C9300-24H-A – 24x1G UPOE+ Ports – Modular Uplink – 830W PoE Budget – Network Advantage

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C9300-24H-A Description

The C9300-24H-A is a Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series stackable access switch for wiring closets that power high-draw endpoints over copper. The switch has 24 10/100/1000 Cisco UPOE+ ports on an 830W default PoE budget, a modular uplink slot, 208 Gbps of switching capacity and the Network Advantage license. Delivering UPOE+ on 21 of the 24 ports needs a second power supply, and the PoE budget tops out at 2160W.

Quick Specs

Parameter

Specification

Product ID

C9300-24H-A

Total ports

24x 10/100/1000 Cisco UPOE+ ports

Uplink

Modular Uplink (bay ships empty)

Default power supply

PWR-C1-1100WAC-P (1100W AC)

Default PoE budget

830W

Maximum PoE budget with secondary supply

2160W

Switching capacity

208 Gbps (688 Gbps stacked)

Forwarding rate

154.76 Mpps (511.90 Mpps stacked)

Stacking

StackWise-480, up to 8 members

Network license

Network Advantage

Minimum software release

Cisco IOS XE Amsterdam 17.2.1 or later

Product Performance

Switching Bandwidth
Forwarding Rate
Maximum PoE Budget With Secondary Supply

Key Features

UPOE+ Budget With A Second Supply

The default 1100W supply gives an 830W PoE budget, and a second supply raises it to 2160W. Running UPOE+ on 21 of the 24 ports takes the 1100W and 715W supply pair.

Uplink Speed Chosen Later

The uplink slot ships empty and takes C9300-NM-8X for 10G SFP+, C9300-NM-2Q for 40G QSFP+ or C9300-NM-2Y for 25G SFP28. The distribution-layer speed can be settled after the switch is installed.

Segmentation And Automation

Network Advantage adds VRF, VXLAN, LISP and Cisco TrustSec segmentation, NETCONF, RESTCONF and YANG automation, and MACsec-256 encryption.

Application Scenarios

Camera And Lighting Closet

In a wiring closet serving pan-tilt-zoom cameras and lighting controllers, the switch supplies UPOE+ power to endpoints that draw more than the 30W PoE+ limit from a shared 830W budget.

Segmented Campus Access

A campus access layer that separates traffic with VRF, VXLAN and Cisco TrustSec can place the switch at the edge, because Network Advantage includes those features.

Growing Closet Stack

A closet that expects to add high-draw endpoints can grow into a StackWise-480 stack of up to eight members, with StackPower pooling extra power across up to four of them.

Product Comparison

Parameter

C9300-24H-A

C9300-24H-E

C9300-48H-A

C9300-24UX-A

Total 10/100/1000, Multigigabit copper or SFP fiber

24x 10/100/1000

24x 10/100/1000

48x 10/100/1000

24x Multigigabit

PoE type

Cisco UPOE+

Cisco UPOE+

Cisco UPOE+

Cisco UPOE

Available PoE power with default PS

830W

830W

822W

560W

Available PoE power with secondary PS

2160W

2160W

2880W

1440W

Uplink configuration

Modular uplinks

Modular uplinks

Modular uplinks

Modular uplinks

Network license

Network Advantage

Network Essentials

Network Advantage

Network Advantage

Stacking bandwidth support

StackWise-480

StackWise-480

StackWise-480

StackWise-480

Switching capacity

208 Gbps

208 Gbps

256 Gbps

640 Gbps

C9300-24H-A and C9300-24H-E share the same 24 UPOE+ ports and 830W default budget on an 1100W supply, but C9300-24H-A carries Network Advantage, which adds VRF, VXLAN, unrestricted routing scale and MACsec-256 that Network Essentials leaves out. A closet that needs none of these can drop to C9300-24H-E and move up later with a C9300-LIC= term (C9300-24-E-A-3, -5 or -7), which cannot be placed on the switch order. Closets with more than 24 high-draw endpoints need C9300-48H-A, which reaches 2880W against 2160W and switches 256 Gbps against 208 Gbps. Wi-Fi access points on Multigigabit ports point to C9300-24UX-A, which is UPOE with a 560W default budget and 640 Gbps.

PoE Power Planning

Planning Item

Value or Check

Default PoE budget

830W with the single default PWR-C1-1100WAC-P supply, no secondary supply installed.

Maximum PoE budget

2160W design ceiling once any supported secondary supply is installed; upgrading the primary supply alone to PWR-C1-1900WAC-P does not raise the ceiling further.

UPOE+ port coverage

Cisco documents Cisco UPOE+ (90W per port) as available on 21 of the 24 ports when the switch is configured per datasheet Table 12.

Secondary supply requirement for full UPOE+

Datasheet Table 12 specifies 1 PWR-C1-1100WAC/1100WAC-P plus 1 PWR-C1-715WAC/715WAC-P/715WDC as the qualifying pair for UPOE+ on 21 ports.

