Build a reliable, easy-to-use business network at an affordable price
From connectivity to cloud applications, networking plays a crucial role in every business journey. Reliability,
security, and affordability continue to be top of mind while ongoing management and operations add additional
complexity that take time and resources.
Cisco Business is a portfolio of affordable wireless access points, switches and routers designed and built for
Small Business. Managed through Cisco Business mobile app or dashboard, the portfolio provides a simple and
reliable experience.
Figure 1.
Cisco Business Dashboard and Cisco Business mobile app
Cisco Business 250 series smart switches
The Cisco Business 250 Series is the next generation of affordable smart switches that combine powerful
performance and reliability with a complete suite of the features you need for a solid business network. These
switches provide flexible management options, comprehensive security capabilities and Layer 3 static routing
features far beyond those of an unmanaged or consumer-grade switch, at a lower cost than for fully managed
switches. When you need a reliable solution to share online resources and connect computers, phones, and
wireless access points, Cisco Business 250 Series Smart Switches provide the ideal solution at an affordable
pricing point.
Whether you need basic, high-speed connectivity for your computers and servers or a comprehensive voice,
data, and wireless technology solution, Cisco Business 250 Series switches can meet your business needs.
Possible deployment scenarios include:
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High-speed desktop connectivity: Cisco Business 250 Series switches can quickly and securely
connect employees working in small offices with one another and with all of the printers, servers, and
other networking devices. High performance and reliable connectivity help speed up file transfers and
data processing, improve network uptime, and keep your employees productive.
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Flexible wireless connectivity: Cisco Business 250 Series switches work with Cisco and third-party
wireless solutions to extend the reach of your network. With security features, Power over Ethernet Plus
(PoE+), Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN), and QoS, these switches are the perfect foundation to add
enterprise-grade wireless solutions to a network. The capability of up to 30W of power per port provided
through the Ethernet cable means you can easily deploy Cisco Business Wireless access points to
maximize workforce productivity.
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Unified communications: The Cisco Business 250 Series provides QoS features to enable you to
prioritize delay-sensitive traffic in your network and let you converge all of your communications
solutions such as IP telephony and video surveillance onto a single Ethernet network. Cisco offers a
complete portfolio of IP telephony and other unified communications products designed for small
businesses, and Cisco 250 Series switches have been rigorously tested to help ensure easy integration
and full compatibility with these and other vendor products.
Features and benefits
Cisco Business 250 Series Smart Switches provide all of the features you need to create a basic enterpriseclass network at an affordable price. These features include:
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Easy configuration and management: Cisco Business 250 Series switches are designed to be easy to
deploy and use by small businesses or the partners that serve them:
◦ Cisco Business Dashboard is designed to manage Cisco Business switches, routers, and wireless
access points. It lets you easily customize the interface and widgets to proactively manage your
network. Cisco Business 250 Series switches support embedded probe for Cisco Business
Dashboard, eliminating the need to set up a separate hardware or virtual machine on site. For more
information, visit https://www.cisco.com/go/cbd.
◦ The Cisco Network Plug and Play solution provides a simple, secure, unified, and integrated offering
to ease new device rollouts or for provisioning updates to an existing network. The solution provides a
unified approach to provision Cisco routers, switches, and wireless devices with a near-zero-touch
deployment experience.
◦ The redesigned modern web user interfaces reduce the time required to deploy, troubleshoot, and
manage the network. Configuration wizards simplify the most common configuration tasks and
provide the ultimate tool for anyone to set up and manage the network.
Reliability and performance: Cisco Business 250 Series switches have been tested to deliver the high
performance and reliability you would expect from a Cisco switch and help you prevent costly downtime.
The switches speed file transfer times, improve slow and sluggish networks, keep your vital business
applications available, and help your employees respond more quickly to customers and each other.
With a network based on Cisco Business 250 Series switches, you can address all of your business
communications and connectivity needs and reduce the total cost of ownership of your technology
infrastructure. Cisco Business 250 Series switches also support 10 Gigabit Ethernet uplinks on select
models, so you can build a high-performance and future-ready network to support your thriving
business.
