The Cisco Small Business SF300-24P is a managed switch that provides a secure, high-performance foundation for small to medium-sized businesses. It is equipped with 24 Fast Ethernet 10/100 RJ-45 ports, all of which support Power over Ethernet Plus (PoE+) with a total PoE budget of 180W. Additionally, it includes four Gigabit Ethernet ports for high-speed connections: two dedicated RJ-45 ports and two combo ports (SFP/RJ-45), offering flexible uplink options. With a switching capacity of 12.8 Gbps and a forwarding rate of 9.52 Mpps, the SF300-24P can handle demanding network traffic efficiently. It supports advanced Layer 3 features, including IPv4 static routing with up to 512 routes, and can manage up to 4096 active VLANs for effective network segmentation. Security is a key focus, with features like Access Control Lists (ACLs), 802.1X port security, SSL, SSH, and DoS attack prevention protecting your network. The switch's MAC address table size of 16,000 entries ensures smooth routing, and it supports Jumbo Frames up to 10 KB. Management is made easy through a web-based user interface, a command-line interface (CLI), SNMP, and the Cisco FindIT Network Discovery Utility. The SF300-24P is rack-mountable (1U) and features a fan for cooling, powered by an internal power supply.