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Cisco ESW 500 Series Switches
Cisco Small Business Pro
Product Overview
Q.
What are Cisco ESW 500 Series Switches?
A.
®
The Cisco
ESW 500 Series, part of the Cisco Small Business Pro Series, is a group of
managed Ethernet switches that provide wire-speed Fast and Gigabit Ethernet connectivity,
integrated security, quality of service (QoS), and Power over Ethernet (PoE) and are designed
and priced for small businesses. The ESW 500 Series switches quickly and simply integrate
with other Small Business Pro products, including the Cisco Smart Business Communications
System (SBCS), to provide a single high-performance, highly secure platform that supports the
voice, video, data, and wireless needs of any small business. The Cisco ESW 500 Series
consists of seven models (Table 1).
Cisco ESW 500 Series Switches
Table 1.
Product Name
Cisco ESW 520-24 10/100 Switch
Cisco ESW 520-24P 10/100 Switch
Cisco ESW 520-48 10/100 Switch
Cisco ESW 520-48P 10/100 Switch
Cisco ESW 540-24 10/100/1000 Switch
Cisco ESW 540-24P 10/100/1000 Switch
Cisco ESW 540-48 10/100/1000 Switch
* Each combo port has one 10/100/1000 Ethernet port and 1 SFP-based Gigabit Ethernet port, 1 port active at a
time.
Q.
What are the key benefits of the Cisco ESW 500 Series switches?
A.
The switches provide the following features and benefits:
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Easy integration with other Small Business Pro products and the Cisco Smart
Business Communications System (SBCS): Designed to integrate with other Cisco Small
Business Pro products and SBCS to provide a complete data, voice, video, and wireless
networking solution. Enables partners and customers to address network needs with a
system approach that makes it much easier to upgrade and add new capabilities to the
network.
Two options for simplified configuration and management: Choice of two simple
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graphical user interfaces (GUIs) for easier configuration, management, and troubleshooting.
Includes an embedded web-based Configuration Utility device manager designed
specifically for setting up the ESW 500 switch, and can also be configured with Cisco
Configuration Assistant (CCA) version 2.0 or later for system deployments.
Part Number
Description
ESW-520-24-K9
24 Ethernet 10/100 ports and 4 expansion ports:
2 copper and 2 combo* SFP slots
ESW-520-24P-K9
24 Ethernet 10/100 PoE-enabled ports and 4 expansion
ports: 2 copper and 2 combo* SFP slots
ESW-520-48-K9
48 Ethernet 10/100 ports and 4 expansion ports:
2 copper and 2 SFP slots
ESW-520-48P-K9
48 Ethernet 10/100 PoE-enabled ports and 4 expansion
ports: 2 copper and 2 SFP slots
ESW-540-24-K9
24 Ethernet 10/100/1000 ports and 4 expansion ports:
4 combo* SFP slots
ESW-540-24P-K9
24 Ethernet 10/100/1000 PoE-enabled ports and
4 expansion ports: 4 combo* SFP slots
ESW-540-48-K9
48 Ethernet 10/100/1000 ports and 4 expansion ports:
4 combo* SFP slots
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Summary of Contents for Cisco ESW-520-24
- Page 1 ® The Cisco ESW 500 Series, part of the Cisco Small Business Pro Series, is a group of managed Ethernet switches that provide wire-speed Fast and Gigabit Ethernet connectivity, integrated security, quality of service (QoS), and Power over Ethernet (PoE) and are designed and priced for small businesses.
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Page 2: Product Positioning
(where available), free software bug fixes, complementary end- user phone support for 90 days and Click-to-Chat technical support for 1-year. What are the advantages of the Cisco ESW 500 Series compared to the Cisco Small Business Series (formerly Linksys Business Series) managed switches? - Page 3 What is the difference between the Cisco ESW 500 Series and the Cisco Catalyst Express 520 Series Switches? Both the Cisco Catalyst Express 520 Series and the Cisco ESW 500 Series are designed to easily integrate and operate with the Cisco Smart Business Communications System (SBCS) and include support for CCA, Cisco Smartports, and Cisco Discovery Protocol.
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Page 4: Technical Features
This consistency ensures that all Cisco Catalyst switches can be managed using common management tools regardless of their size, and offers network-level management and configuration. In contrast, the Cisco ESW 500 Series switches do not use CLI and can only be configured using the Switch Configuration Utility device manager or Cisco Configuration Assistant (CCA). - Page 5 A PoE device in this case could be a wireless access point, IP phone, video surveillance camera or other network attached device. To find out the power requirement for Cisco Small Business Pro Series products that use PoE, refer to ESW resources center at http://www.cisco.com/go/eswhelp...
- Page 6 MGBT1 Management *Full support for the ESW 500 Series Switches will be included in Cisco Configuration Assistant version 2.0, available in Q2CY09. CCA version 1.9, available now, can launch the embedded Switch Configuration Utility (Device Manager) from the topology map as shown below.
- Page 7 Figure 1. © 2009 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. This document is Cisco Public Information. Cisco ESW 500 Series Configuration Utility Do the Cisco ESW 500 Series Switches have a command-line interface (CLI)? No, these switches cannot be managed through a CLI.
- Page 8 No, the internal operating system is VxWorks. Are software updates available for the Cisco ESW 500 Series? Yes, Cisco offers ongoing software fixes for the ESW 500 Series at no additional cost as part of the product warranty. How do I get software updates for my Cisco ESW 500 Series Switch? Customers that own a software license for any ESW 500 Series switch may obtain a software update at the Cisco.com website:...
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Page 9: Warranty And Service
(live on June 4, 2009). What support is available for the Cisco ESW 500 Series? Cisco ESW 500 Series is supported by the Cisco Small Business Support Center. The Small Business Support Center is staffed with experienced technicians, trained in the needs of small business customers and VAR partners. - Page 10 Q&A Printed in USA C67-530618-00 04/09 © 2009 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. This document is Cisco Public Information. Page 10 of 10...