In short
The Cisco Catalyst 1300 is a managed Layer 3 switch for SMB offices and branches: 8 to 48 ports, gigabit, 2.5G or 10G, PoE+ up to 740 W and stacking of up to eight. The 1300X adds OSPF and 60 W PoE++. No subscription is needed. Forever Systems, a Cisco Partner, can quote, supply and install it.
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What the Catalyst 1300 is
Cisco calls the range "fixed, managed, enterprise-class Layer 3 switches designed for small and medium-sized business and branch offices". Like the Catalyst 1200, the switches run Cisco's customised Linux OS and are managed through Cisco Business Dashboard and the Cisco Business mobile (opens in a new tab) app, with a full CLI ("text view") for those who prefer it.
It sits where the Cisco Business 350 and Catalyst 1000 used to: the step up from the Catalyst 1200 when a site needs stacking, dynamic routing or faster ports.
The four groups of models
| Group | Examples | What they are for |
|---|---|---|
| Gigabit (2G, 4G, 4X) | C1300-24P-4G, C1300-48FP-4X | 8 to 48 gigabit ports, PoE+ up to 740 W on 48-port full-PoE models, 1G or 10G SFP+ uplinks |
| Multigigabit (MGP) | C1300-8MGP-2X, C1300-24MGP-4X, C1300-48MGP-4X | A mix of 2.5G and 1G PoE+ ports for Wi-Fi 6 and 6E access points, with 10G uplinks |
| 10G (XT, XS, XTS) | C1300-12XT-2X, C1300-24XS, C1300-16XTS | 10G copper (XT), 10G SFP+ (XS) or both (XTS): a small core or server switch |
| Catalyst 1300X | C1300X-24P-4X, C1300X-10NU-2X, C1300X-48NGU-4X | Adds OSPF and higher stacking bandwidth; UPoE models give 2.5G or 5G ports with 60 W PoE++ for Wi-Fi 7 |
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Catalyst 1300 models and part numbers
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| Part number | Model | Vendor description | Key specs | What you order with it | Status | Basket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C1300-8T-E-2G | C1300-8T-E-2G | Catalyst 1300 8-port GE, Ext PS, 2x1G Combo | 8x 10/100/1000 ports; 2x Gigabit copper/SFP combo ports; rack-mountable | No subscription listed | Current | |
| C1300-8P-E-2G | C1300-8P-E-2G | Catalyst 1300 8-port GE, PoE, Ext PS, 2x1G Combo | 8x 10/100/1000 30W PoE+ ports with 67W power budget; PoE+ (30W), 67 W budget; 2x Gigabit copper/SFP combo ports; rack-mountable | No subscription listed | Current | |
| C1300-8FP-2G | C1300-8FP-2G | Catalyst 1300 8-port GE, Full PoE, 2x1G Combo | 8x 10/100/1000 30W PoE+ ports with 120W power budget; PoE+ (30W), 120 W budget; 2x Gigabit copper/SFP combo ports; rack-mountable | No subscription listed | Current | |
| C1300-16T-2G | C1300-16T-2G | Catalyst 1300 16-port GE, 2x1G SFP | 16x 10/100/1000 ports; 2x Gigabit SFP; rack-mountable | No subscription listed | Current | |
| C1300-16P-2G | C1300-16P-2G | Catalyst 1300 16-port GE, PoE, 2x1G SFP | 16x 10/100/1000 30W PoE+ ports with 120W power budget; PoE+ (30W), 120 W budget; 2x Gigabit SFP; rack-mountable | No subscription listed | Current | |
| C1300-16FP-2G | C1300-16FP-2G | Catalyst 1300 16-port GE, Full PoE, 2x1G SFP | 16x 10/100/1000 30W PoE+ ports with 240W power budget; PoE+ (30W), 240 W budget; 2x Gigabit SFP; rack-mountable | No subscription listed | Current | |
| C1300-24T-4G | C1300-24T-4G | Catalyst 1300 24-port GE, 4x1G SFP | 24x 10/100/1000 ports; 4x Gigabit SFP; rack-mountable | No subscription listed | Current | |
