Cisco Catalyst C9200L-24P-4X-E 24-Port PoE+ Switch with 4x10G SFP+ Uplinks, Network Essentials

The Cisco Catalyst C9200L-24P-4X-E supports PoE+ at up to 30 W per port on all 24 Gigabit Ethernet access ports. A single power supply provides a 370 W PoE budget, and a second PWR-C5-600WAC raises it to 740 W, which is enough for all 24 ports to draw the full 30 W at once. The budget, not the port count, is what limits how many devices draw full power simultaneously.

The C9200L-24P-4X-E has four fixed SFP+ uplink ports that operate at 1G or 10G. These SFP+ slots accept 1G SFP and 10G SFP+ optics but do not support 25G SFP28 optics. Specific transceiver compatibility should be verified against the manufacturer's transceiver compatibility matrix at tmgmatrix.cisco.com. Transceivers are sold separately.

The C9200L-24P-4X-E supports Cisco StackWise-80 stacking of up to eight members at 80 Gbps of stack bandwidth, using the C9200L-STACK-KIT stacking adapters and cable, which are ordered separately. It stacks only with other C9200L switches running the same Network Essentials license level, and it does not stack with C9200 modular-uplink switches, C9200CX compact switches, or any other Catalyst series.

The two switches have the same 24 PoE+ access ports, the same PoE budget, the same Network Essentials license, and the same StackWise-80 stacking, and differ in uplinks and throughput. The -4X model has four 1G/10G SFP+ uplinks with 128 Gbps of switching capacity and a 95.23 Mpps forwarding rate. The -4G model has four 1G SFP uplinks with 56 Gbps of switching capacity and a 41.67 Mpps forwarding rate. Choose the -4X when the uplink to the distribution layer needs 10G now or later.

The two switches are identical hardware and differ only in license tier. The -E model ships with perpetual Network Essentials, which covers Layer 2 plus basic routed access such as static routing, RIP, EIGRP stub, OSPF for up to 1,000 routes, PBR, PIM stub multicast, and VRRP. The -A model ships with perpetual Network Advantage, which adds full OSPF, EIGRP, IS-IS, HSRP, VRF, VXLAN, LISP, and SGT segmentation. Neither tier includes BGP on a C9200L, and SD-Access on the fixed-uplink C9200L is limited to one virtual network.

No. The switch runs on its included perpetual base license indefinitely. Under Cisco's ordering model, new switch orders include a term-based Cisco DNA or Cisco Catalyst software subscription of the same tier as the network license; that subscription unlocks Cisco Catalyst Center and cloud-managed features. When the subscription term ends, the switch continues operating on the perpetual base license capabilities after a reload.

Yes. Cisco's 2960-X migration guidance positions the Catalyst 9200L as the successor to the end-of-sale Catalyst 2960-X and 2960-XR access switches. Migrating from a 2960-X or 2960-XR to the C9200L-24P-4X-E moves the access layer to Cisco IOS XE and adds 10G uplinks, StackWise-80 stacking, and PoE+ on all 24 access ports. The C9200L cannot be stacked with 2960-X or 2960-XR switches, so a migration replaces the stack rather than extending it.

Network Devices Inc. sells the C9200L-24P-4X-E as current, new, factory-sealed stock. Cisco publishes End-of-Sale and End-of-Life status for every Catalyst 9200 Series part number on its official End-of-Life and End-of-Sale Notices page for the series, which is the authoritative source for a specific SKU. Buyers standardizing on a platform for a multi-year refresh should confirm the current status there before ordering.

The C9200L-24P-4X-E is sold new and factory-sealed. It is covered by a Network Devices Inc. one-year warranty and a 30-day return policy.