The Cisco Catalyst Express 500 Series Switches are a family of fixed-configuration managed Ethernet standalone devices that provide wire-speed Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet connectivity. They enable enhanced LAN services for businesses with up to 250 employees. The Cisco Catalyst Express 500 Series offers incorporated security, quality of service (QoS), and features optimized for integration with Cisco wireless LAN (WLAN), security, and IP telephony solutions.

The Cisco Catalyst Express 500 Series offers Power over Ethernet (PoE), advanced network security, and optimized QoS using Cisco Smartports. Cisco Smartports roles match the appropriate class-of-service and differentiated services code point values to the specific Cisco device connected to the Cisco Catalyst Express switch. This allows for trouble-free deployment of Cisco advanced technologies such as IP telephony and WLAN.

The Cisco Catalyst Express 500 Series also offers central management of Cisco foundation, IP telephony and WLAN solutions. In conjunction with the GUI-based Cisco Network Assistant, the Cisco Catalyst Express 500 Series allows centralized management of a Cisco small and medium-sized business network, including Cisco Catalyst switches, integrated services routers and Cisco IP phones, using a single IP address. Management can be done locally or remotely. Additionally, the Cisco Catalyst Express 500 Series offers a limited lifetime warranty.

Part numbers associated with this product;

WS-CE500-24TT, WS-CE500-24LC, WS-CE500-24PC, WS-CE500G-12TC, RCKMNT-CATEXP