Technical Details
The Cisco Catalyst C9200L-24T-4X-E is a Layer 3 managed 1U rackmount switch with 24 Gigabit (10/100/1000) data ports and four fixed 1/10G SFP+ uplinks, running Cisco IOS XE with the Network Essentials license. It carries no Power over Ethernet, so all 24 access ports are data-only. Its switching capacity is 128 Gbps and its forwarding rate is 95.23 Mpps. It stacks with other Catalyst 9200L switches over Cisco StackWise-80 at 80 Gbps. The switch connects campus and branch access-layer endpoints such as desktops, printers, and wired IoT devices.
Overview
The Cisco Catalyst C9200L-24T-4X-E is a fixed-configuration, 24-port data access switch in the Cisco Catalyst 9200L series.
The Catalyst 9200L series uses fixed uplinks, fixed redundant fans, and Cisco StackWise-80 stacking, and runs Cisco IOS XE on the Cisco UADP 2.0 Mini ASIC. With the Network Essentials license, the C9200L-24T-4X-E supports Layer 2 switching and routed access — static routing, RIP, EIGRP stub, OSPF up to 1,000 routes, Policy-Based Routing, PIM stub multicast, VRRP, 802.1X, and MACsec-128 encryption.
Cisco positions the Catalyst 9200L as the successor to the end-of-sale Catalyst 2960-X and 2960-XR access switches.
Best For
The Cisco C9200L-24T-4X-E suits campus and branch access-layer deployments that connect data-only endpoints — desktops, printers, and wired IoT devices — and need 10G uplinks to an aggregation or core layer. Its four fixed 1/10G SFP+ uplinks and Network Essentials license make it suitable where 10 Gigabit uplinks and the base feature set (Layer 2 plus routed access) are sufficient. It stacks with other Catalyst 9200L switches over StackWise-80 for unified management as the access layer grows.
Not suitable if:
- You need PoE to power wireless access points, IP phones, or IP cameras.
- You need more than 24 access ports.
- You need advanced Layer 3 routing (full OSPF/EIGRP, IS-IS) or segmentation (VRF, SGT).
- You need multigigabit (mGig) access ports above 1 Gbps.
- You need 25G uplinks.
Part Number Decode
- C9200L indicates the fixed-uplink platform within the Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series.
- 24T indicates 24 Gigabit (10/100/1000) data access ports with no Power over Ethernet.
- 4X indicates four fixed 1/10G SFP+ uplinks; each slot accepts a 1G SFP or a 10G SFP+ optic.
- -E indicates the perpetual Network Essentials license.
