Cisco Meraki MS355-24X2-HW - Managed Layer 3 Cloud-Managed 24-Port 10 Gigabit Ethernet Power over Ethernet Switch, Silver

The Cisco Meraki MS355-24X2-HW is a managed Layer 3 cloud-managed 24-port Gigabit Ethernet PoE switch designed for network aggregation. It features 24 RJ-45 ports that support 10G Ethernet speeds. The hardware provides a total switching capacity of 640 Gbit/s and a forwarding rate of 476 Mpps. Administrators can use its Layer 3 capabilities, including IP routing and static routes, to manage data at the switch level. Built-in Power over Ethernet functionality allows the unit to power devices such as wireless access points or IP cameras via network cabling.

This 1U rack-mountable switch uses three internal fans to maintain operating temperatures under high PoE and data loads. Configuration, provisioning, and network monitoring are handled via the Meraki cloud dashboard rather than a local command-line interface. The model includes eight Quality of Service (QoS) queues and access control list (ACL) support to prioritise traffic. Multiple switches can be physically stacked to operate as a single logical entity. Network integrity is managed through security protocols such as DHCP snooping, ARP inspection, and BPDU filtering.

• 4 SFP module slots for fiber uplink connections to core network infrastructure.
• Support for up to 4,094 active VLANs, including profiles for Multicast, Stacked, and Voice traffic.
• 32,000-entry MAC address table for enterprise environments.
• Jumbo frame support up to 9,600 bytes, optimising the transfer of large data payloads across the network.
• RADIUS-backed security architecture with options for MAC-based, port-based, and web-based device authentication.