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Layer 3 static routing: This capability allows you to segment your network into separate workgroups and
communicate across VLANs without degrading application performance. As a result, you can manage
internal routing with your switches and dedicate your router to external traffic and security, helping your
network run more efficiently.
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Power over Ethernet (PoE): Cisco Business 250 Series switches are available with PoE+ on Gigabit
Ethernet models. This capability enables the deployment of IP telephony, wireless, video surveillance,
and other solutions with just a single network cable, thereby eliminating the need for separate power
supplies or cabling. PoE+ provides up to 30W of power per port, ideal for deployments of 802.11ac
wireless access points, Pan-Tilt-Zoom (PTZ) IP cameras, videophones, and thin client devices,
delivering more flexibility and investment protection.
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Network security: Cisco Business 250 Series switches provide the security and network management
features you need to maintain a high level of security for your business, keep unauthorized users off the
network, and protect your business data. The switches include integrated network security to reduce the
risk of a security breach, with IEEE 802.1X port security to control access to your network, Denial-ofService (DoS) attack prevention to increase network uptime during an attack, and extensive Access
Control Lists (ACLs) to protect sensitive portions of the network from unauthorized users and guard
against network attacks.
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Flexible and compact design: The sleek and compact design provide additional deployment flexibility,
including outside wiring closet installation such as retail stores, open plan offices, and classrooms
without disturbing the environment.
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An energy-efficient solution: Cisco Business 250 Series switches are designed to be energy efficient
and eco-friendly without compromising performance. They help conserve energy by optimizing power
use, which helps protect the environment and lowers your energy costs. Power-saving features include:
◦ Support for the Energy Efficient Ethernet (IEEE 802.3az) standard, which reduces energy consumption
by monitoring the amount of traffic on an active link and putting the link into a sleep state during quiet
periods
◦ Automatic power shutoff on ports when a link is down
◦ Fan-less design in most models, which reduces power consumption, increases reliability, and
provides quieter operation
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Peace of mind and investment protection: Cisco Business 250 Series switches offer the reliable
performance, investment protection, and peace of mind you expect from a Cisco switch. Complementary
one-year access to our Small Business Support Center for ongoing support. Limited lifetime warranty
with return to factory replacement keeps your business running smoothly
Fast convergence using 802.1w (Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol [RSTP]), enabled by default
Multiple spanning tree instances using 802.1s (MSTP); 8 instances are supported
Per-VLAN Spanning Tree Plus (PVST+); 126 instances are supported
Rapid PVST+ (RPVST+); 126 instances are supported
Port grouping/link
aggregation
Support for IEEE 802.3ad Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP)
● Up to 4 groups
● Up to 8 ports per group with 16 candidate ports for each (dynamic) 802.3ad Link Aggregation Group
(LAG)
VLAN
Support for up to 255 active VLANs simultaneously
Port-based and 802.1Q tag-based VLANs
Management VLAN
Guest VLAN
Voice VLAN
Voice traffic is automatically assigned to a voice-specific VLAN and treated with appropriate
levels of QoS. Voice Services Discovery Protocol (VSDP) delivers networkwide zero-touch
deployment of voice endpoints and call control devices
Protocols for automatically propagating and configuring VLANs in a bridged domain
IGMP (versions 1, 2, and 3)
snooping
Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) limits bandwidth-intensive multicast traffic to
only the requesters; supports 255 multicast groups (source-specific multicasting is also
supported)
IGMP querier
Used to support a Layer 2 multicast domain of snooping switches in the absence of a
multicast router
HOL blocking
Head-of-Line (HOL) blocking prevention
Loopback detection
Provides protection against loops by transmitting loop protocol packets out of ports on
which loop protection has been enabled. It operates independently of STP.
