Cisco Catalyst Express 500-24LC Questions And Answers

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Cisco Catalyst Express 500 Series Switches
General
Q.
What are the Cisco Catalyst Express 500 Series Switches?
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A.
The Cisco Catalyst Express 500 Series Switches deliver networking tailored for businesses
with fewer than 250 employees. Powered by Cisco technology and managed through a GUI,
they are nonblocking, wire-speed, Layer 2-managed Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet
switches. The user-friendly GUI makes setting up, running, and troubleshooting networks
easy. Built-in Cisco Smartports with preset Cisco recommended network configurations,
quality of service (QoS), and security settings allow for transparent integration of data, video,
IP communications, and wireless LAN applications.
Table 1 gives descriptions of the switches.
Table 1. Cisco Catalyst Express 500 Series Descriptions
Product Name and Number
Cisco Catalyst Express
500-24TT (WS-CE500-24TT)
Cisco Catalyst Express
500-24LC (WS-CE500-24LC)
Cisco Catalyst Express
500-24PC (WS-CE500-24PC)
Cisco Catalyst Express
500G-12TC (WS-CE500G-12TC)
Cisco Catalyst Express
500 spare Rack Mount Kit
(RCKMNT-CATEXP=)
Product Positioning
Q.
How are the Cisco Catalyst Express 500 Series Switches positioned relative to the
Cisco Catalyst 2960 Series Switches?
A.
The Cisco Catalyst 2960 Series Switches are entry-level enterprise switches, whereas Cisco
Catalyst Express 500 Series Switches are targeted at businesses with 20 to 250 employees.
Enterprise branch offices should be deploying Cisco Catalyst 3000 and 2960 Series Switches
because of the need to actively manage, upgrade, and configure a large number of devices.
Description
Twenty-four 10/100 ports for desktop connectivity
Two 10/100/1 000BASE-T ports for uplink or server connectivity
Twenty 10/100 ports for desktop connectivity
Four 10/100 Power over Ethernet (PoE) ports for desktop, wireless access
point, IP telephony, or closed circuit TV camera connectivity
Two 10/100/1 000BASE-T or Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) ports for
uplink or server connectivity
Twenty-four 10/100 PoE ports for desktop, wireless, IP telephony, or closed-
circuit TV camera connectivity
Two 10/100/1 000BASE-T or SFP ports for uplink or server connectivity
Eight 10/100/1 000BASE-T and four 10/100/1 000BASE-T or SFP ports for
switch aggregation or server connectivity
Cisco Catalyst Express 500 spare Rack Mount Kit
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