Cisco Catalyst Express Series - Cisco Catalyst 2940 Series Manual

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Cisco Catalyst Express Series

Cisco-class switches that make advanced network services and IP
Communications easy to manage for small and medium sized businesses (SMBs)
with up to 250 employees.
The Cisco Catalyst Express Series Switches include the 500 and 520 families.
They are fixed-configuration, Layer 2 managed Ethernet switches that provide the
reliability, security, scalability, and rich feature set that SMBs need in an affordable,
easy-to-use platform.
The Catalyst Express Series offer nonblocking, wire-speed performance that
provides a secure network foundation optimized for data, wireless, and voice.
Built-in advanced security features help ensure that all devices on the network
are protected.
The Catalyst Express can be easily deployed and centrally managed with the
Cisco Network Assistant (CNA). This PC based GUI simplifies and streamlines
setting up, running, and troubleshooting a network. CNA includes Cisco Smartports
technology which suggests recommended settings for all ports. This preset
options help ensure mission-critical traffic is prioritized, voice conversations are
clear, bandwidth-intensive video traffic does not impact other applications on the
network, and your wireless network is secure. Integrated intelligence helps detect
device and network problems before they impact your business.
The Catalyst Express Series also offer Power over Ethernet (PoE), reducing the cost
and complexity of IP Communications and wireless LAN deployments by supplying
power and Ethernet connectivity over the same Category 5 cables. This eliminates
the need to provide separate power outlets and cables for wireless access points,
closed-circuit TV cameras, and IP phones.
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