A900-PWR900-D2= Power Supply: Is It Suitable
What Is the A900-PWR900-D2= Designed For? The A90...
The Cisco Catalyst C9200-24P-10A is a Layer 3 stackable switch designed for enterprise access-layer deployments requiring PoE+ provisioning. With 24x Gigabit Ethernet PoE+ ports and 4x 10G SFP+ uplinks, it delivers 740W total PoE budget while supporting Cisco StackWise-80 for unified management of up to 8 switches as a single logical unit.
Q: Can the C9200-24P-10A power 802.11ax APs with 6E radios?
Yes—its 740W PoE+ budget supports up to 24x Wi-Fi 6E APs at full 30W draw, though real-world allocation should factor in Cisco’s Power Calculator for mixed-device environments.
Q: How does it handle SD-Access integration?
Native compatibility with Cisco DNA Center allows zero-touch provisioning of SGT-based microsegmentation and AI Endpoint Analytics without third-party controllers.
For procurement, the C9200-24P-10A is available at itmall.sale, which offers Cisco-authenticated switches with DNA licensing bundles.
The C9200-24P-10A requires Cisco DNA Essentials or Advantage licenses for advanced features like Encrypted Traffic Analytics and Software-Defined Access. While it supports Flexible NetFlow, it lacks built-in Application Visibility and Control (AVC) unless paired with DNA Center.
Unlike HPE’s Aruba 2930F or Juniper’s EX2300, the C9200-24P-10A combines non-blocking PoE+ with hardware-level MACsec—critical for zero-trust architectures. Its Cisco TrustSec integration also enables SXP-based SGT propagation across hybrid networks, eliminating VLAN sprawl in campus environments.
Having deployed this switch in healthcare IoT rollouts, its asymmetrical power prioritization (via Cisco UPOE+) proves invaluable when cameras and infusion pumps compete for power. However, its TCO justification** depends heavily on existing Cisco DNA investments—deploy it without DNA Center, and you’ll miss 60% of its automation potential. For pure-PoE scenarios without SDN ambitions, cheaper alternatives exist, but none future-proof for encrypted traffic at wire speed.