Cisco Datasheets for Network Equipment
Network equipment is used to split, switch, boost, or direct packets of information along a network. This product area includes network hubs, switches, routers, bridges, gateways, multiplexers, transceivers and firewalls. In addition to device type, network equipment is defined by protocol (e.g., Ethernet).
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| Cost-Effective WLAN Access This ready-to-install, easy-to-manage access point offers high capacity, high security, enterprise-class features to deliver wireless LAN access with a low total cost of ownership. Designed for coverage... | |
| Industry's Fastest, Most Intelligent Access Point Get up to 30% faster performance for your tablets, smartphones, and high-performance laptops with the industry's first 4x4 multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO), 3-spatial-stream access point. | |
| 802.11n Wireless Performance and Reliability Extend predictable 802.11n wireless coverage to the home teleworking environment with Cisco Aironet 600 Series OfficeExtend Access Points. Increase productivity, lower cost, and gain business... | |
| Advanced Switching for Metro Ethernet Services The Cisco Catalyst 3750 Metro Series switches are a new line of premier multilayer switches that bring greater intelligence to the metro Ethernet edge,... | |
| Business Ready 802.11n Performance Get predictable, reliable 802.11n wireless coverage with the Cisco Aironet 1040 Series Wireless Access Point. Increase employee productivity with laptops and mobile devices at six times... | |
| Compact, reliable 802.11n-based performance Cisco Aironet 700 Series compact access points are ideal for value-minded customers who want to modernize the network to handle today's increasingly complex wireless access demands. | |
| Compact, Reliable 802.11n-Based Performance The Cisco Aironet 700W Series is a dual-radio, 802.11n-based, compact wall-plate-mountable wireless access point. It’s ideal for customers in hospitality and education who want to modernize... | |
| Connect wirelessly in hazardous environments Extend high-performance wireless connectivity to hazardous environments with our 1550 Wireless Access Points. This series is based on Cisco 802.11n technology with integrated silicon-level spectrum... | |
| Deliver a High-Quality Wireless Experience The Cisco Aironet 1600 Series offers small and midsized enterprises great performance, functionality, and reliability at a competitive price. Designed with rapidly evolving mobility needs... | |
| Deploy 802.11ac Wave 2 for remote workers Unsafe and slow networks are the biggest worry for remote workers and small-office branch employees. Ease their minds. And yours too. Cisco Aironet... | |
| Deploy Enterprise-Class WPAN Communications Cisco 500 Series Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN) Industrial Routers (IR500) provides unlicensed 915 MHz industrial, scientific, and medical (ISM) band WPAN communications. They help to... | |
| Deploy the future with 802.11ac Wave 2 Deliver data at an incredibly fast data rate to all of your devices. With the 1815 Series, your smartphones, tablets, and high-performance laptops... | |
| Enhance Server-to-Storage Performance The Cisco SFS 3500 Multifabric Server Series enables hosts attached to an InfiniBand fabric to accelerate communications to Ethernet and Fibre Channel resources. Combined with Cisco VFrame... | |
| Enhance Services and Simplify Operations Simplify network operations by converging wireless and wireline services with Cisco ME 3600X 24CX Series Ethernet Access Switches. These switches also: Provide 10 Gbps transport... | |
| Entry-level 802.11ac access points The 1700 Series supports 802.11ac Wave 1. But if you're looking to expand your wireless network or deploy a new one, consider the next-generation Cisco Aironet... | |
| Get advanced carrier-grade outdoor Wi-Fi The Cisco Aironet 1570 Series is currently the industry's highest-performing outdoor access point. It is the only one to date that supports 802.11ac Wi-Fi with... | |
| Get high-performance, highly secure connectivity Deliver business-class, high-capacity wireless LAN and guest access services that are highly secure and reliable, without a controller. Easy to deploy and use, these access... | |
| Gigabit speed, affordable pricing Your business can deliver wired and wireless Gigabit speed and guest access services that are affordable, highly secure, and reliable—without a hardware controller. The easy-to-deploy 300... | |
