Switches

1. Juniper EX4600 EOL: End-of-Life Status, Replacement Options, and Migration Planning
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   Quick Take Juniper has announced the EX4600 Ethernet Switch family for End of Life. The last order date is December 29, 2026, while End of Support is December 29, 2031. Use the remaining order window to confirm spare-hardware needs and evaluate replacement platforms, optics, airflow, power, ...
2. Is the Juniper SRX345 End of Life? EOL Status, Affected SKUs, and Replacement Options
   Selene Gong

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   Quick Take The Juniper SRX345 model name alone does not confirm that the entire firewall hardware platform is End of Life. Juniper's current lifecycle information lists several SRX345-related Security Director Cloud software license SKUs as EOL. Check the exact hardware, software, and ...
3. Cisco IE9320 Model Comparison: IE-9320-24P4X vs 24P4S vs 24T4X, and -E vs -A Licensing
   Selene Gong

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   Quick Take Choose the IE-9320-24P4X for PoE+ access with 1/10G uplinks, the IE-9320-24P4S for PoE+ access with 1G uplinks, or the IE-9320-24T4X when PoE is not required. The -E and -A suffixes identify the Network Essentials and Network Advantage license levels. Cisco IE9320 model ...
4. Cisco C9200L-24P-4X-E vs C9200L-24P-4X-A: Do You Need Network Advantage?
   Selene Gong

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   Quick Take The Cisco C9200L-24P-4X-E and C9200L-24P-4X-A use the same 24-port PoE+ hardware configuration with four 1/10G fixed uplinks and StackWise-80 support. The main difference is the perpetual Network Essentials or Network Advantage license. Cisco DNA Essentials and DNA Advantage are ...
5. Cisco N9K-C93180YC-FX3H vs FX3: 24-Port Licensing, 48-Port Upgrade, and Buying Decision
   Selene Gong

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   Quick Take The Cisco N9K-C93180YC-FX3H and N9K-C93180YC-FX3 belong to the same general 93180YC-FX3 platform family. Both provide 48 physical 1/10/25G SFP28 downlink ports and six 40/100G QSFP28 uplinks. The main difference is port activation: the FX3H ...
6. Cisco C9500-24Y4C-A vs C9500-48Y4C-A: 25G Port Density, 100G Uplink Comparison, and Core Design
   Selene Gong

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   Quick Take The Cisco C9500-24Y4C-A and C9500-48Y4C-A both provide four fixed 40/100G QSFP28 uplinks and 1G/10G/25G SFP28 ports. The main difference is port density: the 24Y4C-A has 24 downlink ports, while the 48Y4C-A has 48. Choose the 48Y4C-A when the design needs more than 24 active ...
7. Cisco C9200L-48P-4G-E vs C9200L-48P-4X-E: 1G or 10G Uplinks for a 48-Port PoE+ Switch?
   Selene Gong

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   Quick Take The Cisco C9200L-48P-4G-E and C9200L-48P-4X-E both provide 48 PoE+ access ports, Network Essentials, and StackWise-80 support. The main difference is the fixed uplink configuration: 4 x 1G SFP uplinks on the 4G-E versus 4 x 10G SFP+ uplinks on the 4X-E. The Cisco ...
8. Cisco C1300-24P-4G vs C1300-24P-4X: How to Choose Between 1G and 10G Uplinks?
   Selene Gong

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   Quick Take The Cisco C1300-24P-4G and C1300-24P-4X both provide 24 Gigabit PoE+ access ports and a 195W PoE power budget. The main difference is the uplink configuration: 4 x Gigabit SFP uplinks on the 4G model versus 4 x 10G SFP+ uplinks on the 4X model. The Cisco ...
9. Cisco C9200-24P-E vs C9200-48P-E: Which PoE+ Switch Fits Your Deployment?
   Selene Gong

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   Quick Take The Cisco C9200-24P-E and C9200-48P-E use the same modular-uplink Catalyst 9200 platform and support StackWise-160. The 24P provides 24 PoE+ access ports, while the 48P provides 48. The better choice depends on port density, PoE demand, power-supply configuration, rack ...
10. Cisco Catalyst 1300 VLAN and Trunk Configuration: Web UI, CLI, PVID, and Troubleshooting
    Selene Gong

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    Quick Take For a basic Cisco Catalyst 1300 VLAN deployment, create the VLAN first, then assign it to access ports or configure the uplink as a trunk. If traffic crosses a switch-to-switch or switch-to-firewall link, compare the VLAN membership, tagging, allowed VLAN list, and PVID ...