Catalyst 1300 8-port Gigabit Ethernet PoE L3 Rack-mountable Managed Switch

The Cisco Catalyst 1300-8FP-2G switch is part of the fully managed switch line that delivers reliable and secure connectivity for small business networks. These switches accelerate your digital transformation by delivering full Layer 2/3 capabilities, an intuitive web dashboard, advanced networking features and PoE+ support.

Key FeaturesnnEase of management and deploymentnCisco Business DashboardnCisco Network Plug and Play solutionnIntuitive user interfacesnCommand-Line InterfacenSupport for Simple Network Management ProtocolnHigh reliability and resiliencynStrong securitynIPv6 supportnAdvanced Layer 3 traffic managementnTrue stackingnCompact designnPower efficiencynnSecure Office ConnectivityThe C1300-8FP-2G can simply and securely connect employees working in small offices with each other and with all of the servers, printers, and other networking devices they use. High performance and reliable connectivity help speed up file transfers and data processing, improve network uptime, and keep your employees connected and productive.

Unified CommunicationsAs a managed network solution, the C1300-8FP-2G provides the performance and advanced traffic-handling intelligence you need to deliver all communications and data over a single network. Cisco offers a complete portfolio of IP telephony and other unified communications products designed for businesses. The C1300-8FP-2G has been rigorously tested to help ensure easy integration and full compatibility with these and other products, providing a complete business solution.

Highly Secure Guest ConnectivityThe C1300-8FP-2G lets 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 non-employee users. Using powerful but easy-to-configure security and traffic segmentation capabilities, you can isolate your vital business traffic from guest services and keep guests’ network sessions private from each other.

Ease of Management and DeploymentThe Cisco Business Dashboard is designed to manage Cisco Business switches, routers, and wireless access points. It simplifies traditional challenges in deploying and managing business networks while automating the deployment, monitoring, and lifecycle management of the network. The C1300-8FP-2G supports an embedded probe as well as direct management, eliminating the need to set up a separate hardware or virtual machine onsite. The device onboarding wizard simplifies the setup and onboarding of new devices to the network.

The Cisco Network Plug and Play solution provides a simple, secure, unified, and integrated offering to ease new device rollouts or for provisioning updates to an existing network. The solution provides a unified approach to provisioning Cisco routers, switches, and wireless devices with a near-zero-touch deployment experience.

The intuitive user interfaces reduce the time required to deploy, troubleshoot, and manage the network and allow you to support sophisticated capabilities without increasing IT head count.

The C1300-8FP-2G also supports text view, a full Command-Line Interface (CLI) option for partners that prefer it.

Support for Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) allows you to set up and manage your switches and other Cisco devices remotely from a network management station, improving IT workflow and mass configurations.

The switch supports an external Bluetooth dongle that plugs into the USB port on the switch and allows a Bluetooth-based RF connection with external laptops and tablets. Laptops and tablets can access the switch CLI using a Telnet or Secure Shell (SSH) client over Bluetooth. The GUI can be accessed over Bluetooth with a browser.

High Reliability and ResiliencyIn a growing business where availability 24 hours a day, 7 days a week is critical, you need to provide business continuity and ensure that employees can always access the data and resources they need.