| Gigabit Wi-Fi has fully arrived Redesign your enterprise wireless LAN to support the rapid increase of mobile devices. Cisco has developed an enterprise access point that supports 802.11ac Wave 2,... | |
| Gigabit Wi-Fi has fully arrived With more and more mobile devices showing up on your network, you need a redesign. Cisco's low-cost enterprise access points support 802.11ac Wave 2, the... | |
| Industrial, outdoor 802.11ac wireless connection The Cisco Industrial Wireless 3700 (IW3700) Series provides 802.11ac rates of up to 1.3 Gbps, mesh networking, and pervasive coverage in a compact form factor. | |
| Open Platform for Connected Room Experience Cisco Edge Series all-in-one devices deliver consolidated computing, wired and wireless access, and full media connectivity. Consolidated in-room connectivity and simple management reduce the... | |
| Prep your network to handle a lot more devices Make sure your wireless network is ready to meet tomorrow’s business needs. Stay flexible and keep up with bandwidth demands from... | |
| Simplify deployment with affordable Wi-Fi Get the performance you need with sleek, affordable, easy-to-deploy Cisco Small Business 100 Series Wireless Access Points. Features and benefits Easy to install and configure... | |
| Sleek, innovative, flexible access points Customers want durable new access points with comprehensive features in an unobtrusive size. Cisco Aironet 1530 Series outdoor access points incorporate a low-profile design that... | |
| Small but mighty, with Wave 2 support Rugged and sleek, the Cisco Aironet 1540 Access Points provide customers with the latest 802.11ac Wave 2 functionality along with easy installation. Housed... | |
| Support 802.11ac Wave 2 in outdoor networks Get the technological flexibility you need to strengthen your outdoor wireless network. Aironet 1560 access points comply with 802.11ac Wave 2 standards. These... | |
| Support Wave 2 in mission-critical networks The Aironet 2800 Series is packed with flexible technology. It gives your wireless network the capability to meet your ever-changing business goals. These best-in-class... | |
| Wireless access for medium to large enterprise networks This access point supports 802.11ac Wave 1. But if you're looking to expand your wireless network or deploy a new one, consider... | |
| Wireless access for mission-critical needs The Cisco Aironet 3700 Series Access Point supports 802.11ac Wave 1. But if you're looking to expand your wireless network or deploy a new one,... | |
| A compact PoE switch you can use anywhere When you need a small, powerful switch, the 3560-CX is ideal. Extend enterprise-class services to wherever you want, far from the wiring... | |
| A Compact Switch Designed for Harsh Environments The Cisco Industrial Ethernet (IE) 2000U Series Switch is a rugged, compact, DIN-rail-mountable switch optimized for use in transmission and distribution power substations... | |
| A programmable and scalable network edge The ASR 9000 Series routers are the cornerstone of modern edge and carrier Ethernet networks. They offer high platform density, low power consumption, and... | |
| Advanced features and performance 350 Series Switches are next-generation managed switches that offer excellent performance, rich features, and ease of use. With support for Layer 2 and 3 features, advanced... | |
| An easy path to network virtualization Get the same network, computing, and WAN services that you find in Cisco hardware routers, now as software. Features and benefits Cisco routing as... | |
| Automate Provisioning for On-Demand Computing The Cisco SFS 3000 Series Multifabric Server Switches combine a high-performance InfiniBand server interconnect with Ethernet and Fibre Channel gateways. This enables an entire fabric... | |
| Be free to connect devices anywhere When space is tight, start compact with a 2960-CX switch. And expand your network as your company grows. Gain the enterprise features of a... | |
| Better security, faster speeds, smaller footprint Stop more threats with our fully integrated next-generation firewall (NGFW) appliance. The 4100 Series’ 1-rack-unit size is ideal at the Internet edge and in... | |
| Branch compute optimized for Enterprise NFV Deploy network services in minutes. With the Cisco Enterprise Network Compute System, you can completely virtualize all your services in the branch, including routers. | |
| Build a next-generation automated data center Our Nexus 9000 Series delivers proven high performance and density, low latency, and exceptional power efficiency in a range of form factors. The switches... | |
