MS120-8

Cloud-Managed Switching for the Small Branch

Highlights

Switch ports

8 × 1G ports
2 × 1G SFP uplinks

Power/PoE

Unpowered model
MS120-8 LP includes 67W PoE/PoE+
MS120-8 FP includes 124W PoE/PoE+
Up to 30W per port

Hardware platform

Small, mountable form factor
Low noise, fanless
Voice and video QoS
Non-blocking switch fabric

Cloud management

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

Switching capabilities

Layer 2
DHCP Relay
802.1X Authentication
DHCP Snooping
STP Enhancements
IPv4 and IPv6 ACLs

	MS120 Series	MS125 Series	MS210 Series	MS225 Series	MS250 Series	MS350 Series

Deployment Scenarios
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
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
	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
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
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
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)