, startup-config and running-config files (encrypted config storage; no external USB backup port)

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

• Small standalone office edge switch: Full 24-port PoE capacity powers entry IP phones and single-band Wi-Fi APs; dual combo SFP+copper uplinks support flexible connection to building core without separate media converters, non-stackable low-cost design fits small wiring closet deployments.
• K-12 classroom pod network: 370W full PoE budget powers classroom IP phones and student wireless access points, wall-mount compact form factor fits small classroom equipment cabinets, fan cooling suitable for closed wiring closets away from student learning areas.
• Independent retail store branch switch: Cost-effective fixed standalone design for single-store deployments, PoE power for POS IP phones and basic security cameras, dual combo uplink media provides trunk redundancy to regional headquarters.
• Remote small satellite branch main switch: Full PoE capacity for low-density voice/wireless devices, dual hybrid fiber-copper uplinks deliver basic trunk failover without expensive Layer 3 hardware, LAN Lite feature set meets basic branch security and QoS requirements.
• Compact co-working space network: 24-port PoE Fast Ethernet for desk IP phones and compact Wi-Fi access points, dual Gigabit uplinks aggregate tenant traffic to central router, simplified standalone management reduces on-site maintenance workload.

8. Standard Package Contents

Short Commercial Version (For Quotation & Product Catalog)