| C1300-24P-4G | C1300-24P-4G | Catalyst 1300 24-port GE, PoE, 4x1G SFP | 24x 10/100/1000 30W PoE+ ports with 195W power budget; PoE+ (30W), 195 W budget; 4x Gigabit SFP; rack-mountable | No subscription listed | Current | |
| C1300-24FP-4G | C1300-24FP-4G | Catalyst 1300 24-port GE, Full PoE, 4x1G SFP | 24x 10/100/1000 30W PoE+ ports with 370W power budget; PoE+ (30W), 375 W budget; 4x Gigabit SFP; rack-mountable | No subscription listed | Current | |
| C1300-48T-4G | C1300-48T-4G | Catalyst 1300 48-port GE, 4x1G SFP | 48x 10/100/1000 ports; 4x Gigabit SFP; rack-mountable | No subscription listed | Current | |
| C1300-48P-4G | C1300-48P-4G | Catalyst 1300 48-port GE, PoE, 4x1G SFP | 48x 10/100/1000 30W PoE+ ports with 370W power budget; PoE+ (30W), 375 W budget; 4x Gigabit SFP; rack-mountable | No subscription listed | Current | |
| C1300-48FP-4G | C1300-48FP-4G | Catalyst 1300 48-port GE, Full PoE, 4x1G SFP | 48x 10/100/1000 30W PoE+ ports with 740W power budget; PoE+ (30W), 740 W budget; 4x Gigabit SFP; rack-mountable | No subscription listed | Current | |
| C1300-16P-4X | C1300-16P-4X | Catalyst 1300 16-port GE, PoE, 4x10G SFP+ | 16x 10/100/1000 ports 30W PoE+ ports with 120W power budget; PoE+ (30W), 120 W budget; 4x 10 Gigabit SFP+; rack-mountable | No subscription listed | Current | |
| C1300-24T-4X | C1300-24T-4X | Catalyst 1300 24-port GE, 4x10G SFP+ | 24x 10/100/1000 ports; 4x 10 Gigabit SFP+; rack-mountable | No subscription listed | Current | |
| C1300-24P-4X | C1300-24P-4X | Catalyst 1300 24-port GE, PoE, 4x10G SFP+ | 24x 10/100/1000 30W PoE+ ports with 195W power budget; PoE+ (30W), 195 W budget; 4x 10 Gigabit SFP+; rack-mountable | No subscription listed | Current | |
| C1300-24FP-4X | C1300-24FP-4X | Catalyst 1300 24-port GE, Full PoE, 4x10G SFP+ | 24x 10/100/1000 30W PoE+ ports with 370W power budget; PoE+ (30W), 375 W budget; 4x 10 Gigabit SFP+; rack-mountable | No subscription listed | Current | |
| C1300-48T-4X | C1300-48T-4X | Catalyst 1300 48-port GE, 4x10G SFP+ | 48x 10/100/1000 ports; 4x 10 Gigabit SFP+; rack-mountable | No subscription listed | Current | |
| C1300-48P-4X | C1300-48P-4X | Catalyst 1300 48-port GE, PoE, 4x10G SFP+ | 48x 10/100/1000 30W PoE+ ports with 370W power budget; PoE+ (30W), 375 W budget; 4x 10 Gigabit SFP+; rack-mountable | No subscription listed | Current | |
| C1300-48FP-4X | C1300-48FP-4X | Catalyst 1300 48-port GE, Full PoE, 4x10G SFP+ | 48x 10/100/1000 30W PoE+ ports with 740W power budget; PoE+ (30W), 740 W budget; 4x 10 Gigabit SFP+; rack-mountable | No subscription listed | Current | |
| C1300-8MGP-2X | C1300-8MGP-2X | Catalyst 1300 4-port 2.5GE, 4-port GE, PoE, 2x10G SFP+ | 4 x 10/100/1000 30W PoE+ports; PoE+ (30W), 120 W budget; 2 x 10 Gigabit SFP+; rack-mountable | No subscription listed | Current | |
| C1300-24MGP-4X | C1300-24MGP-4X | Catalyst 1300 8-port 2.5GE, 16-port GE, PoE, 4x10G SFP+ | 16 x 10/100/1000 30W PoE+ ports; PoE+ (30W), 375 W budget; 4 x 10 Gigabit SFP+; rack-mountable | No subscription listed | Current | |
| C1300-48MGP-4X | C1300-48MGP-4X | Catalyst 1300 16-port 2.5GE, 32-port GE, PoE, 4x10G SFP+ | 32 x 10/100/1000 30W PoE+ ports; PoE+ (30W), 740 W budget; 4 x 10 Gigabit SFP+; rack-mountable | No subscription listed | Current | |
| C1300-12XT-2X | C1300-12XT-2X | Catalyst 1300 12-port 10GE, 2x10G SFP+ | 12 x 10 Gigabit copper ports; 2 x 10 Gigabit SFP+; rack-mountable | No subscription listed | Current | |
