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Cisco SG500-28P

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User ratings:
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4 stars
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3 stars
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2 stars
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Consumer ratings:
3.7 / 5
Editorial reviews:
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2 editorial reviews
Cisco has packed a lot into its Layer 2/3 SG500-28P switch and still kept the price under $1000. {mospagebreak toctitle=Introduction, Inside} {multithumb} At...Read more
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Cons

  • small business switch model numbers tell
  • only allow admins to log in anyway
  • loses connection to some devices (not internet)

Key specs

  • Managed
  • yes
  • yes
  • 28
  • yes
  • 24
  • Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
  • yes

Cisco SG500-28P - Pros & Cons

Cisco SG500-28P

Cons

  • small business switch model numbers tell
  • only allow admins to log in anyway
  • loses connection to some devices (not internet)
  • the 100 series are not configurable
  • usually look at network products costing almost
  • documentation is difficult to parse
  • It may not display this or other websites correctly
  • Firmware should not be outsourced to Elbonia

Cisco SG500-28P - Full Specifications

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General
TypeManaged
Stackableyes
Administeredyes
Connectivity technologyWired
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Dimensions
Width17.32 in
Height1.73 in
Depth10.12 in
Weight8.82 lb
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Communication
Standards followed
  • IEEE 802.1D
  • IEEE 802.1Q
  • IEEE 802.1p
  • IEEE 802.1s
  • IEEE 802.1w
  • IEEE 802.1x
  • IEEE 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3ad
  • IEEE 802.3af
  • IEEE 802.3at
  • IEEE 802.3az
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.3x
  • IEEE 802.3z
LayerLayer 3
Full duplexyes
Switching capacity72.0 GB/s
Flow control supportyes
Number of VLANs4096
Broadcast storm controlyes
Performance/Switching capacity72
Support for Jumboframesyes
VLAN supportyes
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Features
Multicast supportyes
Web-based managementyes
Link aggregationyes
Port mirroringyes
SSH/SSL supportyes
IP routingyes
Loop protectionyes
Max operating temperature104.0 °F
Min operating temperature32.0 °F
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Design
Colour of productBlack
Housing materialMetal
Designed for rack mountingyes
Form factor1U
LED indicators
  • Activity
  • Link
  • PoE
  • Speed
  • System
Reset buttonyes
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Connectivity
Management interfaceWeb/network
Number of ports28
Power over Ethernet (PoE)yes
PoE+yes
PoE+ ports quantity24
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports type
Gigabit Ethernet
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity24
Console portRJ-45
Number of 10/100Mb/1Gb/s ports24
Data link protocols
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • Gigabit Ethernet
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Technical details
Copper ethernet cabling technology
  • 10Base-T
  • 100Base-T
  • 1000Base-T
MAC address table16384
MAC address filteringyes
DHCP features
  • DHCP server
  • DHCP client
Quality of Service (QoS) supportyes
Spanning tree protocolyes
IGMP snoopingyes
Virtual LAN features
  • Private VLAN
  • Tagged VLAN
  • Protocol-based VLAN
  • Port-based VLAN
Total PoE budget180.0 W
Security algorithms
  • 802.1x RADIUS
  • HTTPS
  • SNMP
  • SSH
  • SSL/TLS
Rate limitingyes
Packet buffer memory8.0 mB
Number of queues8
Flash memory32.0 mB
Mean time between failures (MTBF)253175.1 h
Maximum data transfer rate1.0 GB/s
Jumbo frames10000.0 B
Access Control List (ACL)yes
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Power
AC input frequency47.0 Hz
AC input voltage100.0 V
Power consumption (typical)180.0 W
Power connectorDC-in jack
Number of power supply units2
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportno
Power deviceInternal

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