Cisco Business CBS350-24XTS Managed Switch – Ultimate Performance & Scalability for Enterprise-Grade Networking Solutions

The Cisco Business CBS350-24XTS switch provides a powerful and scalable solution for enterprises requiring high-speed connectivity and advanced network management. The Cisco Business CBS350-24XTS is part of the Cisco Business 350 Series Managed Switches and offers robust Layer 3 features such as IPv4/IPv6 routing, VLAN segmentation, and hardware stacking. The Cisco Business CBS350-24XTS makes it ideal for businesses aiming to optimise network performance, security, and uptime.

As part of the Cisco Business 350 Series Managed Switches, the CBS350-24XTS is tailored to help businesses achieve reliable and secure network architectures. The Cisco Business CBS350-24XTS supports advanced Layer 3 routing, traffic management, and comprehensive security features to ensure streamlined operations and protection of critical business data. The Cisco Business CBS350-24XTS switch is also known for its ease of management through the Cisco Business Dashboard and CLI options, supporting zero-touch deployment and automated lifecycle management.

Key Technical Features

• Port Mix and Capacity: 12 x 10GBase-T multi-gigabit Ethernet ports and 12 x 10G SFP+ fiber ports provide versatile connectivity with a switching capacity of 240 Gbps and a forwarding rate of up to 178.5 million packets per second, ensuring low latency and seamless performance.

• Advanced Layer 3 Routing: Includes support for static and dynamic IPv4 and IPv6 routing, allowing efficient traffic segmentation and routing across VLANs without performance degradation.

• True Stacking: Supports hardware stacking of up to 4 units, managing up to 200 ports as a single system with fast failover and high availability, simplifying network scalability and administration.

• Robust Security Suite: Features IEEE 802.1X port authentication, ACLs, DHCP snooping, IP Source Guard, dynamic ARP inspection, IPv6 First Hop Security, and Secure Core Technology that protect against internal and external threats including spoofing and DoS attacks.

• Unified Communications Ready: Enables automatic voice VLAN configuration with zero-touch deployment for IP phones, ensuring prioritized voice traffic over the network.

• Power over Ethernet (PoE) Support: Though this model focuses on high-speed connectivity, it is part of the Cisco Business 350 portfolio where select switches support high-performance 802.3af and 802.3at PoE+ for powering IP endpoints such as phones and access points.

• Ease of Management: Managed via an intuitive web interface, CLI, Cisco Business Dashboard with embedded probes, and supports SNMP for scalable network oversight.

• Energy Efficiency: Supports IEEE 802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet standard, cable-length detection for power adjustment, fanless design for quiet operation, and power-saving features such as auto shutoff on inactive ports.

• Compact and Rack-mountable: Smart 1U rackmount design fits typical enterprise data centers and wiring closets, suitable for retail, office, or classroom environments.

Business Applications

This Cisco Business CBS350-24XTS switch is ideal for secure office connectivity, enabling employees and devices to connect reliably and efficiently. The Cisco Business CBS350-24XTS supports unified communications, guest network segregation, data, voice, and video transmission over a single infrastructure, and offers highly secure guest access with advanced traffic segmentation. The Cisco Business CBS350-24XTS ensures business continuity with dual-image firmware upgrade support for zero downtime.

Investment Protection

Cisco backs the CBS350-24XTS with a limited lifetime warranty, next-business-day advance hardware replacement (where available), and access to small business support resources, ensuring peace of mind and support for critical business networks.