Cisco Catalyst C9300L-24UXG-4X-E 24-Port UPOE Switch, 8x Multigigabit, 4x10G SFP+, Network Essentials

All 24 access ports are Cisco UPOE, delivering up to 60 W per port. With its default PWR-C1-1100WAC-P power supply the switch has an 880 W PoE budget, which rises to 1,230 W with a 350 W secondary supply and to 1,440 W with a 715 W or 1100 W secondary. The 1,440 W figure is the ceiling set by port count and port rating, since 24 ports at 60 W is 1,440 W. The budget, not the port count, is what limits how many ports draw full power, so size the deployment on the actual draw of each access point, phone or camera.

Eight of the 24 access ports are multigigabit, negotiating 10G, 5G, 2.5G, 1G and 100M, and the remaining 16 are Gigabit Ethernet at 1G, 100M and 10M. All 24 deliver Cisco UPOE. This is a mixed port set rather than an all-multigigabit switch, so plan the eight multigigabit ports for Wi-Fi 6 access points or other endpoints that exceed 1G, and leave the Gigabit ports for desktops, printers and cameras. The four uplinks are separate from the 24 access ports.

The four fixed uplink ports are SFP+ slots that run at 10G or 1G, so both 10G SFP+ and 1G SFP transceivers fit; 25G and 40G optics do not, since those speeds belong to other Catalyst 9300 platforms. The uplinks are built into the chassis, so there is no network module to choose on this platform. Specific transceiver compatibility should be verified against the manufacturer's transceiver compatibility matrix at tmgmatrix.cisco.com. Transceivers are sold separately.

Yes. It uses StackWise-320 data stacking at 320 Gbps across up to eight members, with the C9300L-STACK-KIT or C9300L-STACK-KIT2 stacking hardware. A stack mixes Catalyst 9300L and 9300LM models that carry the same license level, so an Essentials switch stacks with other Essentials switches. Fixed-uplink C9300L models cannot stack with the modular C9300 models or with older Catalyst 3850 and 3650 switches. StackPower, the power-sharing technology, is a modular-platform feature and is not available on the C9300L.

The hardware is identical; the suffix is the perpetual license. Network Essentials on the -E covers Layer 2 plus basic routed access: static routing, RIP, OSPF limited to 1,000 routes, EIGRP stub, policy-based routing, PIM stub multicast, private VLANs, VRRP, 802.1X, MACsec-128 and SSO. Network Advantage on the -A adds full OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, IS-IS, HSRP, VRF, VXLAN, LISP, Cisco TrustSec and SGT segmentation. Both switches stack only with switches at the same license level, so mixing tiers in one stack is not supported.

No. The switch runs on its included perpetual base license indefinitely. Under Cisco's ordering model, new switch orders require a term-based Cisco Catalyst or Cisco DNA software subscription; Network Essentials can be paired with either an Essentials or an Advantage subscription, while Network Advantage requires an Advantage subscription. 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.

Network Devices Inc. sells the C9300L-24UXG-4X-E as current, new, factory-sealed stock. Cisco publishes End-of-Sale and End-of-Life status for Catalyst 9300 Series part numbers 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 C9300L-24UXG-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.