Cisco Catalyst Express 500 User Manual

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User Guide for the Catalyst Express 500 Switches
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Introduction
Read this chapter to familiarize yourself with the features, benefits, and
capabilities of the Catalyst Express 500 switches.
Note This chapter and the rest of this guide focus on the concepts and tasks that are
available from the switch hardware and the device manager GUI that is embedded
in the switch software.
Enhanced Catalyst Express 500 features and procedures are only available from
the Cisco Network Assistant network management application. This application
can be downloaded from Cisco.com. Refer to the Network Assistant
documentation about these enhanced switch features.
Chapter Topics
• Overview, page 1-2
• Features and Benefits, page 1-4
• System Requirements, page 1-10
• Switch Management Options, page 1-11
• Supported Hardware, page 1-13
• When You Are Done, page 1-13

Cisco Catalyst Express 500 Specifications

General

Model	Cisco Catalyst Express 500
Category	Switch
MAC Address Table Size	8000 entries
RAM	64 MB
Flash Memory	16 MB
Authentication Method	RADIUS, TACACS+
Jumbo Frame Support	Yes
Uplink Ports	2 x combo Gigabit Ethernet
PoE Support	Yes
Management	Web-based management interface
Status Indicators	system
Compliant Standards	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab
Features	VLAN support, QoS
Power Supply	Internal
Operating Temperature	0 to 40 °C
Storage Temperature	-20 to 70 °C
Relative Humidity	10% to 85% (non-condensing)