Cisco C1300-48T-4G Catalyst 1300 Series 48-Port L3 Managed GbE Switch

The Cisco C1300-48T-4G is a reliable and energy-efficient Layer 3 managed switch designed for small to medium-sized businesses seeking robust security, centralized management, and enterprise-level performance. Featuring 48 PoE+ Gigabit Ethernet ports and 4 x 1G SFP uplinks, this switch is built to support IP phones, cameras, and access points in branch office and workgroup settings. With fanless design for silent operation, intuitive dashboard access, and comprehensive Layer 2 and Layer 3 feature support, it simplifies network infrastructure while enhancing connectivity and control.

Key Features:

• PoE+ Access: 48 x 10/100/1000 Mbps PoE+ ports + 4 Gigabit SFP uplink slots
• Uplink Flexibility: 4 x 1G SFP uplink slots for fiber connectivity and backbone extension.Silent Operation: Fanless design for quiet deployments in office environments.
• Layer 3 Routing: Static IPv4/IPv6 routing with inter-VLAN support and DHCP services.
• Security Built-in: 802.1X, DHCP snooping, IP Source Guard, and port security ensure network integrity.
• QoS for Voice & Video: Supports traffic prioritization via 802.1p, CoS, and DSCP tagging.
• Easy Management: Intuitive web UI, CLI, Cisco Business Dashboard, and mobile app access.
• Energy Efficient: Compliant with IEEE 802.3az automatic power shutoff, and fanless design for reduced power consumption.
• Reliable Design: Compact 1U rack-mountable metal chassis with internal power supply.

Business Applications

Whether you need a basic high-performance network to connect employee computers or a solution to deliver data, voice, and video services, the C1300-48T-4G can meet your business needs. Possible deployment scenarios include:

1. Secure office connectivity

• • • The C1300-48T-4G can simply and securely connects employees, servers, printers, and other networking devices securely and efficiently.
    • High-performance Gigabit ports ensure fast file transfers and reliable uptime.
    • Ideal for branch offices needing simple yet robust networking

2. Unified communications

As a managed network solution, the C1300-48T-4G provides the performance and advanced traffic-handling intelligence you need to deliver all communications and data over a single network. Cisco offers a complete portfolio of IP telephony and other unified communications products designed for businesses. The C1300-48T-4G has been rigorously tested to help ensure easy integration and full compatibility with these and other products, providing a complete business solution.

3. Highly secure guest connectivity

The C1300-48T-4G lets you extend highly secure network connectivity to guests in a variety of settings, such as a hotel, an office waiting room, or any other area open to non-employee users. Using powerful but easy-to-configure security and traffic segmentation capabilities, you can isolate your vital business traffic from guest services and keep guests’ network sessions private from each other.

4. Surveillance & Security Systems

• • PoE+ ports (375W budget) power IP cameras and access control systems without separate power sources.
  • Perfect for offices, schools, hotels, and retail environments

5.Wireless Access Point Deployment

• Powers multiple wireless APs, enabling seamless Wi-Fi coverage across business premises.
• Supports scalable expansion with 4 Gigabit SFP uplink ports for backbone connectivity.

6. Digital Transformation & Cloud Integration

• • • Managed via Cisco Business Dashboard and mobile app for intuitive setup and monitoring.
    • Supports VLANs, static routing, and Layer 2/3 features for optimized traffic flow and security

Ease of Management and Deployment

The C1300-48T-4G is designed to be easy to use and manage, including the following features:

• • Cisco Business Dashboard: Offers centralized visibility and control across your network. You can monitor performance, configure devices, and troubleshoot—all from a single pane of glass. The C1300-48T-4G supports an embedded probe as well as direct management, eliminating the need to set up a separate hardware or virtual machine onsite. The device onboarding wizard simplifies the setup and onboarding of new devices to the network.
  • The Cisco Network Plug and Play solution provides a simple, secure, unified, and integrated offering to ease new device rollouts or for provisioning updates to an existing network. The solution provides a unified approach to provisioning Cisco routers, switches, and wireless devices with a near-zero-touch deployment experience.
  • The intuitive user interfaces reduce the time required to deploy, troubleshoot, and manage the network and allow you to support sophisticated capabilities without increasing IT head count.
  • Intuitive Web GUI & CLI: Whether you’re a seasoned network admin or just getting started, the switch provides both graphical and command-line interfaces (CLI) for flexible configuration
  • Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Support: allows you to set up and manage your switches and other Cisco devices remotely from a network management station, improving IT workflow and mass configurations.
  • Bluetooth: The switch supports an external Bluetooth dongle that plugs into the USB port on the switch and allows a Bluetooth-based RF connection with external laptops and tablets Laptops and tablets can access the switch CLI using a Telnet or Secure Shell (SSH) client over Bluetooth. The GUI can be accessed over Bluetooth with a browser.

