MS120-8
Cloud-Managed Switching for the Small Branch

Highlights
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Switch ports
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- 8 × 1G ports
- 2 × 1G SFP uplinks
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Power/PoE
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- Unpowered model
- MS120-8 LP includes 67W PoE/PoE+
- MS120-8 FP includes 124W PoE/PoE+
- Up to 30W per port
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Hardware platform
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- Small, mountable form factor
- Low noise, fanless
- Voice and video QoS
- Non-blocking switch fabric
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Cloud management
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- Email alerts for switch management
- Remote troubleshooting tools
- Manage ports from a GUI-based dashboard
- Zero-touch provisioning
- Per-port and per-client usage statistics
- Secure, user-scheduled firmware updates
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Switching capabilities
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- Layer 2
- DHCP Relay
- 802.1X Authentication
- DHCP Snooping
- STP Enhancements
- IPv4 and IPv6 ACLs
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MS120 Series |
MS125 Series |
MS210 Series |
MS225 Series |
MS250 Series |
MS350 Series |
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Deployment Scenarios |
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Recommended For | ||||||
Branch/basic access Secure LAN connectivity Layer 2 access switching | Branch/basic access Secure LAN connectivity Layer 2 access switching | Small campus deployments Secure LAN connectivity Basic Layer 3 connectivity | Medium campus deployments Secure LAN connectivity Basic Layer 3 connectivity | General purpose deployments Secure LAN connectivity Layer 3 access Hardware options for redundancy | High-performance networks with media-rich applications Wireless-first environments Secure LAN connectivity Layer 3 access Hardware options for redundancy | |
Hardware Configuration |
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Interfaces | ||||||
24 / 48 × gigabit ethernet | 24 / 48 × gigabit ethernet | 24 / 48 × gigabit ethernet 2 × stacking ports 1 × management port with auto-MDIX | 24 / 48 × gigabit ethernet 2 × stacking ports 1 × management port with auto-MDIX | 24 / 48 × gigabit ethernet 2 × stacking ports 1 × management port with auto-MDIX | 24 / 48 × gigabit ethernet 2 × stacking ports 1 × management port with auto-MDIX | |
Uplinks | ||||||
4 × 1G (SFP) uplinks, dedicated | 4 × 10G (SFP+) uplinks, dedicated | 4 × 1G (SFP) uplinks, dedicated | 4 × 10G (SFP+) uplinks, dedicated | 4 × 10G (SFP+) uplinks, dedicated | 4 × 10G (SFP+) uplinks, dedicated | |
Stacking | ||||||
Virtual only | Virtual only | 80G (2 × 40G) Virtual MS225-compatible | 80G (2 × 40G) Virtual MS210-compatible | 80G (2 × 40G) Virtual | 160G (2 × 80G) Virtual | |
Power Configuration |
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Internal | Internal | Internal
RPS Supported*
*Cisco RPS-2300 |
Internal
RPS Supported*
*Cisco RPS-2300 |
Removable PSU*
Field Replaceable
24/48: 250W PSU
24P/48LP: 640W PSU
48FP: 1025W PSU
*Redundant PSU sold separately |
Removable PSU*
Field Replaceable
24/48: 250W PSU
24P/48LP: 640W PSU
48FP: 1025W PSU
*Redundant PSU sold separately |
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Available POE Power | ||||||
24P: 370W (PoE, PoE+) 48LP: 370W (PoE, PoE+) 48FP: 740W (PoE, PoE+) | 24P: 370W (PoE, PoE+) 48LP: 370W (PoE, PoE+) 48FP: 740W (PoE, PoE+) | 24P: 370W (PoE, PoE+) 48LP: 370W (PoE, PoE+) 48FP: 740W (PoE, PoE+) | 24P: 370W (PoE, PoE+) 48LP: 370W (PoE, PoE+) 48FP: 740W (PoE, PoE+) | 24P: 370W (PoE, PoE+) 48LP: 370W (PoE, PoE+) 48FP: 740W (PoE, PoE+) | 24P: 370W (PoE, PoE+) 48LP: 370W (PoE, PoE+) 48FP: 740W (PoE, PoE+) | |
Switching Performance |
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Switching Capacity | ||||||
MS120-24: 56Gbps MS120-48: 104Gbps | MS125-24: 128Gbps MS125-48: 176bps | MS210-24: 56Gbps MS210-48: 104Gbps | MS225-24: 128Gbps MS225-48: 176Gbps | MS250-24: 128Gbps MS250-48: 176Gbps | MS350-24: 128Gbps MS350-48: 176Gbps | |
Forwarding Rate | ||||||
MS120-24: 41.67Mpps MS120-48: 77.38Mpps | MS125-24: 95.23Mpps MS125-48: 130.95Mpps | MS210-24: 41.67Mpps MS210-48: 77.38Mpps | MS225-24: 95.24Mpps MS225-48: 130.95Mpps | MS250-24: 95.24Mpps MS250-48: 130.95Mpps | MS350-24: 95.24Mpps MS350-48: 130.95Mpps | |
MAC Entries | ||||||
MS120-24: 16K MS120-48: 32K | MS125-24: 16K MS125-48: 32K | MS210-24: 16K MS210-48: 32K | MS225-24: 16K MS225-48: 32K | MS250-24: 16K MS250-48: 32K | MS350-24: 96K MS350-48: 96K | |
Stacking Bandwith | ||||||
— | — | 80Gbps | 80Gbps | 80Gbps | 160Gbps | |
Routing Performance & Scalability |
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Routing Features | ||||||
DHCP Relay | DHCP Relay | Static routing only DHCP Relay | Static routing only DHCP Relay | Static + Dynamic routing DHCP Server + DHCP Relay Warm spare (VRRP) | Static + Dynamic routing DHCP Server + DHCP Relay Warm spare (VRRP) | |
Routed Interfaces | ||||||
— | — | 16 | 16 | 1024 | 8K | |
Routed Hosts | ||||||
— | — | 4096 | 4096 | 4096 | 96K |
- Interfaces
- 8 × 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet (RJ45)
- 2 × 1G 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
- 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: 20 Gbps
- Forwarding rate: 14.88 mpps
- Jumbo frame support (9600 byte Ethernet frame)
- Flow control support
- Layer 3
- DHCP Relay
- Power
- Power input: 100 - 240 VAC, 47-63 Hz
- MS120-8: 6-9 W max, fanless
- MS120-8LP: 7-88 W max, fanless
- MS120-8FP: 9-162 W max, fanless
- 48V DC 802.3af/802.3at Power-over-Ethernet (PoE/PoE+) available on all ports (maximum of 30W per port for PoE+) for powered switches
- Environment
- Operating temperature: 0°C to 45°C
- Humidity: 5 to 95% non-condensing
- Variable speed fans
- 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 Rating (at 25°C)
- MS120-8-HW: 784,221
- MS120-8-LP-HW: 502,221
- MS120-8-FP-HW: 347,479
- Physical Specifications (H × W × D)
- MS120-8-HW
- 1.1” × 8.74” × 5.91” (2.8 × 22.2 × 15cm)
- 2.36 lb (1.07 kg)
- MS120-8LP-HW
- 1.1” × 8.74” × 5.91” (2.8 × 22.2 × 15cm
- 2.36 lb (1.07 kg)
- MS120-8FP-HW
- 1.75” × 8.97” × 8.58” (4.4 × 22.7 × 23cm)
- 2.36 lb (1.07 kg)
- MS120-8-HW