The Cisco Catalyst 1200 Series Switches are a range of affordable smart switches designed for small and medium-sized businesses. These switches provide the connectivity, performance, security, and manageability features needed for basic enterprise networks at an affordable price point.

Stepping up from the Catalyst 1000, the Catalyst 1200 Series offers a more robust security posture. It includes the core features like ACLs and Secure Boot, but adds advanced threat detection to identify suspicious activities and zero-day attacks. Network segmentation on select models further isolates critical systems, and secure communication protocols like SSH and SSL/TLS encrypt data transmissions to safeguard sensitive information on your network.

The 1200 Series switches are managed through Cisco’s Business mobile app or web-based dashboard. They provide Layer 3 static routing capabilities to allow businesses to segment their network into separate workgroups and communicate across VLANs efficiently. The switches are available in 8-port, 16-port, 24-port and 48-port models with copper RJ45, PoE, and fiber SFP ports. Select models also offer 10 Gigabit Ethernet uplink ports. The switches are offered in desktop, rack-mountable, and fanless configurations.