Cisco Catalyst 2960-CX: Compact Campus LAN Switches

Cisco Catalyst 2960-CX Series Switches is one of the Catalyst 2960 family. These are small and powerful switches, which are ideal for flexible workspaces, hospital rooms, shops, and classrooms.

Cisco Catalyst 2960-CX Switches delivers higher performance than 2960-C and 3560-C. These CX series offer advanced Layer 2 (LAN Base) and Layer 3 (IP Base) support with an option to upgrade to IP services

As compact switches, Cisco 2960-CX supports flexible mounting options and open up a variety of network design and connectivity options. They can be deployed in offices, classrooms, hotels, retail stores, and other enterprise and branch locations.

These compact switches can help simplify your network, detect and mitigate security threats.

Cisco Catalyst 2960-CX Highlights

Cisco 2960-CX delivers us these highlights:

• Layer 2 compact switches with 8 ports optimized for 1Gb services
• Up to 124 Watts of Power over Ethernet Plus (PoE+) power budget per switch
• Fan-less compact design for quiet and efficient operation; flexible mounting options
• Integration with Cisco TrustSec for identity, segmentation and security
• Switch hibernation mode and Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE) for energy efficiency

Cisco Catalyst 2960-CX Models

Cisco Catalyst 2960-CX series provides only two platforms.

Table 1. Cisco Catalyst 2960-CX Switch Configurations

Cisco Catalyst 2960-CX VS. Cisco Catalyst 3560-CX

Cisco Catalyst 2960-CX series is similar with Cisco Catalyst 3560-CX series. This is the comparison chart between them.

Table 2. Catalyst 2960-CX vs. Catalyst 3560-CX

Learn more about Cisco Catalyst 2960 Family:

Cisco Catalyst 2960 Switch Series and Password Recovery

Cisco Catalyst 2960-X Series Small-Size Campus Switches