Layer 3 routing
IPv4 routing
Wire-speed routing of IPv4 packets
Up to 32 static routes and up to 16 IP interfaces
IPv6 routing
Wire-speed routing of IPv6 packets
Layer 3 interface
Configuration of Layer 3 interface on physical port, LAG, VLAN interface, or loopback
interface
Dynamic Host
Configuration Protocol
(DHCP) relay at Layer 3
Relay of DHCP traffic across IP domains
User Datagram Protocol
(UDP) relay
Relay of broadcast information across Layer 3 domains for application discovery or relaying
of Bootstrap Protocol (BootP)/DHCP packets
Security
Secure Sockets Layer
(SSL)
SSL encrypts all HTTPS traffic, allowing secure access to the browser-based management
GUI in the switch
Secure Shell (SSH)
Protocol
SSH is a secure replacement for Telnet traffic. Secure Copy (SCP) also uses SSH. SSH v1
and v2 are supported.
IEEE 802.1X (authenticator
role)
Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) authentication, guest VLAN,
single/multiple host mode, and single/multiple sessions
STP loopback guard
Provides additional protection against Layer 2 forwarding loops (STP loops)
Secure Core Technology
(SCT)
Ensures that the switch will receive and process management and protocol traffic no matter
how much traffic is received
Secure Sensitive Data
(SSD)
A mechanism to manage sensitive data (such as passwords, keys, and so on) securely on
the switch, populating this data to other devices, and secure autoconfig. Access to view the
sensitive data as plain text or encrypted is provided according to the user-configured access
level and the access method of the user
Trustworthy systems
Trustworthy systems provide a highly secure foundation for Cisco products
Run-time defenses (Executable Space Protection [X-Space], Address Space Layout
Randomization [ASLR], Built-In Object Size Checking [BOSC])
Port security
Ability to lock source MAC addresses to ports and limit the number of learned MAC
addresses
RADIUS
Supports RADIUS authentication for management access. Switch functions as a client.
Storm control
Broadcast, multicast, and unknown unicast
DoS prevention
Denial-of-Service (DoS) attack prevention
Multiple user privilege
levels in CLI
Level 1, 7, and 15 privilege levels
Access Control Lists
(ACLs)
Support for up to 512 rules
Drop or rate limit based on source and destination MAC, VLAN ID or IPv4 or IPv6 address,
IPv6 flow label, protocol, port, Differentiated Services Code Point (DSCP)/IP precedence,
TCP/UDP source and destination ports, 802.1p priority, Ethernet type, Internet Control
Message Protocol (ICMP) packets, IGMP packets, TCP flag; ACL can be applied on both
ingress and egress sides
Strict priority and Weighted Round-Robin (WRR) queue assignment based on DSCP and
class of service (802.1p/CoS)
Class of service
Port based; 802.1p VLAN priority based; IPv4/v6 IP precedence/Type of Service
(ToS)/DSCP based; Differentiated Services (DiffServ); classification and re-marking ACLs,
trusted QoS
Rate limiting
Ingress policer; egress shaping and rate control; per VLAN, per port, and flow based
Congestion avoidance
A TCP congestion avoidance algorithm is required to reduce and prevent global TCP loss
synchronization
Standards
Standards
IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T Ethernet, IEEE 802.3u 100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet, IEEE 802.3ab
1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet, IEEE 802.3ad Link Aggregation Control Protocol, IEEE 802.3z
Gigabit Ethernet, IEEE 802.3x Flow Control, IEEE 802.3 ad LACP, IEEE 802.1D (STP), IEEE
RFC 4293: Management Information Base (MIB) IPv6: Textual Conventions and General
Group
RFC 3595: Textual Conventions for IPv6 Flow Label
Management
Cisco Business Dashboard
Support for embedded probe for Cisco Business Dashboard running on the switch.
Eliminates the need to set up a separate hardware or virtual machine for the Cisco Business
Dashboard Probe on site.
Cisco Business mobile app
Mobile app for Cisco Business Switch and Wireless products. Helps to set up a local network
in minutes and provide easy management at your fingertips.