| C1300-12XS | C1300-12XS | Catalyst 1300 12-port SFP+, 2x10GE Shared | 10 x 10 Gigabit SFP+; 2 x 10 Gigabit copper ports (combo with 2 x SFP+); rack-mountable | No subscription listed | Current | |
| C1300-16XTS | C1300-16XTS | Catalyst 1300 8-port 10GE, 8-port SFP+ | 8 x 10 Gigabit copper ports; 8 x 10 Gigabit SFP+; rack-mountable | No subscription listed | Current | |
| C1300-24XS | C1300-24XS | Catalyst 1300 24-port SFP+, 4x10GE Shared | 20 x 10 Gigabit SFP+; 4 x 10 Gigabit copper ports (combo with 4 x SFP+); rack-mountable | No subscription listed | Current | |
| C1300-24XT | C1300-24XT | Catalyst 1300 24-port 10GE, 4x10G SFP+ Shared | 20 x 10 Gigabit copper ports; 4 x 10 Gigabit SFP+ (combo with 4 x 10G copper ports); rack-mountable | No subscription listed | Current | |
| C1300-24XTS | C1300-24XTS | Catalyst 1300 12-port 10GE, 12-port SFP+ | 12 x 10 Gigabit copper ports; 12 x 10 Gigabit SFP+; rack-mountable | No subscription listed | Current | |
| C1300X-24T-4X | C1300X-24T-4X | Catalyst 1300X 24-port GE, 4x10G SFP+ | 24x 10/100/1000 ports; 4 x 10G SFP28 (10G Uplink, 25G available for stacking only); rack-mountable | No subscription listed | Current | |
| C1300X-48T-4X | C1300X-48T-4X | Catalyst 1300X 48-port GE, 4x10G SFP+ | 48x 10/100/1000 ports; 4 x 10G SFP28 (10G Uplink, 25G available for stacking only); rack-mountable | No subscription listed | Current | |
| C1300X-24P-4X | C1300X-24P-4X | Catalyst 1300X 24-port GE, PoE, 4x10G SFP+ | 24x 10/100/1000 30W PoE+ ports with 385W power budget; PoE+ (30W), 385 W budget; 4 x 10G SFP28 (10G Uplink, 25G available for stacking only); rack-mountable | No subscription listed | Current | |
| C1300X-48P-4X | C1300X-48P-4X | Catalyst 1300X 48-port GE, PoE, 4x10G SFP+ | 48x 10/100/1000 30W PoE+ ports with 740W power budget; PoE+ (30W), 740 W budget; 4 x 10G SFP28 (10G Uplink, 25G available for stacking only); rack-mountable | No subscription listed | Current | |
| C1300X-24MU-4X | C1300X-24MU-4X | Catalyst 1300X 24-port 2.5GE, UPoE, 4x10G SFP+ | 16 x 2.5G 30W PoE+ ports; PoE+ (30W) and PoE++ 802.3bt Type 3 (60W), 740 W budget; 4 x 10G SFP28 (10G Uplink, 25G available for stacking only); rack-mountable | No subscription listed | Current | |
| C1300X-10NU-2X | C1300X-10NU-2X | Catalyst 1300X 10-port 5GE, UPoE, 2x10G SFP+ | 10 x 5G 60W PoE++ ports; PoE+ (30W) and PoE++ 802.3bt Type 3 (60W), 385 W budget; 2 x 10G SFP28 (10G Uplink, 25G available for stacking only); rack-mountable | No subscription listed | Current | |
| C1300X-24NGU-4X | C1300X-24NGU-4X | Catalyst 1300X 8-port 5GE, 16-port GE, UPoE, 4x10G SFP+ | 16 x 10/100/1000 30W PoE+ ports; PoE+ (30W) and PoE++ 802.3bt Type 3 (60W), 740 W budget; 4 x 10G SFP28 (10G Uplink, 25G available for stacking only); rack-mountable | No subscription listed | Current | |
| C1300X-48NGU-4X | C1300X-48NGU-4X | Catalyst 1300X 8-port 5GE, 40-port GE, UPoE, 4x10G SFP+ | 40 x 10/100/1000 30W PoE+ ports; PoE+ (30W) and PoE++ 802.3bt Type 3 (60W), 740 W budget; 4 x 10G SFP28 (10G Uplink, 25G available for stacking only); rack-mountable | No subscription listed | Current |
Stacking, routing and PoE
- Stacking: Cisco's data sheet says both series "provide Front Panel Stacking for up to eight switches", managed "as a single unit with a single IP address", and that the 1300X has "increased stacking bandwidth". (Cisco's product page gives a lower figure; we go by the data sheet dated 5 Nov 2026 and confirm your stack design at quote.)
