Catalyst 1300 24-port GE, 4x1G SFP

An excellent and safe Layer-3 managed gigabit Ethernet switch is the Cisco Catalyst 1300-24T-4G. Its perfect switch for branch offices and small and medium-sized organizations (SMBs). It provides fast connectivity at convenient price, with four 1G SFP uplinks and 24 RJ-45 gigabit ports.
You can feel secure knowing that you have the greatest switch installed because of its fan-less design, which improves security and makes maintenance easier. This switch is perfect for branch offices, wire closets, and other locations where power, noise, and cost are factors.

Specifications

• Ports: 24 × 10/100/1000 RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet ports + 4 × 1G SFP uplink ports
• Switching Capacity: 56.0 Gbps
• Forwarding Rate~41.66 million packets per second (mpps) (for 64-byte packets)
• Packet Buffer Size: 1.5 MB
• Power / EfficiencyFanless; extremely low idle and active power consumption: ~14.6 W (110V)/
• Dimensions (W × D × H): 445 × 240 × 44 mm (≈ 17.5 × 9.45 × 1.73 in)
• Weight ~2.63 kg (≈ 5.80 lb)
• Operating Temperature -5 °C to 50 °C
• Storage Temperature -25 °C to 70 °C
• Humidity: 10-90 % relative, non-condensing
• Warranty: Limited lifetime warranty. Plus, one-year access to Small Business.

Features & Benefits

• Maximum performance on all ports is guaranteed by wire-speed performance combined with non-blocking switching.
• 4×1G SFP uplinks provide attachment of fiber links or longer-distance segments, offering deployment flexibility.
• Fanless operation (silent operation) is appropriate for spaces with noise restrictions, such as offices, stores, and classrooms.
• Static routing, VLANs, VLAN-to-VLAN routing, and sophisticated traffic segmentation are examples of Layer-2 and Layer-3 features.
• Additional security features include IP Source Guard, DHCP snooping, 802.1X, port security, dynamic ARP inspection, and IPv6 First Hop Security (ND inspection, RA guard, etc.).
• Cisco Business Dashboard and mobile app, CLI, SNMP, web GUI, and onboarding wizard make management simple.
• Energy efficient: low power consumption; idle mode; auto turn off idle ports; low power optimized for short cables.

Common Use Cases

• Small / medium business office LANs needing robust, secure connections
• Branch offices requiring uplinks to core or data centre via fibre or longer link distances
• Environments where quiet operation is important (libraries, offices, classrooms)
• Guest networks / isolated VLANs for visitors, contractors
• Unified communications: VoIP, video, data carried over the same network
• Retail, hospitality, or remote from IT personnel: simple to deploy & manage

Technical Deep Dive

• Router runs on a Linux-based OS tailored for running in enterprise branches; has dual firmware images for high availability.
• Supports IPv4 & IPv6; features Layer-3 static routing, VLAN interfaces, RIP v2.
• Quality of Service: several hardware queues, 802.1p, DSCP / CoS marking and remarking, ingress/egress rate limiting.