Cisco Catalyst 9300 48-Port Gigabit PoE+ L3 Stackable Switch, Modular Uplinks, Network Essentials

The Cisco Catalyst 9300 C9300-48P-E is a 1RU stackable enterprise access switch with 48 x 10/100/1000 PoE+ ports (up to 30 W per port), a modular uplink slot and StackWise-480 stacking - built for office access closets with IP phones, Wi-Fi access points and fixed cameras. It ships with a PWR-C1-715WAC-P 715 W AC power supply that gives a 437 W PoE budget, and a second bay for a redundant supply.

The license is Network Essentials (perpetual, embedded): Layer 2 switching plus basic Layer 3 for routed access - static routes, RIP and OSPF. BGP, EIGRP, full multicast and advanced segmentation need Network Advantage. Cisco makes a Cisco DNA / Catalyst software subscription (3, 5 or 7 years) mandatory at the time of purchase, at a tier that matches the network license - Essentials or Advantage. We quote the subscription together with the switch.

• Catalyst 9300 C9300-48P-E with the default PWR-C1-715WAC-P 715 W AC power supply installed (second bay blanked)
• AC power cord and 19-inch rack-mount brackets with screws
• Network module, StackWise and StackPower cables are configuration options - what ships depends on how the unit was ordered; we confirm it with you before you order
• No transceivers and no console cable (optional accessory)

• 437 W with the default 715 W supply powers about 14 devices at a full 30 W or roughly 29 IP phones at 15 W; a second supply raises the budget up to 1440 W (all 48 ports at 30 W).
• Stack up to 8 units over StackWise-480 and manage them as one switch with one IP address; StackPower lets the stack share PSU capacity.
• Fans and power supplies are hot-swappable from the rear, so a failed part is replaced without downtime.

• Uplinks without a network module: the base chassis has one empty modular slot (C9300-NM-4G, -4M, -8X, -2Q or -2Y fit).
• C9300X-NM modules (8Y, 2C, 4C, 8M) do not fit - they are for Catalyst 9300X only.
• Stacking with Catalyst 9200, 9300L or 9300LM is not possible - StackWise-480 stacks only with Catalyst 9300 and 9300X.
• SFP/SFP+/QSFP optics and DAC cables are not included - use Cisco-supported pluggables.
• UPOE or 802.3bt devices that need more than 30 W per port: choose the C9300-48U.
• Multigigabit (2.5G/5G/10G) on the access ports: these are 1 Gbps ports.
• Advanced routing (BGP, EIGRP, IS-IS), full PIM multicast and advanced segmentation: not on Network Essentials - they need a Network Advantage upgrade license.