Cisco C1200-24P-4G Catalyst 1200 24-Port PoE+ Switch

A 24-port smart switch from the Cisco Catalyst 1200 Series, aimed at small and medium-sized businesses. It has 24 x 10/100/1000 RJ-45 ports with PoE+ and four 1G SFP ports, for 28 Gigabit Ethernet ports in total.

PoE: any copper port can deliver 802.3af PoE or 802.3at PoE+ at up to 30 W, within a 195 W total budget. That suits a mix of phones and access points rather than a full load of 30 W devices. The C1200-24FP-4G has the same ports with a 375 W budget and a fan.

This model is fanless, which makes it quiet enough for offices and wiring closets near work areas. Cisco lists 56 Gbps switching capacity and 41.67 Mpps forwarding. Power is internal, 100 to 240 V. It measures 17.5 x 11.77 x 1.73 in, weighs 3.53 kg (7.78 lb) and is rack-mountable, and Cisco gives an MTBF of 698,220 hours.

Features include Layer 2 switching, Layer 3 static routing between VLANs, DHCP relay, IGMP snooping, RADIUS, SSH and SNMP. Management is through a web interface, the Cisco Business mobile app, or the Cisco Business Dashboard.

The closest Catalyst 1300 model is the C1300-24P-4G. If the site needs more than static routing and smart-switch management, compare the feature tables in both data sheets before choosing.