| Build a next-generation network Create the network foundation for a next-generation Unified Fabric data center. The modular Cisco Nexus 7000 and 7700 switches deliver a comprehensive Cisco NX-OS feature set... | |
| Cisco Innovates with Carrier Ethernet Cisco enhances the IP Next-Generation Network (IP NGN) Carrier Ethernet Design, powering the Connected Life in the zettabyte era. The Cisco MWR 1941-DC-A Mobile Wireless... | |
| Cloud scale for metro aggregation and data center networks Get a high-density, small-form-factor MPLS aggregation router for metro aggregation and MPLS-enabled data center networks. The Network Convergence System 5000 Series... | |
| Cloud scale for WAN aggregation The Network Convergence System (NCS) 5500 Series offers industry-leading density of routed 100 GE ports for high-scale WAN aggregation. It is designed to efficiently scale... | |
| Converge Industrial and Enterprise Networks Cisco Industrial Ethernet 2000 (IE 2000) Series Switches extend the proven Cisco Catalyst technologies prevalent in enterprise networks to industrial networks. Superior security, video, and... | |
| Converge wired and wireless The Catalyst 9400 is the next generation of the industry’s most widely deployed enterprise switching platform. These modular access switches are built for security, Internet of... | |
| Converged, elastic, and scalable The Network Convergence System (NCS) 6000 helps enable superior network agility, packet optical convergence, and petabits-per-second system scale. It facilitates the Cisco Evolved Programmable Network to... | |
| Cost-effective access switches that scale Get the enterprise-class features you want at a great price. Our 2960-X Series are stackable Gigabit Ethernet Layer 2 and Layer 3 access switches. They’re... | |
| Deliver advanced Ethernet business services Built for service providers, Cisco ME 3400E Series switches help you deliver advanced Ethernet business services to customers. They make it easier for you to... | |
| Deliver Flexible Services at the Network Edge The Cisco 7300 Series is optimized for flexible, feature rich IP/MPLS services at the network edge, where service providers and enterprises link together. | |
| Deploy a comprehensive enterprise backbone Get resiliency, security, and more. Catalyst 6500 Series Switches are widely deployed campus backbone switches. They are optimized for Multigigabit Ethernet services to help you... | |
| Deploy Differentiated Services While Protecting Investments Rapidly deploy new services that can generate new revenue-and reduce your capital and operating expenses-by taking full advantage of the modular, intelligent architecture of... | |
| Deploy seamless wired and wireless access Accelerate business growth and improve efficiency. The Catalyst 4500E Series is Cisco SD-Access-ready, and it’s the industry's most widely deployed modular platform for campus... | |
| Designed for third-party blade servers The 4000 Series switches extend the benefits of the Cisco Nexus Family to blade servers. The series addresses the challenges of having more switches and... | |
| Easy-to-use switches with zero configuration Build a fast, reliable network with these entry-level, low-cost, reliable networking solutions that provide plug-and-play connectivity. The 110 Series delivers Fast Ethernet and Gigabit switching... | |
| Enterprise backbone of the digital organization Get the scale, security, and simplicity you need to meet your business challenges. Catalyst 6800 Series switches are powerful campus backbone switches optimized for... | |
| Enterprise Threat Protection and Performance Cisco FirePOWER 8000 Series Appliances deliver industry-best threat protection as the high-performance platform for the Cisco FirePOWER next-generation intrusion prevention system (NGIPS) solution. Our enterprise-level... | |
| Essential network features, affordable price Cisco Small Business 200 Series Smart Switches combine powerful network performance with reliability to help you build a basic business network. Affordable and easy to... | |
| Exceptional performance and affordability Cisco Small Business 220 Series Smart Plus Switches bridge the gap between managed and smart switches to offer customers the best of both worlds. Combining powerful... | |
| Fast access, fast aggregation The Catalyst 9300 Series is the next generation of the industry’s most widely deployed stackable switching platform. Built for security, IoT, and the cloud, these network... | |
