Cisco 2960-X Series 24-Port Gigabit Power over Ethernet Switch

Description

The WS-C2960X-24PS-L is a Catalyst 2960-X Series fixed-configuration switch. It offers 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet connectivity with enhanced local area network (LAN) and Power over Ethernet services for midsize and branch office networks.

This donation includes

Cisco Catalyst 2960-X Series switch (WS-C2960X-24PS-L)
Product documentation
AC power cord
Rack-mount brackets and screws

Benefits for Organizations

If you have networking experience, you can use this switch to extend an existing network, bringing wired connectivity to more employees and supporting new wireless deployments.

Major Capabilities

LAN Base IOS software: The switch's software includes a rich Layer 2+ suite of intelligent services, including:

Advanced quality of service (QoS)
Granular rate limiting
Access control lists (ACLs)
IPv6 management
Multicast services

Power over Ethernet (PoE): You can use the switch to provide electrical power over Ethernet cables to PoE-enabled devices, reducing costs for electrical cabling and circuits.
Multiple management options: You can manage the switch with either the embedded GUI device manager or the Windows-based Cisco Network Assistant (available at no cost from the Cisco website).
Security: The switch offers a range of authentication methods, data encryption technologies, and Network Admission Control (NAC) based on users, ports, and MAC addresses. Cisco TrustSec prevents unauthorized access and helps ensure that users get only their designated privileges.
Energy-saving tools: Cisco's EnergyWise technology allows you to measure and manage the power consumption of network devices for additional cost and resource savings.
Cisco FlexStacking support: You can use Cisco FlexStacking to manage multiple physical switches as a single unit. Cisco FlexStacking requires the Cisco 2960-X Series FlexStack-Plus Stacking Module and Cable.

Product Specifications

Each device meets the following specifications.

Integrated network ports:: 24 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet
Available PoE power:: 370 W
Maximum PoE ports:: 24 ports up to 15.4 W
Maximum PoE+ ports:: 12 ports up to 30 W
USB ports:: 1 Type A and 1 mini-Type B
Uplinks:: 4 small form-factor pluggable (SFP)
Cisco IOS software:: LAN Base
Flash memory:: 128 MB
DRAM:: 512 MB
Maximum active VLANs:: 1023
Forwarding bandwidth:: 108 Gbps

More information about this product and a comparison of Cisco 2960 Series switches are available on the Cisco website.

Support

Cisco will provide five years of hardware and software service and support ("SMARTnet") for this product.

Obtaining Your Product

TechSoup might request additional information to verify that your organization matches the Cisco philanthropy guidelines. When TechSoup approves your request, you will receive a confirmation email from TechSoup. Cisco will deliver your product within eight weeks. For details, see The Cisco Donation Program page.

System Requirements

AC input voltage/frequency:

100 to 240 V
5.0 to 2.0 A
50 to 60 Hz

Environmental constraints:

Operating temperature: 23 to 113°F (-5 to 45°C)
Storage temperature: -13 to 158°F (-25 to 70°C)
Operating/storage relative humidity: 10 to 95 percent (noncondensing)
Operating altitude: 0 to 10,000 feet (3,000 meters)
Storage altitude: Up to 13,000 feet (4,000 meters)

Rules, Eligibility and Restrictions

Quantity: Organizations may place one request for a total of up to $4,000 in administrative fees per fiscal year (July 1 to June 30). TechSoup will cancel requests that exceed this limit.
Budget: Organizations with annual operating budgets of $20 million or less are eligible to apply for products in this program.
Nonprofits only:

Products in this program are available only to qualifying nonprofits with 501(c)(3) designation. Branches that share an EIN with the main organization may not place separate requests.
Organizations that have requested Meraki products through TechSoup in the last three months are not eligible to request Cisco products.
Organizations that request Cisco products will not be eligible to request Meraki products through TechSoup during the following three months.
All Cisco requests are subject to a secondary eligibility review to verify that the organization meets Cisco's philanthropy guidelines. In particular, an organization must be able to show that its focus is on serving economically disadvantaged people. If an organization does not meet these guidelines, Cisco reserves the right to deny a donation request at any time. TechSoup will not process payments for denied requests and will return submitted checks to the organization.

Organization types:

Eligible: The following organization types are eligible to apply for products in this program. Direct-service organizations that primarily serve economically disadvantaged people are eligible to receive Cisco donations. Please make sure that your organization's primary mission and services correspond to one of the following organization types.

Organizations that supply money, goods, or services to the poor
Job training, counseling, or assistance organizations
Organizations that provide rehabilitation to convicts, ex-convicts, alcoholics, drug abusers, or compulsive gamblers
Educational services and remedial reading and encouragement organizations
Low- to moderate-income housing assistance organizations
Organizations that provide aid to persons with disabilities
Certain community service organizations that mainly serve the poor
Organizations that provide care and housing of children, work to prevent cruelty to children, and combat juvenile delinquency
Organizations that provide youth development programs, except those that focus on business or government
Community health planning organizations
Patient and family support organizations

Ineligible: The following organization types are not eligible to receive donations through this program.

Affiliates of a national organization, including the YMCA, Goodwill Industries, and the American Red Cross, that has more than 20 locations, even if those affiliates are considered separate entities and are not funded by the national organization
Religious organizations without a secular community designation. To have a secular designation, an organization must provide services to people regardless of their religious beliefs and must not propagate a belief in a specific faith. It must also have a tax ID (EIN) separate from that of the church or religious organization.
Foundations, lending organizations, grantmaking organizations, or organizations that provide scholarships or other funding to individuals and other organizations
Sports, athletic, recreational, and social activity organizations
Youth service organizations, except those that provide basic human needs
Camps
Non-direct service organizations or referral services
Schools, colleges, and related organizations
Cultural and historical organizations
Organizations that provide care and housing for the aged, even if previously eligible
Publishing, radio and television, film production, discussion, non-scientific study and research, and information giving and opinion organizations
Hospitals, fire departments, nursing homes, and ambulatory services
Health clinics, rural medical facilities, hospices, blood banks
Mental health care organizations
Day care centers or child care activities
Organizations that offer Cisco Networking Academy training programs (even if they were previously accepted for Cisco grants) or those that teach the Networking Academy curriculum as a single or separate component of their overall mission or services
Conservation, environmental, and beautification activity organizations
Research organizations
Business and professional organizations
Farming and related activity organizations
Litigation and legal aid organizations
Legislative and political activity organizations
Civil rights organizations
Credit counseling services or financial education
Advocacy organizations, including Planned Parenthood organizations
Libraries and museums

Existing customers: Organizations that have purchased Cisco products within the last three months or that plan to purchase Cisco products in the next three months are not eligible for products in this program. This applies to purchases made directly from Cisco or through resellers or retail channels.
Substitutions: Cisco may substitute functionally equivalent products in a request.
Territories: Organizations in U.S. territories may not request products in this program.
Terms of service: Organizations that request Cisco products must agree to any applicable terms of service.
Cisco products only: Cisco requests may not include non-Cisco products. Organizations must request products from other programs separately so they are not subject to the Cisco processing delay.
Anti-discrimination policy: Organizations that advocate, support, or practice discrimination based on age, ethnicity, gender, national origin, disability, race, size, religion, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic background are not eligible to participate in this program. Organizations must be willing and able to attest that they do not discriminate on any of these grounds in order to receive products in this program.
Case study: Recipient organizations must be willing and able to provide information to Cisco for the purposes of creating a case study or testimonial on this program.
Product distribution:

Products will be distributed under this program to qualifying organizations only, not to individuals.
Recipient organizations may not transfer or resell Cisco products.

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