Cisco C9200-48P-A Catalyst 9200 48-Port PoE+ Switch, Network Advantage

A 48-port PoE+ access switch from the Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series, in the modular-uplink C9200 line rather than the fixed-uplink 9200L. All 48 copper ports support 802.3at PoE+ at up to 30 W per port.

Uplinks come from a field-replaceable network module. For this model Cisco lists the C9200-NM-4G (4 x 1G) and C9200-NM-4X (4 x 1G/10G); the 25G and 40G modules are supported only on the PXG models. A blank cover, the C9200-NM-BLANK, fills the slot when no module is ordered.

The switch ships with one PWR-C6-1KWAC power supply and has a second bay. One supply gives 740 W of PoE budget and two give 1440 W, so a second supply adds either redundancy or extra PoE power. A DC option, the PWR-C6-715WDC, gives 485 W with one supply. Fans are field-replaceable and redundant.

The -A suffix means Network Advantage, which adds advanced routing, segmentation, multicast, scale and security features over Network Essentials (-E). Cisco states the Network Advantage licence is included with the hardware, while the Cisco DNA or Catalyst subscription is a separate term licence.

Stacking uses StackWise-160 through the C9200-STACK-KIT, up to 8 members, and only with other C9200 models at the same licence level. It will not stack with 9200L models.

Cisco rates it at 176 Gbps switching capacity and 130.95 Mpps forwarding. The chassis is 1RU at 1.73 x 17.5 x 13.8 in and 12.12 lb (5.5 kg), with an MTBF of 375,570 hours. The Catalyst 9200 end-of-life listing showed no hardware end-of-sale notice when checked in October 2026.

Before buying, list the PoE load you need and decide whether one or two supplies are required.