Overview

The Catalyst 9300L-M addresses the most demanding enterprise applications by combining the simplicity of the Meraki dashboard with powerful switching hardware. To satisfy high-bandwidth applications and the deployment of high-speed 802.11ax/wifi-6 access points, the Catalyst 9300L-M provides multigigabit ports, 320GB stacking with four fixed 10G uplinks. The Catalyst 9300L-M delivers resiliency with fast stack convergence. The Catalyst 9300L-M provides Adaptive Policy using an over-the-wire tag which segments traffic into security groups to deliver scalable security. The Catalyst 9300L-M is integrated under the Meraki dashboard to provide a simply powerful solution to the most demanding wired access applications.

 

Adaptive Policy provides simple & scalable security policies to segment traffic using Security Groups. Security Groups are created in the dashboard using natural language such as “IOT device” & “Guest.” The security policy intent (e.g., Permit or Deny) is then simply provisioned between Security Groups which results in the segmentation of each group’s traffic. By making security policy management intuitive and scalable relative to legacy IP-address based Access Control Lists, Adaptive Policy empowers operators to confidently secure their network traffic independent of future network changes. 

 

• Layer-3
• Four SFP+(10G/1G) fixed uplinks on all models
• mGig support on UPOE models
• 320G Dual Dedicated Hardware Stacking Ports
• UPOE (60W per port) & IEEE 802.3bt type3
• Redundant hotswappable power supplies and replaceable fans

• Managed via Cisco Meraki Dashboard 
• Zero-touch remote provisioning (no staging needed)
• Basic configuration capability via local management page
• Detailed historical per-port and per-client usage statistics
• Operating System, device, and hostname fingerprinting
• Automatic firmware upgrades with scheduling control
• SNMP and SYSLOG support for integration with other network management solutions

• 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

• Optional stacking kit allowing 8 switches in a stack with 320Gbps of stacking bandwidth
• Virtual stacking supports thousands of switch ports in a single logical stack for unified management, monitoring, and configuration
• Faster convergence

• 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 (1000 active VLANs with STP enabled)
• Single Instance of 802.1s Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (interoperable with RSTP, STP, PVST, RPVST)
• STP Enhancements: BPDU guard, Root guard, Loop guard, UDLD
• Broadcast storm control
• 802.1ab Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) and Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP)
• 802.3ad Link aggregation with up to 8 ports per aggregate, multi-chassis aggregates supported on stacked switches
• Port mirroring
• IGMP snooping for multicast filtering
• MAC Forwarding Entries: 32K

• Static routing, OSPFv2
• Multicast routing (PIM-ASM)
• Warm Spare (VRRP) *
• DHCP Server, DHCP Relay

• Integrated multi-factor authentication for Dashboard management
• 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 Allow listing *
• DHCP snooping, detection and blocking, Dynamic ARP Inspection
• IPv4 and IPv6 ACLs
• Secure Connect *
• Adaptive Policy 

• Advanced Features LIC-C9300-24A, LIC-C9300-48A
• Enterprise Features LIC-C9300-24E, LIC-C9300-48E

Please visit Catalyst 9300L-M Datasheet for more detail