High Reliability and Resiliency

In a growing business where availability 24 hours a day, 7 days a week is critical, you need to provide business continuity and ensure that employees can always access the data and resources they need. The C1300-48T-4G Switch supports dual images, allowing you to perform software upgrades with minimal network downtime.

Key Reliability & Resiliency Features

• Dual Image Support Enables seamless software upgrades with minimal network downtime, helping maintain service continuity.
• Passive Cooling Design Reduces mechanical failure risk and ensures quiet operation, ideal for office environments.
• Front Panel Hardware Stacking Allows up to 8 switches to be managed as one, simplifying network management and enhancing redundancy.
• Advanced Layer 3 Capabilities Supports routing protocols and traffic segmentation, improving network efficiency and fault tolerance.
• IPv6 and IPv4 Compatibility Ensures future-proofing while maintaining support for legacy systems
• Cisco Business Dashboard Integration Streamlines deployment, monitoring, and lifecycle management with intuitive tools

Strong Security

The C1300-48T-4G provides the advanced security features you need to protect your business data and keep unauthorized users off the network.

• • MAC-Based Port Security: Limits access based on MAC addresses, helping to lock down physical ports. Support for advanced network security applications such as IEEE 802.1X and port security tightly limits access to specific segments of your network. Web-based authentication provides a consistent interface to authenticate all types of host devices and operating systems, without the complexity of deploying 802.1X clients on each endpoint.

• • DHCP Snooping: Advanced defence mechanisms, including dynamic Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) inspection, IP Source Guard, and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) snooping, detect and block deliberate network attacks. Combinations of these protocols are also referred to as IP/MAC/port binding (IPMB).
  • IPv6 First Hop Security: Protects against common IPv6 threats like rogue router advertisements and neighbor discovery attacks. This comprehensive security suite includes Neighbour Discovery (ND) inspection, Router Advertisement (RA) guard, DHCPv6 guard, and neighbour binding integrity check, providing unparalleled protection against a vast range of address spoofing and man-in-the-middle attacks on IPv6 networks.

Power over Ethernet

The C1300-48T-4G features 48PoE+ ports with a 370W PoE budget suitable for powering devices like IP phones, wireless access points, and security cameras over a single Ethernet cable. With no need to install separate power supplies for IP phones or wireless access points, you can take advantage of advanced communication technologies more quickly and at a lower cost. Enabled with a switch type fully managed Layer 3 switch and data rate supports up to 1 Gbps per port.

IPv6 Support

switch does support IPv6, including key security and management features tailored for modern networks. This switch continues to support previous-generation IPv4, allowing you to evolve to the new IPv6 standard at your own pace and helping ensure that your current network will continue to support your business applications in the future.

Advanced Layer 3 Traffic Management

The C1300-48T-4G enables a more advanced set of traffic management capabilities to help growing businesses organise their networks more effectively and efficiently. For example, the switch provides dynamic Layer 3 routing, allowing you to segment your network into workgroups and communicate across VLANs without degrading application performance. With these capabilities, you can boost the efficiency of your network by offloading internal traffic-handling tasks from your router and allowing it to manage primarily external traffic and security.

Compact Design

The sleek and compact design for the C1300-48T-4G provides additional deployment flexibility, including installation outside the wiring closet for sites such as retail stores, open-plan offices, and classrooms without disturbing the environment.

Power Efficiency

The C1300-48T-4G integrates a variety of power-saving features, providing the industry’s most extensive energy-efficient switching portfolio. This switch is designed to conserve energy by optimising power use, which helps protect the environment and reduce your energy costs. They provide an eco-friendly network solution without compromising performance. This switch features:

• Support for the Energy Efficient Ethernet (IEEE 802.3az) standard, which reduces energy consumption by monitoring the amount of traffic on an active link and putting the link into a sleep state during quiet periods.
• Automatic power shutoff on ports when a link is down.
• Embedded intelligence to adjust signal strength based on the length of the connecting cable.
• Fanless design which reduces power consumption, increases reliability, and provides quieter operation.

Peace of Mind and Investment Protection

The C1300-48T-4G offers the reliable performance and peace of mind you expect from a Cisco switch. It has been rigorously tested to help ensure optimal network uptime and provide business continuity. It also includes complimentary one-year access to their Small Business Support Centre for ongoing support and Return-To-Factory (RTF) replacement help keep your business running smoothly.

Standard Warranty: Limited Lifetime