MS210-48

Cloud-Managed Switching for Branch and Small Campus

Highlights

Switch ports/stacking ports

48 × 1G port models
4 × 1Gb SFP uplinks
Stacking capable with MS225
Stack up to 8 units
80 Gbps of physical stacking

Power/PoE

Unpowered model
MS210-48LP includes 370W
MS210-48FP includes 740W
Up to 30W per port
Supports Cisco redundant power system (RPS2300)

Hardware platform

Reliable platform with 24/7 Meraki Support
1RU rack mountable
Low noise, fanless model available
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 with Static Routes
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
- 48 × 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet (RJ45)
- 4 × 1G SFP ports for uplinks
- 2 × stacking interfaces
- 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 deployment (no staging needed)
- Detailed historical per-port and per-client usage statistics
- Operating system, device, and hostname fingerprinting
- SNMPd 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
- Physical stacking of up to 8 switches with 160 Gbps stacking bandwidth on all models
- Virtual Stacking supports thousands of switch ports in a single logical stack for unified management, monitoring, and configuration
Ethernet Switching Capabilities
- 802.1p Quality of Service, 8 queues (w/ 6 configurable for DSCP-to-CoS mapping)
- 802.1Q VLAN and trunking support for up to 4,094 VLANs
- 802.1w, 802.1D Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP, STP)
- STP Enhancements: BPDU guard, Root guard, Loop guard
- Broadcast storm control
- 802.1ab Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) and Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP)
- 802.1ab Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) and Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP)
- 802.3ad link aggregation with up to 8 ports per aggregate, Multichassis aggregates supported on stacked switches
- Port mirroring
- IGMP snooping for multicast filtering
- MAC forwarding entries: 32K
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 Authenticatio
- Port security: Sticky MAC, MAC whitelisting
- DHCP snooping, detection and blocking
- IPv4 and IPv6 ACLs

Performance
- Switching capacity: 176 Gbps
- Forwarding rate: 127.98 mpps
- Jumbo frame support (9600 byte Ethernet frame)
- Flow control support
Layer 3
- Static Routing
- Warm Spare (VRRP)
- DHCP Relay
Power
- Power input: 100-240 VAC, 47-63 Hz
- MS210-48: 25-42 W max, fanless
- MS210-48LP: 53-490 W max
- MS210-48FP: 54-882 W max
- 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
Mounting
- 1U Rack-mountable with included rack mount hardware
- 2-post front mounting options available
Environment
- Operating temperature: -5°C to 50°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
- For international availability, please contact sales@meraki.com
Warranty
- Full lifetime hardware warranty with next-day advanced replacement included
MTBF at 25°C
- MS210-48-HW: 439,585
- MS210-48LP-HW: 381,015
- MS210-48FP-HW: 320,555
Physical Specifications (H × W × D)
- MS210-48-HW
  - 1.72 × 19.08 × 13.39" (4.38 × 48.46 × 34cm)
  - 8.78 lb (3.98 kg)
- MS210-48LP-HW
  - 1.72 × 19.08 × 13.39" (4.38 × 48.46 × 34cm)
  - 9.63 lb (4.37 kg)
- MS210-48FP-HW
  - 1.72 × 19.08 × 13.39" (4.38 × 48.46 × 34cm)
  - 9.63 lb (4.37 kg)