The Cisco 500 Series Stackable Managed Switches provide the ideal technology foundation for demanding business networks. They offer the perfect mix of advanced features needed to ensure the availability of critical applications. Now you can protect business information & provide a solid foundation for your current business applications, as well as those you are planning for the future-all in a package you can afford. Cisco 500 Series Stackable Managed Switches support:
- High Reliability & Resiliency: Keep your network up & running with advanced redundancy & availability features that reduce downtime & improve network resiliency so your business never slows down.
- Strong Security: Advanced security features protect your business data & keep unauthorized users off your network.
- Power-Efficient: A variety of power-saving features across all models provide one of the industry's most extensive energy-efficient switching portfolios.
- Simplified Network Setup & Operations: Intuitive browser-based tools, auto-configuration & discovery, & true stacking make theses switches easy to use & manage, & simplify day-to-day network operations.
- Peace of Mind: All Cisco 500 Series Switches are protected for the life of the product by the Cisco Limited Lifetime Hardware Warranty, including next-business-day advance replacement (where available). Ethernet Connectivity
- Choose from Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet & optional 10 Gigabit Ethernet connectivity.
- Cisco 500 models offer one or five Gigabit Ethernet expansion slots, & the Cisco 500X models offer 10 Gigabit Ethernet expansion slots.
- Power over Ethernet Plus (Po E+) provides up to 30 watts per port. Advanced Features
- Strong security features such as access control lists (ACLs), guest virtual LANs (VLANs), encrypted management data, & other advanced network defense features safeguard customer networks.
- IPv 6 support means that you can move up to the next generation of networking applications & operating systems without an extensive equipment upgrade.
- Quality of service (Qo S) on all models prioritizes network traffic to keep critical network applications running at top performance.
- Layer 3 static (500 models) & dynamic (500X models) IP routing provide advanced traffic management capabilities to segment networks. Energy Efficiency & Design
- Power-saving technology, including Energy Efficient Ethernet, reduces power consumption with the ability to enter sleep mode, turn off unused ports, & adjust power as needed.
- More ports per Gigabit Ethernet switch
Includes:: 28- & 52-port Gigabit Ethernet switches (instead of 20 or 44 ports with four shared ports, as in traditional devices). Management & Investment Protection
- Intuitive graphical interfaces, remote management capabilities, Textview comm&-line interface, Cisco Configuration Assistant, & automated deployment tools simplify setup & configuration.
- Deploy an end-to-end voice network dynamically using a combination of Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP), Link Layer Discovery Protocol-Media Endpoint Devices (LLDP-MED), Auto Smartports, & Voice Service Discovery Protocol (VSDP).
- All switches come with a limited lifetime warranty with next-business-day advance replacement (where available), limited lifetime warranty on fans & power supplies, free software fixes for the term of the warranty, & one year of technical support to protect your investment.