| Features Cisco Digital Network Architecture Only Cisco delivers a digital-ready approach that starts at the edge and extends to where applications reside. Simple The Catalyst 6500 is powered by Smart... | |
| Full-featured converged access platforms The Cisco ASR 920 Series Aggregation Services Routers provide a comprehensive and scalable set of Layer 2 and Layer 3 VPN services in a compact package. | |
| Full-featured, efficient aggregation platform The ASR 900 Series is a modular aggregation platform that delivers cost-effective converged mobile, residential, and business services. You get redundancy, a shallow depth, low power... | |
| Gain a Fabric-Extensible, Innovative Platform Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switches are designed to deliver high-density top-of-rack (ToR) Layer 2 and Layer 3, 10/40 Gigabit Ethernet with unified ports in compact... | |
| Get a basic business network at an affordable price The next-generation 250 Series Switches combine powerful performance and reliability with the essential network management features you need for a solid... | |
| Get a Next-Gen Unified Access Switch Converge your wired and wireless network. Simplify operations, get the reliability you need, and deliver better mobile experiences to your employees and customers. From... | |
| Get a next-generation switch at a great value Simplify operations, get the reliability you need, and deliver better mobile experiences to your employees and customers. The Cisco Catalyst 2960-L is... | |
| Get advanced features and reliability The Cisco 500 Series is a line of stackable managed switches that offer the advanced capabilities you need to support a more demanding network environment,... | |
| Get advanced services in a compact form factor The Catalyst 9500 Series is the first 40-Gb switch purpose-built for the enterprise campus. Designed for security, the Internet of Things (IoT),... | |
| Get faster access, faster aggregation Get an access switch that gets you ready for 802.11ac Wave 2 and other new technologies that are here today, or coming at you tomorrow. | |
| Get Scalable Aggregation for Industrial Environments Get a flexible, highly reliable, and scalable Industrial Ethernet platform built to withstand extreme industrial environments. The IE5000 Series delivers highly secure aggregation and... | |
| Get your branch site ready for digital Delight customers and employees with new digital experiences. Simplify day-to-day IT management. Prepare your branch site and protect it for the future with... | |
| High-density, compact form factor Cisco Nexus 6000 Series Switches are designed to deliver high-density 40 Gigabit Ethernet in an energy-efficient, compact form factor. They offer a comprehensive integrated Layer 2... | |
| Highly Scalable Switches for Industrial Environments Get highly scalable, easy-to-manage, and resilient switches with a comprehensive feature set. Our 4000 Series switches provide superior, high-bandwidth switching (Layer 2) and proven... | |
| Improve service and security in your LAN The Catalyst 3560 Series are next-generation, energy-efficient, Layer 3 Fast Ethernet switches. They support Cisco EnergyWise technology, which helps companies manage power consumption... | |
| Increase Industrial Networks Resilience, Scalability and Security Get a highly secure, flexible, reliable, and scalable Industrial Ethernet platform built to withstand extreme industrial environments. Industrial Ethernet 4010 Series Switches offer... | |
| Increase network resilience and scalability The Catalyst 3750 Series are next-generation, energy-efficient, Layer 3 Fast Ethernet stackable switches. These switches support Cisco EnergyWise technology, which helps you manage the power... | |
| IoT Gateways with Simple Management and Edge Application Execution Cisco 800 Industrial Integrated Services Routers are compact and designed for harsh environments. Use them to oversee a variety of Internet... | |
| Keep Mobile Networks Operating in Harsh Environments Cisco 5900 Series Embedded Services Routers (ESRs) provide highly secure data, voice, and video communications to stationary and mobile network nodes across wired... | |
| Lightly Managed Ethernet Switches for Harsh Environments The Industrial Ethernet (IE) 1000 switches are small form factor switches designed for rugged environments and to meet the specific needs of industries... | |
| Lower TCO with Fast Ethernet Access Deliver reliable and cost-effective network access with the Cisco Catalyst 2960-Plus Series of Fast Ethernet switches. These products provide the operational benefits of Cisco... | |
