The Cisco Catalyst 2960 LAN Base Series offers:
- PoE configurations up to 48 ports
- Intelligent features at the network edge, such as sophisticated access control lists (ACLs) and enhanced security
- Networked Sustainability: Cisco EnergyWise to measure, report and reduce energy usage across the entire organization
- Dual-purpose uplinks for Gigabit Ethernet uplink flexibility, allowing use of either a copper or a fiber uplink; each dual-purpose uplink port has one 10/100/1000 Ethernet port and one Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP)-based Gigabit Ethernet port, with one port active at a time
- Network control and bandwidth optimization using advanced QoS, granular rate limiting, ACLs, and multicast services
- Network security through a wide range of authentication methods, data encryption technologies, and NAC based on users, ports, and MAC addresses
- Easy network configuration, upgrades, and troubleshooting using Cisco Network Assistant software
- Autoconfiguration for specialized applications using Auto Smartports
- Limited lifetime hardware warranty
- Software updates at no additional charge
