Product Overview
The Catalyst 3850 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.
The Catalyst 3850 switches support stacking through Cisco StackWise-480 technology and power management
through StackPower. The StackWise technology for the Catalyst 3850 switches is called StackWise-480.
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
•
Front Panel, page 5
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Rear Panel, page 23
•
Management Options, page 32
Switch Models
Table 1: Catalyst 3850 Switch Models and Descriptions
Description
Supported
Software
Image
Switch Model
Stackable 24 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports, 1 network module
slot
1
, 350 W power supply
LAN Base
WS-C3850-24T-L
Stackable 48 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports, 1 network module
slot, 350 W power supply
LAN Base
WS-C3850-48T-L
Stackable 24 10/100/1000 PoE+
2
ports, 1 network module
slot, 715 W power supply
LAN Base
WS-C3850-24P-L
Stackable 48 10/100/1000 PoE+ ports, 1 network module
slot, 715 W power supply
LAN Base
WS-C3850-48P-L
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