Cisco Network Plug and
Play (PnP) agent
The Cisco Network Plug and Play solution provides a simple, secure, unified, and integrated
offering to ease new branch or campus device rollouts or for provisioning updates to an
existing network. The solution provides a unified approach to provision Cisco routers,
switches, and wireless devices with a near-zero-touch deployment experience.
Supports Cisco PnP Connect
Web user interface
Built-in switch configuration utility for easy browser-based device configuration
(HTTP/HTTPS). Supports configuration, wizards, system dashboard, system maintenance,
and monitoring
Basic and advanced mode for maximum operational efficiency
SNMP
SNMP versions 1, 2c, and 3 with support for traps, and SNMP v3 User-based Security Model
(USM)
Embedded RMON software agent supports 4 RMON groups (history, statistics, alarms, and
events) for enhanced traffic management, monitoring, and analysis
IPv4 and IPv6 dual stack
Coexistence of both protocol stacks to ease migration
Firmware upgrade
Web browser upgrade (HTTP/HTTPS) and TFTP and upgrade over SCP running over SSH
Dual images for resilient firmware upgrades
Port mirroring
Traffic on a port can be mirrored to another port for analysis with a network analyzer or
RMON probe. Up to 4 source ports can be mirrored to one destination port
VLAN mirroring
Traffic from a VLAN can be mirrored to a port for analysis with a network analyzer or RMON
probe. Up to 4 source VLANs can be mirrored to one destination port
DHCP options facilitate tighter control from a central point (DHCP server), to obtain IP
address, autoconfiguration (with configuration and image file download), DHCP Relay, and
host name
Secure Copy (SCP)
Securely transfers files to and from the switch
Autoconfiguration with
SCP file download
Enables mass deployment with protection of sensitive data
Text-editable configs
Config files can be edited with a text editor and downloaded to another switch, facilitating
easier mass deployment
Smartports
Simplified configuration of QoS and security capabilities
Auto Smartports
Automatically applies the intelligence delivered through the Smartports roles to the port
based on the devices discovered over Cisco Discovery Protocol or LLDP-MED. This
facilitates zero-touch deployments.
Text view Command-Line
Interface (CLI)
Scriptable CLI. A full CLI as well as a menu-based CLI is supported. User privilege levels 1,
7, and 15 are supported for the CLI.
Localization
Localization of GUI and documentation into multiple languages
Login banner
Configurable multiple banners for web as well as CLI
Traceroute; single IP management; HTTP/HTTPS; RADIUS; port mirroring; TFTP upgrade;
DHCP client; Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP); cable diagnostics; Ping; syslog; Telnet
client (SSH secure support); automatic time settings from Management Station
Green (power efficiency)
Energy detect
Automatically turns power off on RJ-45 port when detecting link down. Active mode is
resumed without loss of any packets when the switch detects the link is up
Cable length detection
Adjusts the signal strength based on the cable length. Reduces the power consumption for
shorter cables
EEE compliant (802.3az)
Supports IEEE 802.3az on all copper Gigabit Ethernet ports
Disable port LEDs
LEDs can be manually turned off to save on energy
Time-based port operation
Link up or down based on user-defined schedule (when the port is administratively up)
Time-based PoE
PoE power can be on or off based on user-defined schedule to save energy
General
Jumbo frames
Frame sizes up to 9K bytes. The default MTU is 2K bytes
MAC table
8K addresses
Discovery
Bonjour
The switch advertises itself using the Bonjour protocol
Link Layer Discovery
Protocol (LLDP) (802.1ab)
with LLDP-MED extensions
Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) allows the switch to advertise its identification,
configuration, and capabilities to neighboring devices that store the data in a MIB. LLDPMED is an enhancement to LLDP that adds the extensions needed for IP phones
Cisco Discovery Protocol
The switch advertises itself using the Cisco Discovery Protocol. It also learns the connected
device and its characteristics using Cisco Discovery Protocol
Power over Ethernet (PoE)
802.3at PoE+ and 802.3af
PoE delivered over any of
the RJ-45 ports within the
listed power budgets
The following switches support 802.3at PoE+, 802.3af, and Cisco prestandard (legacy) PoE.
