0 Series, part of the Cisco Small Business line of network solutions, is a portfolio of affordable managed switches that provides a reliable foundation for your business network. These switches deliver the features you need to improve the availability of your critical business applications, protect your sensitive information, & optimize your network bandwidth to deliver information & applications more effectively. Easy to set up & use, the Cisco 350 Series provides the ideal combination of affordability & capabilities for small businesses & helps you create a more efficient, better-connected workforce. The Cisco 350 Series is a broad portfolio of fixed-configuration managed Ethernet switches. Models are available with 48 ports of Fast Ethernet & 10 to 28 ports of Gigabit Ethernet connectivity, providing optimal flexibility to create exactly the right network foundation for your business. However, unlike other small business switching solutions that provide managed network capabilities only in the costliest models, all Cisco 350 Series Switches support the advanced security management capabilities & network features you need to support business-class data, voice, security, & wireless technologies. At the same time, these switches are simple to deploy & configure, allowing you to take advantage of the managed network services your business needs. Business Applications Whether you need a basic high-performance network to connect employee computers or a solution to deliver data, voice, & video services, the Cisco 350 Series offers a solution to meet your needs. Possible deployment scenarios include:
- Secure desktop connectivity: Cisco 350 Series Switches can simply & securely connect employees working in small offices with each other & with all of the servers, printers, & other devices they use. High performance & reliable connectivity help speed file transfers & data processing, improve network uptime, & keep your employees connected & productive.
- Secure wireless connectivity: With its advanced security features, Power over Ethernet, Auto Smartports, Qo S, VLAN, & access control features, the Cisco 350 Series Switches are the perfect foundation to add business-grade wireless to a business network.
- Unified communications: As a managed network solution, the Cisco 350 Series provides the performance & advanced traffic-handling intelligence you need to deliver all communications & data over a single network. Cisco offers a complete portfolio of IP telephony & other unified communications products designed for businesses. Cisco 350 Series Switches have been rigorously tested to help ensure easy integration & full compatibility with these & other products, providing a complete business solution.
- Highly secure guest connectivity. Cisco 350 Series Switches let you extend highly secure network connectivity to guests in a variety of settings, such as a hotel, an office waiting room, or any other area open to nonemployee users. Using powerful but easy-to-configure security & traffic segmentation capabilities, you can isolate your vital business traffic from guest services & keep guests’ network sessions private from each other. Features & Benefits Cisco 350 Series switches provide the advanced feature set that growing businesses require & that high-bandwidth applications & technologies dem&. These switches can improve the availability of your critical applications, protect your business information, & optimize your network bandwidth to more effectively deliver information & support applications. The switches provide the following benefits. Easy Deployment & Use Cisco 350 Series switches are designed to be easy to use & manage by commercial customers or the partners that serve them. They feature:
- Simple-to-use graphical interfaces reduce the time required to deploy, troubleshoot, & manage the network & allow you to support sophisticated capabilities without increasing IT head count.
- The switches also support Textview, a full comm&-line interface (CLI) option for partners that prefer it.
- Using Auto Smartports intelligence, the switch can detect a network device connected to any port & automatically configure the optimal security, quality of service (Qo S), & availability on that port.
- Cisco Discovery Protocol discovers Cisco devices & allows devices to share critical configuration information, simplifying network setup & integration.
- Support for Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) means that you can set up & manage your switches & other Cisco devices remotely from a network management station, improving IT workflow & mass configurations.
- The Cisco Find IT utility, which works through a simple toolbar on the user’s web browser, discovers Cisco devices in the network & displays basic information, such as serial numbers & IP addresses, to aid in configuration & deployment.