| Make buildings smarter Save on energy costs and enhance flexibility, safety, and productivity. Our Catalyst Digital Building plenum-rated UPOE fan-less switches are designed for smart buildings and optimized for low-voltage... | |
| Meraki cloud-managed switches include features for streamlining the work of the network engineer, from deployment to security to troubleshooting. Multigigabit Ethernet Provide the higher performance demanded by the latest access... | |
| Modular security platform for service providers This carrier-grade next-generation firewall (NGFW) is ideal for data centers and other high-performance settings that require low latency and high throughput. Deliver scalable, consistent... | |
| New Embedded Switch Withstands Harsh Environments Extend switching capabilities to your mobile networks and other embedded networks that operate in extreme environments. Cisco Embedded Service 2020 Series Switches (ESS 2020... | |
| Next-Generation Metro Ethernet Access Built for service providers, these multilayer customer-located switches allow you to deploy Ethernet-to-the-home (ETTH) "triple play" services and Ethernet-to-the-busi ness (ETTB) VPN services. Based on today's... | |
| Offer Enhanced Services with Aggregation Deploy a converged, full-featured aggregation platform for the mobile, business, and residential markets with Cisco ME 3800X Series Carrier Ethernet Switch Routers. These cost-effective 1-rack-unit... | |
| Open-Slot, Programmable, and Fog Computing Easily adapt to a variety of wireless sensor technologies and host partners’ applications. Execute local data processing with agility. Cisco 900 Series Industrial Routers offer... | |
| Powerful performance at an affordable price Easy to set up and use, the Cisco 300 Series Switches provide the ideal combination of affordability and capabilities for small businesses (SMBs), and... | |
| Redefine Demarcation for the Cloud The Cisco ME 1200 Series is a fully featured service delivery demarcation device ready for Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) 2.0 services and beyond, for today's... | |
| Reinvent your WAN edge network Gain the resiliency of a digital business. Offer a superior user experience and security and compliance on demand. ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers can... | |
| Reliable Communications for Field Area Networks Utilities and energy providers can now deploy rugged multiservice routers in secondary substations, on pole tops, and in other harsh environments. Cisco 1000 Series... | |
| Routing For Rugged Environments The Cisco 2000 Series Connected Grid Router is designed specifically for the harsh, rugged environments often found in the energy and utility industries. Built to help... | |
| Ruggedized, with 16 channels and geolocation The Cisco Wireless Gateway uses LoRa® technology and complies with the LoRaWAN™ specifications defined by LoRa Alliance. It enables IoT implementations mandating low data... | |
| Secure routing for medium to large branches Cisco 3900 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISR) are designed to meet the application demands of today's medium-to-large branches and to evolve to cloud-based... | |
| Secure services-rich router for a small branch 1900 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISR) are designed to meet the application demands of today's small branches and to evolve to cloud-based services. | |
| Securely connect to any cloud Extend your enterprise network to public and private clouds with the CSR 1000V Series. Offer routing, security, and network management as cloud services with multitenancy. | |
| Services-rich router for medium-sized branches Cisco 2900 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISR) are designed to meet the application demands of today's medium-sized branches and to evolve to cloud-based services. They... | |
| Simplify and optimize RAN backhaul The ASR 901 Series comprises environmentally hardened, high- speed routers. They are optimized for any-G cell-site Radio Access Network (RAN) backhaul and Ethernet access. Operators... | |
| Simplify compliance and protect Internet of Things (IoT) Networks from Attacks Industrial networks have advanced threat protection needs, requiring a ruggedized solution that helps to ensure safe, reliable service delivery. | |
