Overview:

MS355-24X Highlights

Cloud-Managed Stackable Multi-Gigabit Switches

The Cisco Meraki MS355 series provides full 10G multi-gigabit (mGig) access switching for demanding enterprise and campus environments.

The switch series features a high mGig port density for 802.11ax wireless access points, servers, and workstations. The family supports 40G or 10G uplinks, physical stacking, up to 60W of port power with UPoE, and field replaceable power supplies/fans.

All Meraki switches are managed through an elegant, intuitive cloud-based interface, rather than cryptic command line. To bring up a Meraki switch, simply plug it in. Meraki switches do not require CLI for switch configuration or port management. Meraki’s centralized management platform gives administrators granular visibility into their network. Our dashboard helps you keep track of every configuration change in your network with our detailed event and change logs.

Industry Leading Cloud Management

Cloud management has many benefits that make it easier to build networks large and small:

• Automatic email alerts from power loss, downtime, excessive Layer 1 errors, or configuration changes
• Powerful remote diagnostic tools such as packet capture to help isolate and troubleshoot network issues
• Role-based administration
• Firmware upgrades and enhancements from the Meraki cloud
• Virtual Stacking enables switch port configuration changes on the dashboard interface without the need to physically stack switches
• Incredible network transparency with application, operating system, client, and hostname visibility
• Zero-touch provisioning for rapid deployment across sites

Features:

Meraki switches include all of the traditional Ethernet features found in modern enterprise access switches, including:

Campus Access

• Physical stacking with support for up to 8 stack members for built-in redundancy and performance
• Static and dynamic routing support with DHCP relay and server capabilities
• Quality-of-Service (QoS) to prioritize mission critical traffic such as voice and video
• Voice VLAN support for simplified VoIP deployments
• CDP, LLDP advertisement and snooping, with detailed neighbor visibility
• Port Mirroring to monitor network traffic
• IGMP Snooping to optimize network performance for multicast applications
• Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) for high-capacity trunking, with Multichassis (MLAG) support on stacked switches

Network Security

• IEEE 802.1X, MAB, and Hybrid authentication support for wired access control with RADIUS server monitoring
• Port security and MAC whitelisting
• Change of Authorization (CoA) and RADIUS accounting support
• DHCP snooping to prevent users from adding unauthorized DHCP servers on the network
• Rapid spanning tree, BPDU guard, root guard, and other safeguards to help prevent misconfigurations and reduce convergence time
• Per port VLAN configuration
• Multiple administrative roles with sophisticated security policy management

Network Troubleshooting & Automation

• Virtual Stacking lets administators manage up to thousands of ports in a single interface without having to physically connect stack members
• Configuration templates for rapid, zero-touch provisioning and auditing of all sites
• Network Topology for automatic and interactive network mapping
• Remote cable testing, packet capture and client discovery
• Automatic and scheduled firmware upgrades for the complete network

Converged Voice, Video and Data Environments

The Meraki switch family is designed to unify data, voice, and video onto a single IP backbone. All Meraki switches support rich qualityof-service (QoS) functionality for prioritizing data, voice, and video traffic. The switches support eight class-of-service (CoS) queues on every port, enabling them to maintain end-to-end traffic prioritization.

PoE models provide power VoIP telephones, IP security cameras, wireless access points (APs), and other IP devices. In addition, using CDP and LLDP, PoE power is intelligently budgeted to maximize the number of PoE clients supported. For the most power-hungry applications, support for Cisco UPoE is also available. The Meraki MC products work flawlessly with Meraki switches, and create a unique and powerful experience to installing, supporting and troubleshooting VoIP technology

Application Layer Visibility

Meraki is the only switch to include integrated Layer 7 fingerprinting. Identify hundreds of applications from business apps to BitTorrent and YouTube. User fingerprinting with Google-like search allows administrators to easily identify and control individual users, PCs, iMacs, iPads, Androids, and other devices. This unprecedented visibility allows optimizing of network resources and maintaining optimal network performance.

Unified Software Architecture

Meraki switches run the same Meraki operating system used by all of Meraki’s products. The use of a common operating system allows Meraki to deliver a consistent experience across all product lines. When connected, MS250 switches automatically connect to the Meraki cloud, download configuration, and join the appropriate network. If new firmware is required, this is retireved by the switch and updated automatically. This ensures the network is kept up-todate with bug fixes, security updates, and new features.

Specifications:

MS355-24X Specifications
Interfaces	8 × 100M/1/2.5/5/10G Ethernet RJ45 16 × 1G Ethernet RJ45 4 × 10G SFP+ 2 × 40G QSFP+ uplinks 2 × 100G QSFP28 stacking ports Auto negotiation and crossover detection
Management	Managed via the Web with the Meraki cloud management platform Integrated with Meraki Wireless and complete portfolio of IT products and solutions Zero-touch remote provisioning (no staging needed) Detailed historical per-port and per-client usage statistics Operating system, device, and hostname fingerprinting SNMP and SYSLOG support for integration with other network management solutions Automatic firmware upgrades with scheduling control
Remote Diagnostics	Email, SMS and Mobile push notification alerts Ping, traceroute, cable testing, and link failure detection with alerting Remote packet capture Dynamic and interactive network discovery and topology Combined event and configuration change logs with instant search
Scalable Stacking	Physical stacking of up to 8 switches with 400 Gbps stacking bandwidth on all models Virtual Stacking supports thousands of switch ports in a single logical stack for unified management, monitoring, and configuration
Ethernet Switching Capabilities	802.1p Quality of Service, 8 queues (w/ 6 configurable for DSCP-to-CoS mapping) 802.1Q VLAN and trunking support for up to 4,094 VLANs 802.1w, 802.1D Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP, STP) STP Enhancements: BPDU guard, Root guard, Loop guard, UDLD Broadcast storm control 802.1ab Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) and Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) 802.3ad Link aggregation with up to 8 ports per aggregate, Multichassis aggregates supported on stacked switches Port mirroring IGMP snooping for multicast filtering MAC forwarding entries: 32K
Security	Integrated multi-factor authentication for Dashboard management Role-based access control (RBAC) with granular device and configuration control Corporate-wide password policy enforcement IEEE 802.1X RADIUS and MAB, hybrid authentication, and RADIUS server testing Single-Host/Multi-Domain/Multi-Host/Multi Authentication Port security: Sticky MAC, MAC whitelisting DHCP snooping, detection and blocking, Dynamic ARP Inspection IPv4 and IPv6 ACLs
Performance	Switching capacity: 352 Gbps Forwarding rate: 262 mpps Jumbo frame support (9600 byte Ethernet frame) Flow control support
Layer 3	Static routing, OSPFv2 Multicast routing Warm spare (VRRP) DHCP Relay, DHCP Server
Power	Power input: 100-240 VAC, 47-63 Hz Power consumption: 110-1793 W max 48V DC 802.3af/802.3at Power-over-Ethernet (PoE/PoE+/UPoE) available on all ports (maximum of 60W per port for UPoE) for powered switches
Mounting	1U rack-mountable with included rack mount hardware 4 post rack mount support
Environment	Operating temperature: 0°C to 45°C Humidity: 5 to 95% non-condensing Variable speed fans
Regulatory	CSA-US (US, Canada) FCC (USA) IC (Canada) CE (Europe) RCM (Australia/New Zealand) RoHS
Physical Specifications (HxWxD)	1.72” × 19.08” × 20.34” (4.37cm × 48.46cm × 51.66cm) 12.30 lb (5.58 kg)
MTBF (at 25°C)	369,317
Warranty	Full lifetime hardware warranty with next-day advanced replacement included