Cisco Catalyst Express 520-8PC, Catalyst Express 520 Series Product Support Bulletin
Product Bulletin
Cisco IOS Software Release 12.2(35)EX for Cisco Catalyst
Express 520 Series
PB409484
Cisco® is pleased to announce Cisco IOS® Software for the new Cisco Catalyst® Express 520
Series switches. The new Cisco Catalyst Express 520 Series switch is a fixed-configuration,
managed Ethernet switch that provides eight ports of 10/100 Power over Ethernet (PoE). The
Cisco Catalyst Express 520 Series switch is designed for ease of deployment and ships with a
predefined software configuration to work immediately with the Cisco Unified Communications 500
Series for Small Business. The Cisco Catalyst Express 520 Series switch can also be managed
and configured using the Cisco Configuration Assistant.
This new Layer 2-managed Fast Ethernet PoE switch offers non-blocking, wire-speed
performance, and provides a secure network foundation optimized for data, wireless, and voiceover-IP (VoIP) communications. (See Table 1.)
Table 1. Product Descriptions
Product Name (Part Number) Description
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Cisco Catalyst Express 520-8PC
(WS-CE520-8PC-K9)
Eight 10/100 PoE ports for desktop, wireless, IP telephony, or closed-circuit TV
camera connectivity
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One 10/100/1000BASE-T or Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) ports for
uplink connectivity
This product bulletin provides content and delivery information about Cisco IOS Software release
12.2(35)EX, which is the first Cisco IOS Software release that provides support for the Cisco
Catalyst Express 520 Series switches. Cisco IOS Software Release 12.2(35)EX is an Early
Deployment release, based on Cisco IOS Software Release 12.2(35)EXX.
Features in Cisco IOS Software Release 12.2(35)Ex
The Cisco Catalyst Express 520 Series switches are manageable through the GUI Device
Manager or Cisco Configuration Assistant. Table 2 lists the features supported in Cisco IOS
Software Release 12.2(35)EX, and Table 3 lists product specifications.
Table 2. Key Features
Feature Description
Smartports (Preset Cisco Recommended Network Enhancements, Quality of Service [QoS], and Security)
Desktop The port is configured for optimal desktop performance.
IP Phone and Desktop Voice traffic is prioritized to help ensure clear voice conversation.
Router The port is configured for optimal connection to a router or firewall for WAN connectivity.
Switch The port is configured as an uplink port to a backbone switch for fast convergence.
Access Point The port is configured for optimal connection to a wireless access point.
Server Servers can be prioritized as trusted, critical, business, or standard.
Printer The port is optimized so that printer traffic does not affect mission-critical and voice traffic.
Guest Guests are allowed access to the Internet, but not to the company network.
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Diagnostic Customers can connect diagnostics devices to monitor traffic on other switches
Other Customers can configure the VLAN.
Security
Levels Three security levels: low, medium, and high (configurable through Cisco Configuration
Multicast High-bandwidth video traffic is optimized so that it does not impact other applications on the
(configurable through Cisco Network Assistant only).
Assistant only)
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Low-For business environments where there is limited guest access
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Medium-For business environments where security is important; only authorized devices
are allowed on the company network
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High-For business environments where security is critical; only authorized devices and
authenticated users are allowed on the company network
network.
Table 3. Product Specifications
Standard Specification
Standards Supported
Management
(For Monitoring Only)
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IEEE 802.1d Spanning Tree Protocol
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IEEE 802.1p Class of service (CoS) classification
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IEEE 802.1q VLAN
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IEEE 802.1w Rapid Convergence Spanning Tree Protocol
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IEEE 802.1x Port Access Authentication
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IEEE 802.3ad Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP)
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IEEE 802.3af Power over Ethernet
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IEEE 802.3x full duplex on 10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, and 1000BASE-T ports
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IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T
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IEEE 802.3u 100BASE-T
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IEEE 802.3ab 1000BASE-T
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IEEE 802.3z 1000BASE-X
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IGMP (v1, v2, and v3) snooping
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Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
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SNMPv3 (read-only)
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BRIDGE-MIB
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ENTITY-MIB
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ETHERNET-MIB
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IF-MIB
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RFC1213-MIB (MIB II)
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RMON-MIB (statistics, history, alarms, and events groups only)
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CISCO-PRODUCTS-MIB
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CISCO-SYSLOG-MIB
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CISCO-ENVMON-MIB
Additional Resources
Software Download-Software Available May 2007
To download the Cisco Catalyst Express 520 Series Software, please click on Launch the IOS
Upgrade Planner at:
Cisco Catalyst Express 520 Series product information is available at:
http://www.cisco.com/go/catalystexpress520
Cisco Catalyst Express 520 Series Release Notes are at:
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/lan/catex520/index.htm
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