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Product Overview
The Catalyst 2960-X and 2960-XR family of switches are Ethernet switches to which you can connect devices
such as Cisco IP Phones, Cisco Wireless Access Points, workstations, and other network devices such as
servers, routers, and other switches.
Some models of the switches support stacking through the Cisco FlexStack-Plus technology. Unless otherwise
noted, the term
switch
refers to a standalone switch and to a switch stack.
This chapter contains these topics:
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Switch Models, page 1
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Front Panel, page 3
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Rear Panel, page 15
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Management Options, page 20
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Network Configurations, page 21
Switch Models
Table 1: Catalyst 2960-X Switch Models and Descriptions
Description
Supported
Software
Image
Switch Model
48 10/100/1000 Power over Ethernet Plus (PoE+) ports (PoE
budget of 740 W) and 2 small form-factor pluggable (SFP)+
2
module slots.
LAN Base
Catalyst 2960X-48FPD-L
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48 10/100/1000 PoE+ ports (PoE budget of 370 W) and 2
SFP+ module slots.
LAN Base
Catalyst 2960X-48LPD-L
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24 10/100/1000 PoE+ ports (PoE budget of 370 W) and 2
SFP+ module slots.
LAN Base
Catalyst 2960X-24PD-L
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Catalyst 2960-X and 2960-XR Switch Hardware Installation Guide
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