What Is MS420-24

The Cisco Meraki MS420 is the world’s first cloud-managed 10 Gigabit Ethernet aggregation switch bringing the benefits of the cloud: simplified management, reduced complexity, network wide visibility and control, and lower cost for campus deployments.

MS420-24 Highlights

Configurations

MS420-24: 24 Port 10 GbE Aggregation Switch
MS420-48: 48 Port 10 GbE Aggregation Switch

Switch ports/stacking ports

48 × 1G port models
4 × 10G SFP+ uplinks
Stack up to 8 units
160 Gbps of physical stacking

Power/PoE

Unpowered model
MS350-48LP includes 370W
MS350-48FP includes 740W
Up to 30W per port
Modular power supply/fans

Hardware platform

24 × 10 GbE SFP+/SFP
1 × 10/100/1000 RJ45 management port
Non-blocking switch fabric
480 Gbps switching capacity
Compact design (1 RU) for space-constrained environments
Ultra-reliable, includes lifetime warranty

Switching capabilities

802.1p Quality of Service prioritization
802.1Q VLAN tagging for up to 4,095 VLANs
802.1D Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) and 802.1w Rapid Spanning Tree Broadcast storm control

Cloud management

Unified switch management from aggregation to access layers
Visibility and control over thousands of ports
Built-in multi-site management
Zero touch provisioning

Monitoring and diagnostics

Gateway connectivity testing
Real time troubleshooting tools
Email and text message alerts

Layer 3 capabilities

Dynamic routing (OSPFv2)
Static routing
DHCP Relay
DHCP Server
First of a kind UI-based configuration
Easy to configure routed interfaces
Warm spare redundancy (VRRP)
DHCP Failover

MS420-24