| Simplify, Optimize, and Reduce the Cost of RAN Backhaul The Cisco MWR-2900 Series Mobile Wireless Routers are cell-site access gateways designed to optimize, aggregate, and transport mixed-generation radio access network... | |
| Small size, high scale Looking for a cost-effective, small, fixed aggregation switch? The Cisco Catalyst 4500-X Series offers the size, scalability, and enhanced security you need. And its high-availability features... | |
| Superior business resiliency and protection Gain business resiliency through superior security with sustained performance. The Firepower 2100 Series has an innovative dual multicore CPU architecture that optimizes firewall, cryptographic, and... | |
| Threat Protection Without Compromise If you need network security appliances to support low to mid-range network throughput requirements with multi-layered threat protection and a low total cost of ownership, Cisco... | |
| Cisco 3800 Series routers deliver the performance, availability, and reliability required for scaling mission-critical business applications in the most demanding enterprise environments, with features such as: Built-in security Cisco Router... | |
| Cisco Aironet 3500 Series Access Points with CleanAir technology are the first 802.11n access points to create a self-healing, self-optimizing wireless network. By intelligently avoiding radio frequency interference (RFI), they... | |
| Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco SFS InfiniBand switch series products. View the end-of-life notice to learn: End-of-sale and end-of-life dates Availability of replacement products Information... | |
| Cisco Blade Switches deliver blade server network services that extend from the blade server edge to clients at the network edge. These purpose-built I/O solutions for Dell, FSC, HP, and... | |
| Cisco Catalyst 4900 Series Switches deliver high-performance, low-latency wire-speed Layer 2 and 3 services in a small form factor (1 or 2 rack units). The 4900 Series is ideal for... | |
| Deliver new services to your customers and generate new revenues with Cisco XR 12000 Series routers. Combining the unparalleled innovation of Cisco IOS XR Software with the investment protection of... | |
| Designed for service providers looking to deploy next-generation residential services like voice and video, this one-rack-unit, cost-effective device can be easily integrated into small central offices with limited rack space. | |
| Extend services whenever and wherever you want, with unified network connectivity and power for devices far from the wiring closet, using the Cisco 2960 and 2960-C Series Compact Switches. Small... | |
| Get a rugged, easy-to-use, highly secure infrastructure for harsh environments. The 3000 Series features: Industrial design and compliance Tools for easy deployment, management, and replacement Network security based on open... | |
| Get six times the performance of 802.11a/g networks for reliable connections to Wi-Fi voice, streaming video, and business applications. Cisco Aironet 1140 Series indoor access points have a sleek design... | |
| The award-winning Cisco 1800 Series integrated services routers, ideal for small to medium-sized businesses and small enterprise branch offices, enable businesses to reduce costs by deploying a single, resilient system... | |
| The award-winning Cisco 2800 Series routers, ideal for small to medium-sized businesses and enterprise branch offices, are designed for wire-speed delivery of highly secure concurrent services and can accommodate multiple... | |
| The Cisco 2500 Series Connected Grid Switch is a rugged switch optimized for use in transmission and distribution (T&D) power substations. The Cisco 2520 Connected Grid Switch (CGS 2520) is... | |
| The Cisco Catalyst 6500 Virtual Switching System (VSS) 1440 takes the flagship Catalyst 6500 platform to the next level with network system virtualization. Creating a VSS 1440 The key enabler... | |
| The Cisco Industrial Ethernet 3010 Series Switches (IE 3010) is a family of compact 1-rack unit (RU) rack-mount, fixed configuration switches. These products offer Industrial Ethernet applications with ease-to-use, innovative... | |
| The Cisco ME 4600 Series Multiservice Optical Access Platforms comprise reliable, modular, optical line termination (OLT) and flexible optical network terminal/unit (ONT/ONU) devices. Cisco ME 4600 Series supports point-to-point or... | |
| With the most advanced features in its class, the Aironet 2600 Series sets a new standard for enterprise wireless technology by offering great performance, functionality, and reliability at a competitive... |