Meraki MS120-8

Meraki MS120-8 Compact Switch

Cloud management has a number of 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

Product Highlights

• Gigabit access switching with 8 x 1GbE ports and optional PoE/PoE+

• 2 x 1G SFP uplink interfaces on all models

• Fanless operation

• 20 Gbps non-blocking compact switch

• 67/124 watt PoE budget with PoE+ support and dynamic power allocation for powering access points, phones, cameras, and other PoE-enabled devices

• 6 dedicated QoS queues for converged voice, video, and data applications

• Integrated mounting brackets for wall or desk mounting, with included Kensington security slot

• Lifetime hardware warranty and advanced replacement at no additional cost

Branch & Campus Access

• Quality-of-Service (QoS) to prioritize mission-critical traffic such as voice and video

• Voice VLAN support for simplified VoIP deployments

• CDP/LLDP with detailed neighbor discovery and visibility

• Port Mirroring support for monitoring network traffic at line rate

• IGMP Snooping to optimize network performance for multicast applications

• Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) for high-capacity trunking

Network Security

• IEEE 802.1X, MAB, and Hybrid authentication support for wired access control with RADIUS server monitoring• ACL support (IPv4 & IPv6) and MAC whitelisting

• Single-Host/Multi-Domain/Multi-Host/Multi Authentication

• 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, UDLD 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 helps IT admins make configuration changes to hundreds of switch ports in seconds with our intuitive dashboard interface

• 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

• Staged, automatic, and scheduled firmware upgrades for the complete network

Rapid Deployment & Configuration

With Meraki’s secure cloud architecture, device provisioning and orchestration becomes completely streamlined. Zero-touch configuration coupled with configuration templates let administrators define a switch configuration once and then bind thousands of switches to a profile, reducing overhead and increasing network security.

Application Layer Visibility

Meraki switches include integrated Layer 7 fingerprinting without the need to purchase additional modules or services. Identify hundreds of applications from business apps to BitTorrent and YouTube. User fingerprinting allows administrators to quickly identify individual users by device and tune network resources for optimum performance.Unified Software

Architecture

Meraki switches run the same operating system used by all of our products, which allows us to deliver a consistent user experience for network management.  When connected, new MS120-8 switches automatically reach out to the Meraki cloud and download the most current configuration. Future updates can be user-scheduled, ensuring the network is kept up-to-date with bug fixes, security updates, and new features.

Switch ports

• 8 × 1G ports
• 2 × 1G SFP uplinks

Power/PoE

• Unpowered model
• MS120-8 LP includes 67W PoE/PoE+
• MS120-8 FP includes 124W PoE/PoE+
• Up to 30W per port

Hardware platform

• Small, mountable form factor
• Low noise, fanless
• Voice and video QoS
• Non-blocking switch fabric

Cloud management

• Email alerts for switch management
• Remote troubleshooting tools
• Manage ports from a GUI-based dashboard
• Zero-touch provisioning
• Per-port and per-client usage statistics
• Secure, user-scheduled firmware updates

Switching capabilities

• Layer 2
• DHCP Relay
• 802.1X Authentication
• DHCP Snooping
• STP Enhancements
• IPv4 and IPv6 ACLs