Cisco Meraki MS125-24
Cloud Managed Switching for the Small Branch and Office

Overview:

Cloud-Managed Compact Switches

Cisco Meraki MS125 switches provide Layer 3 access switching ideal for branch and campus deployments. The MS125 series features a variety of power options designed to meet the diverse needs of large enterprise networks.

Cisco Meraki switches are built from the ground up for cloud management without compromising any of the power and flexibility traditionally found in enterprise-class switches.

All Cisco Meraki switches are managed through an elegant, intuitive cloud interface, rather than a cryptic command line. To bring up a Meraki switch, just plug it in; there’s no need for complicated configuration files or even direct physical access to the switch.

Meraki's centralized management gives administrators deep visibility into the network and how it’s used. See which switches are near capacity across hundreds of sites. Find all configuration changes made by a certain person with instant search.

Industry-Leading Cloud Management

Cloud management has a number of benefits that make it easier to build networks large and small:

• True zero-touch device provisioning
• Virtual Stacking: manage up to thousands of ports from a single pane of glass
• Application-layer visibility with automatic operating system, client, and hostname fingerprinting
• Powerful live tools such as packet capture and cable test to isolate and troubleshoot network issues
• Alerts to indicate power loss, downtime, excessive Layer 1 issues, and configuration changes
• Role-based administration and automatic, scheduled firmware upgrades over the web
• Regular feature updates and enhancements delivered on demand from the Meraki cloud

MS125-24 Highlights

Features:

Meraki switches include all of the traditional Ethernet features found in modern enterprise access switches, including:

Campus Access

• Physical stacking with support for up to 8 stack members for built-in redundancy and performance
• 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
• Port Mirroring to monitor network traffic
• IGMP Snooping to optimize network performance for multicast applications
• Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) for high-capacity trunking, with Multichassis (MLAG) support on stacked switches

Network Security

• IEEE 802.1X, MAB, and Hybrid authentication support for wired access control with RADIUS server monitoring
• Port security and MAC whitelisting
• Change of Authorization (CoA) and RADIUS accounting support
• DHCP snooping to prevent users from adding unauthorized DHCP servers on the network
• Rapid spanning tree, BPDU guard, root 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 lets administators manage up to thousands of ports in a single interface without having to physically connect stack members
• 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 qualityof-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 VoIP telephones, IP security cameras, wireless access points (APs), and other IP devices. In addition, 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 Cisco UPoE is also available. The Meraki MC products work flawlessly with Meraki switches, and create a unique and powerful experience to installing, supporting and troubleshooting VoIP technology

Application Layer Visibility

Meraki is the only switch to include integrated Layer 7 fingerprinting. Identify hundreds of applications from business apps to BitTorrent and YouTube. User fingerprinting with Google-like search allows administrators to easily identify and control individual users, PCs, iMacs, iPads, Androids, and other devices. This unprecedented visibility allows optimizing of network resources and maintaining optimal network performance.

Unified Software Architecture

Meraki switches run the same Meraki operating system used by all of Meraki's products. The use of a common operating system allows Meraki to deliver a consistent experience across all product lines. When connected, MS250 switches automatically connect to the Meraki cloud, download configuration, and join the appropriate network. If new firmware is required, this is retireved by the switch and updated automatically. This ensures the network is kept up-todate with bug fixes, security updates, and new features.

Technical Specifications:

	MS125-24	MS125-24P
Interface	24 × 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet (RJ45) 4 × 10G SFP+ ports for uplinks Auto-negotiation and crossover detection
Management	Managed via the Web with the Meraki cloud management platform Integrated with Meraki wireless and complete portfolio of IT products and solutions Zero-touch remote provisioning (no staging needed) Detailed historical per-port and per-client usage statistics Operating system, device, and hostname fingerprinting SNMP and SYSLOG support for integration with other network management solutions Automatic firmware upgrades with scheduling control
Remote diagnostics	Email, SMS, and Mobile push notification alerts Ping, traceroute, cable testing, and link failure detection with alerting Remote packet capture Dynamic and interactive network discovery and topology Combined event and configuration change logs with instant search
Stacking	Virtual Stacking supports thousands of switch ports in a single logical stack for unified management, monitoring, and configuration
Ethernet switching capabilities	802.1p Quality of Service, 8 queues (w/ 6 configurable for DSCP-to-CoS mapping) 802.1Q VLAN and trunking support for up to 4,094 VLANs 802.1w, 802.1D Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP, STP) STP Enhancements: BPDU guard, Root guard, Loop guard, UDLD 802.1ab Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) and Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) 802.3ad Link aggregation with up to 8 ports per aggregate, Multichassis aggregates supported on stacked switches Port mirroring IGMP snooping for multicast filtering MAC forwarding entries: 16K
Security	Integrated multi-factor authentication for cloud management platform Role-based access control (RBAC) with granular device and configuration control Corporate-wide password policy enforcement IEEE 802.1X RADIUS and MAB, hybrid authentication, and RADIUS server testing Single-Host/Multi-Domain/Multi-Host/Multi Authentication Port security: Sticky MAC, MAC whitelisting DHCP snooping, detection and blocking IPv4 and IPv6 ACLs
Performance	Switching capacity: 128 Gbps Forwarding rate: 95.23 mpps Jumbo frame support (9578 byte Ethernet frame) Flow control
Layer 3	DHCP Relay
Power	Power input: 100-240V~, 50-60Hz 10.3-25.6 W max, fanless	Power input: 100-240V~, 50-60Hz 25-426.1 W
Mounting	1U Rack-mountable with included rack mount hardware 2-post front mounting options available
Environment	Operating temperature: 0°C to 45°C 0°C - 40°C at sea level 0°C - 35°C at 10,000 feet for MS125-48 when using MA-SFP-10GB-ER Humidity: 5 to 95% RH
Regulatory	CSA-US (US, Canada) FCC (USA) IC (Canada) CE (Europe) RCM (Australia/New Zealand) RoHS
Warranty	Full lifetime hardware warranty with next-day advanced replacement included
MTBF at 25°C	1,957,381	294,713
Physical dimensions (H×W×D)	1.73” × 17.32” × 9.84” (4.40 × 44 × 25cm)	1.73” × 17.32” × 9.84” (4.40 × 44 × 25cm)
Physical Weight	8.15 lb (3.70 kg)	9.25 lb (4.20 kg)

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