Maximum power of 30.0W to any 10/100 or Gigabit Ethernet port, until the PoE budget for
the switch is reached. The total power available for PoE per switch is as follows:
Select compact switch models can work as PoE Powered Device (PD) and be powered by
upstream PoE switches.
When AC power is connected and functioning correctly, it is preferred over PoE power. The
PoE power can function as a backup to the AC power source or be used as the sole power
source for the switch.
● 48 10/100/1000 PoE+ ports with 195W power budget
● 4 Gigabit SFP
● Rack-mountable
CBS250-48P-4G
CBS250-48P-4G-xx
● 48 10/100/1000 PoE+ ports with 370W power budget
● 4 Gigabit SFP
● Rack-mountable
Gigabit Ethernet with 10G Uplinks
CBS250-24T-4X
CBS250-24T-4X-xx
● 24 10/100/1000 ports
● 4 10 Gigabit SFP+
● Rack-mountable
CBS250-24P-4X
CBS250-24P-4X-xx
● 24 10/100/1000 PoE+ ports with 195W power budget
● 4 10 Gigabit SFP+
● Rack-mountable
CBS250-24FP-4X
CBS250-24FP-4X-xx
● 24 10/100/1000 PoE+ ports with 370W power budget
● 4 10 Gigabit SFP+
● Rack-mountable
CBS250-48T-4X
CBS250-48T-4X-xx
● 48 10/100/1000 ports
● 4 10 Gigabit SFP+
● Rack-mountable
CBS250-48P-4X
CBS250-48P-4X-xx
● 48 10/100/1000 PoE+ ports with 370W power budget
● 4 10 Gigabit SFP+
● Rack-mountable
Suffix
Country/region
-NA
USA, Canada, Mexico, Colombia, Chile, and rest of Latin America
-BR
Brazil
-AR
Argentina
Each combo port has one 10/100/1000 copper Ethernet port and one SFP Gigabit Ethernet slot, with one port active at a time.
The -xx in the product order ID number is a country/region specific suffix. For example, the complete PID of CBS250-24T-4G for the
United States is CBS250-24T-4G-NA. Please refer to the following table for the suffix to use for your country/region.
Cisco Business products are only available through distributors and not available to order directly from Cisco. Partners should order these
products from their preferred distributors. End users should order from their preferred partners.
Accessories like power supply and mounting kit are included with the device and not available to order separately as spare parts.
Replacement of malfunctioning accessories can be processed under the warranty with a support case.
Table 3.Country/region suffix for product order ID number
European Economic Area, Switzerland, Turkey, Russia, Ukraine, Israel, United Arab Emirates,
Egypt, South Africa, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Korea
-UK
United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia
-AU
Australia, New Zealand
-CN
China
-IN
India
-JP
Japan
-KR
Korea
-TW
Taiwan
Sustainability Topic
Reference
General
Information on product-material-content laws and
regulations
Materials
Information on electronic waste laws and regulations,
including our products, batteries and packaging
WEEE Compliance
Information on product takeback and reuse program
Cisco Takeback and Reuse Program
Sustainability Inquiries
Contact: csr_inquiries@cisco.com
Material
Product packaging weight and materials
Contact: environment@cisco.com
The products may also be available in countries or regions not listed above. Not all product models are offered in all countries/regions. For
Korea, either the -EU or -KR suffix will be used, depending on product models. Please consult with your local Cisco sales representative or
Cisco partner for more details.
A powerful foundation for the basic business network
As you strive to make your business more competitive and efficient, every dollar counts. Cisco Business 250
Series Smart Switches give you just the right the features, performance, and reliability you need, without
making you pay for advanced features you don’t. With Cisco Business 250 Series switches, you can rest
assured that your business applications and communications tools are resting on a strong technology
foundation, so you can focus on achieving your business goals.
Product sustainability
Information about Cisco’s environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives and performance is provided
in Cisco’s CSR and sustainability reporting.
Table 4.Cisco environmental sustainability information
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