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Cisco Catalyst 1300 Series Switches Now Available

Written by Fusion Connect | Sep 23, 2025 7:59:59 AM

Fusion Connect is happy to announce the availability of the Cisco Catalyst 1300 Series Switches. A fixed, managed, enterprise-class Gigabit Ethernet Layer 3 switches designed for small and medium-sized business and branch offices. 

The Catalyst 1300 Series switches deliver the perfect balance of cost-effectiveness and functionality, making them well-suited for branch offices and expanding networks. They empower your teams to stay connected and work more efficiently. If your organization requires enterprise-grade security and advanced networking features to support digital transformation—while keeping value a priority—the Cisco Catalyst 1300 Series Switches are the right choice.

More details can be found on the Cisco Catalyst 1300 Series Switches overview page.

Series includes the:

  • Cisco Catalyst 1300-8P-2G POE Ethernet Switch
  • Cisco Catalyst 1300-24XS 20 x 10GB SFP & 4 x 10Gb Switch
  • Cisco Catalyst 1300-24FP-4X 24 x Full POE & 4 x 10Gb Switch
  • Cisco Catalyst 1300-24P-4X 24 x Half 195W POE & 4 x 10Gb Switch

Top Features:

  • Up to 8 ports per group with 16 candidate ports for each (dynamic) 802.3ad link aggregation
  • Support for up to 4093 VLANs simultaneously
  • Voice traffic is automatically assigned to a voice-specific VLAN
  • Wiring or cable/port faults to prevent forwarding loops and blackholing of traffic in switched networks
  • Wire-speed routing of IPv4 packets - Up to 990 static routes and up to 128 IP interfaces
  • SSL support: Encrypts all HTTPS traffic
  • DHCP Snooping filters out DHCP messages with unregistered IP addresses and/or from unexpected or untrusted interfaces.
  • IPv6 host mode, IPv6 over Ethernet, dual IPv6/IPv4 stack