Cisco Catalyst C1000-24P-4G-L 24-Port PoE+ Switch, 195 W

A fanless 24-port Catalyst 1000 Layer 2 switch: 24 x 10/100/1000 RJ-45 ports with PoE+, four 1G SFP uplinks and a 195 W PoE budget. Cisco aims the Catalyst 1000 line at small businesses and branch offices.

Cisco's data sheet lists it at 17.48 x 11.76 x 1.73 inches and 3.53 kg. The 24-port 1G models are rated for 28 Gbps forwarding bandwidth, 56 Gbps switching bandwidth and 41.67 Mpps, with an ARM v7 800 MHz CPU, 512 MB DRAM and 256 MB flash. Ports support 802.3af PoE and 802.3at PoE+ at up to 30 W each, drawn from the shared 195 W pool.

Being fanless, it suits open offices and small rooms where noise matters. Through Single IP Management, the uplink ports can join up to eight Catalyst 1000 switches and manage them from one IP address.

Cisco announced end of sale on April 30, 2024 (EOL15390): the last order date was April 30, 2025 and the last date of support is April 30, 2030. The named replacement is the Catalyst 1300 C1300-24P-4G.

The C1000-24FP-4G-L is the higher-power twin, with 370 W of PoE on the same port layout but with a fan.

Fit check: add up the PoE draw of the phones or cameras; more than 195 W calls for the FP model.

Cisco's named replacement is the C1300-24P-4G, and the C1000-24FP-4G-L doubles PoE to 370 W with a fan; see Cisco Modules, Power Supplies and Collaboration.