Meraki MS355-24X2

Meraki MS355-24X2 – Multi-Gigabit access switches with 40G uplinks

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.

Product Highlights

• Available models with up to 24 full 10G mGig ports for 802.11ax access points, servers, and workstations
• Multi-gigabit (mGig) ports support 100M/1/2.5/5/10G of bandwidth over copper cabling
• Access switching with up to 48 ports and 740W of UPoE support
• 40G or 10G uplink interfaces on all models
• Dual stacking interfaces with 400 Gbps of bandwidth
• Support for field replaceable, redundant power supplies
• Up to 688 Gbps of switching capacity
• 6 configurable QoS queues for converged voice, video, and data applications
• Integrated mounting brackets for rack mounting
• Lifetime hardware warranty and advanced replacement at no additional cost.

Powerful Access Switching

• High-bandwidth physical stacking with support for up to 8 stack members for built-in redundancy and performance

• Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) for high-capacity trunking, with Multichassis (MLAG) support on stacked switches

• 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 and discovery

• Port Mirroring to monitor network traffic

• IGMP Snooping to optimize network performance for multicast applications

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 protect against rogue DHCP servers on the network

• Dynamic ARP Inspection to prevent man-in-the-middle attacks

• Rapid Spanning Tree, BPDU guard, root guard, loop 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 helps IT admins make configuration changes to hundreds of switch ports in seconds with an 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

• 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 quality-of-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 to VoIP telephones, IP security cameras, wireless access points (APs), and other IP devices. 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 UPoE support is also available.

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.

Beyond the Network Software Architecture

All Meraki products run the same operating system, which allows us to deliver a consistent user experience for network management. When connected, new MS355 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/stacking ports

• 24 × mGig ports
• 2 × 40G or 4 × 10G fiber uplinks
• Stack up to 8 units
• QSFP28 stacking ports
• 400 Gbps of physical stacking

Power/PoE

• All models include 740W
• Up to 60W per port
• Modular power supply/fans

Hardware platform

• Reliable platform with 24/7 Meraki Support
• 1RU rack mountable
• 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 3
• Warm spare redundancy (VRRP)
• OSPF Routing
• MAC forwarding entries, up to 32K
• DHCP Server, DHCP Relay
• 802.1X Authentication
• DHCP Snooping
• STP Enhancements
• IPv4 and IPv6 ACLs