Why Upgrade to Cisco Catalyst 1200 or 1300 Series Switches Feature Comparison

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Updated:June 6, 2023

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The Cisco^® Catalyst^® 1200 and 1300 Series switches provide simplicity, flexibility, and security for small and medium-sized businesses. Built with a dual-core CPU at 1.4 GHz and 1 GB of DDR, they offer twice the speed and four times the memory of the previous generation.

Catalyst 1200 and 1300 Series switches offer a wide range of Power over Ethernet (PoE) options, as well as Perpetual PoE, making the installation of IoT devices as easy as plugging in cables.

Cisco trustworthy solutions use industry best practices to help ensure full development lifecycle integrity and end-to-end security. The switches have an Cisco Trust Protection Module (TPM) chip that helps protect the hardware from illegal upgrades, product manipulation, license bypass, device spoofing, and credential theft.

Cisco Catalyst 1200 and 1300 Series switches require no license purchase, and they offer software updates at no additional cost.

Save on energy costs and reduce global energy demand. The Catalyst 1200 and 1300 Series switches reduce power consumption up to 58% from previous generation (CBS, C1000, power saving varies from each model).

The switches have a limited lifetime warranty with next-business-day advance replacement or return-to-factory replacement^* and complimentary 1-year phone and online chat.

^* Next business day replacement is additional service. Return-to-factory replacement is typically 10 days.

Feature	Catalyst 1200/1300	Catalyst 1000	Cisco Business switches	Benefit
Bluetooth support with dongle	Yes	Yes	No	Enables CLI or GUI access via a Bluetooth-based RF connection
Perpetual PoE	Yes	Yes	No	Provides uninterrupted power to connected powered devices when the switch is rebooting
Dying gasp	Catalyst 1300	Yes	No	Monitors the switch in case there is any power loss, reboot, or reset
Trustworthy solution	Yes	Yes	No	ACT2 chip installed on the switch helps protect the hardware from illegal upgrade
Web UI with 100% coverage	Yes	No	Yes	Offers ease of use for lean IT users who are not conversant with CLI
Bonjour for device discovery	Yes	No	Yes	Allows devices to be discovered via Bonjour for third-party applications
Third-party transceiver enabled	Yes	No	Yes	Supports a wide range of third-party SFP modules
Auto-surveillance VLAN (new)	Yes	No	No	Provides the ability to identify an IP camera and assign an automatic quality-of-service priority
Rest APIs	Yes	No	Yes	Allows integration with third-party management tools
Multicore CPU support	Yes	No	No	Dual-core ARM at 1.4 GHz for higher performance
Radius Change of Authorization (CoA)	Catalyst 1300	Yes	No	Enables profiling of users and Bring-Your-Own-Device (BYOD)
Downloadable ACL	Catalyst 1300	Yes	No	Enables workflows such as central web authentication

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