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Cisco Catalyst 3560
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The Cisco Catalyst 3560 Switches are a product line of Ethernet switches manufactured by Cisco, the leading manufacturer of Internetworking solutions and network devices such as workstations, IP phones, servers, routers, and switches. The Cisco brand carries the guaranty of maximum flexibility, security and performance in providing solutions for transporting data, voice and video files across public and private networks.

Catalyst 3560 is ideal for exploiting any kind of LAN setup to launch the latest products and applications such as IP telephones, wireless access points, video surveillance, building management systems, and remote video kiosks. While it has retained standard LAN switching features, its users can now also deploy advanced inter-network services such as QoS, access control lists, IP routing and multi-cast management.

The Cisco Catalyst 3560 Switch comes with the innovative Cisco Cluster Management Suite (CMS) Software, that allows simultaneous configuration and troubleshooting of various Cisco Catalyst desktop switches by using a standard Web browser. The software also provides configuration wizards that simplify the process of converging networks and implementing intelligent network services. Its Power over Ethernet (PoE) feature is among the latest additions to the Cisco Catalyst switch portfolio. It eliminates the need to wall power each PoE-enabled device and does away with the cost for more electrical cabling ordinarily required in wireless LAN and IP phone setup.

You can get more value for your money if you make use of its ability to incorporate Cisco IP phones, and Cisco Aironet wireless LAN access, and other IEEE 802.3af-compliant devices in deployments using such devices.

The product's slight weakness may be with the fact that its console port supports only the Serial RJ-45 type. Hence, connecting modems to the console part of the switch may have some disadvantages.

While brand-new switches are relatively more advantageous in terms of warranty & support, there is also a lot of quality refurbished networking equipment available in the market. For Cisco networking equipment, be on the lookout for Cisco-authorized stores that offer Cisco Authorized Refurbished equipment and networking gear. As long as it is from a Cisco-authorized reseller, it almost offers the same warranty support as new ones.

Following models are available in this series:

Catalyst 3560-48TS
Catalyst 3560-24TS
Catalyst 3560-24PS
Catalyst 3560-48PS
Catalyst 3560G-24TS
Catalyst 3560G-48TS
Catalyst 3560G-24PS
Catalyst 3560G-48PS

Other Cisco Catalyst Switches:
2950 Series, 2955 Series, 2960 Series, 2970 Series, 3560 Series, 3750 Series, 4500 Series, 4900 Series, 6500 Series

 


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