- Routing: "dynamic Layer 3 routing" with RIPv2 on every model, up to 990 routes and 128 IP interfaces, or 7,168 routes and 256 IP interfaces on the 10G and 1300X models. The 1300X adds OSPF.
- VLANs: up to 4,094, plus private VLANs, voice VLAN and auto surveillance VLAN.
- PoE: PoE+ at 30 W per port on PoE models; selected 1300X models "support up to 10 x 60W PoE++ (802.3BT) ports" to power "full-featured Wi-Fi 7 access points".
Source: Cisco Catalyst 1300 data sheet (opens in a new tab).
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Licences, warranty and support
No software subscription is needed: Cisco's ordering rules list no subscription for the Catalyst 1300.
Cisco's warranty wording for the range: "Complimentary one-year access to our Small Business Support Center for ongoing support and a limited lifetime warranty with Return-To-Factory (RTF) replacement." These are Cisco's terms; any support we add is confirmed at quote. Fibre modules for the SFP and SFP+ ports are on Cisco SFP transceivers.
Replacing Cisco Business 350 or Catalyst 1000?
Cisco names Catalyst 1300 models as the migration products for the Cisco Business 350 (its end-of-sale notice EOL15511 maps, for example, CBS350-16FP-2G-BR to C1300-16FP-2G) and for most Catalyst 1000 models. The Cisco Business switch replacement guide maps each old code. For a side-by-side with the smaller range, see Catalyst 1200 vs 1300.
How to order
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Forever Systems can design, supply, stage, install and configure the network around the hardware you buy here, as a project or one step at a time.
- Design: we look at your sites, users and existing kit and size the switches, wireless and firewalls to fit
- Supply: every order gets a personalised quote by part number, with the subscriptions and support each product needs
- Stage: we can pre-configure and label equipment before it reaches site
- Install: we can rack and mount switches, access points and firewalls on site
- Configure: VLANs, wireless, firewall policy, VPNs and management platforms set up and documented at handover
Scope is confirmed at quote, so you only pay for the parts of the project you need.
Frequently asked questions
How many Catalyst 1300 switches can be stacked?
Cisco's Catalyst 1300 data sheet (5 Nov 2026) gives front-panel stacking of up to eight switches for both the 1300 and 1300X.
What is the difference between the Catalyst 1300 and 1300X?
The 1300X adds OSPF routing, higher stacking bandwidth, larger routing tables and UPoE models with 2.5G or 5G ports and 60 W PoE++.
What does MGP mean in C1300-24MGP-4X?
Multigigabit PoE: the model mixes 2.5G and 1G PoE+ ports. The C1300-24MGP-4X has 8 x 2.5G and 16 x 1G PoE+ ports with four 10G SFP+ uplinks.
Does the Catalyst 1300 need a licence?
No. There is no software subscription; you order the hardware part number only.
Which Catalyst 1300 replaces the CBS350?
Cisco names the matching Catalyst 1300 model for each CBS350 code in its end-of-sale notices, usually with the same port and PoE layout; notice EOL15511, for example, maps CBS350-24P-4G-BR to C1300-24P-4G.
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