StackPower option

StackPower can share power across up to 4 stacked members (8 with XPS-2200), reducing the need to size every unit’s PoE budget independently.

Ordering Checklist

  • Subscription tier and term: Select a 24-port Advantage term of 3, 5 or 7 years, such as C9300-DNA-A-24-5Y for Cisco DNA. New orders need a subscription of the same tier as the built-in Network Advantage license.
  • Smart Account: Name the Smart Account and virtual account that will hold the licenses. A Smart Account is mandatory on every Catalyst 9300 order.
  • Uplink module: The configurator adds C9300-NM-8X by default; keep it, pick another Catalyst 9300 module, or select C9300-NM-NONE. The uplink slot must hold a module or a blank.
  • Second power supply: A second PWR-C1-1100WAC-P is added by default; C9300-SPS-NONE removes it. Without it the PoE budget stays at 830W instead of reaching up to 2160W.
  • Stack cables: A 50 cm StackWise cable and a 30 cm StackPower cable are added by default; C9300-STACK-NONE and C9300-SPWR-NONE remove them. A standalone switch otherwise receives cables it never uses.
  • Power cords: Select the cord type for the destination country; two cords ship with the default configuration. The configurator defaults to North America cords.
  • Power supply blank: Install a blank module in the second bay if only one power supply is installed.

Optional Add-ons

Model

Description

C9300-NM-4G / C9300-NM-4M / C9300-NM-8X / C9300-NM-2Q / C9300-NM-2Y

Field-installable Catalyst 9300 uplink network modules confirmed for the C9300-24H-A modular uplink bay.

PWR-C1-1900WAC-P

Cisco-confirmed second AC power supply option for the C9300-24H-A power bay, the documented upgrade path from the default PWR-C1-1100WAC-P for extended PoE headroom.

STACK-T1-50CM / STACK-T1-1M / STACK-T1-3M

StackWise-480 data stacking cables (0.5 m / 1 m / 3 m) for stacking additional Catalyst 9300 switches.

FAN-T2=

Field-replaceable fan module spare for the standard three-fan N+1 redundant fan tray.

Switch Rear Panel

The switch rear panel includes StackWise connectors, StackPower or XPS connectors, ports, fan modules, and power supply modules.

1

Ground connectors

7

StackPower connectors

2

USB3.0–SSD port

8

AC OK (input) status LED

3

BEACON LED

9

PS OK (output) status LED

4

CONSOLE (RJ-45 console port)

10

StackWise-480 port connectors

5

MGMT (RJ-45 10/100/1000 management port)

11

Power supply modules

6

Fan modules

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Rear Panel of a Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series Switch

Components Delivered in the Shipping Box

The shipping box contains the model of the switch you ordered and other components needed for installation. Some components are optional, depending on your order.

1

Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series switch with optional network module1 (power supply and fan modules not shown)

9

Eight number-8 Phillips flat-head screws

2

AC power cord

10

Cable guide

3

Product documentation and compliance document

11

M4.0 x 20mm Phillips pan-head screw

4

Four rubber mounting feet

12

(Optional) RJ-45 console cable

5

Ground lug screw and ring terminal

13

(Optional) USB console cable

6

Two 19-inch mounting brackets

14

(Optional) StackWise-480/1T cable (0.5-meter, 1-meter, or 3-meter)

7

Four number-12 pan-head screws

15

(Optional) StackPower cable (0.3-meter or 1.5-meter)

8

Four number-10 pan-head screws

16

(Optional) StackWise-320 cable

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Specifications

Parameter Specification Parameter Specification
Product ID C9300-24H-A Network license Network Advantage
Minimum software release Cisco IOS XE Amsterdam 17.2.1 or later Downlink ports 24 x 10/100/1000 Cisco UPOE+ ports
Network module slot Modular uplink, empty by default Supported network modules C9300-NM-8X, C9300-NM-2Q, C9300-NM-2Y, C9300-NM-4M, C9300-NM-4G
Connector types RJ-45 (1000BASE-T), LC (SFP/SFP+), dedicated StackWise cable Console port RJ-45 and USB mini-Type B
Management port 10/100/1000 Ethernet USB port USB Type A (128 MB to 8 GB)
Switching capacity 208 Gbps Forwarding rate 154.76 Mpps
Switching capacity with stacking 688 Gbps Forwarding rate with stacking 511.90 Mpps
Packet buffer 16-32 MB DRAM 8 GB
Flash 16 GB SSD storage Rear USB 3.0 SSD bay (120 GB/240 GB)
MAC addresses 32,000 VLAN IDs 4,094
Switched virtual interfaces 1,000 IPv4 routes 32,000 (24,000 connected + 8,000 learned)
IPv6 routes 16,000 Multicast routes 8,000
ACL entries 5,120 QoS entries 5,120
Jumbo frames 9,198 bytes Stacking StackWise-480, up to 8 members
Routed ports per stack 448 StackPower Up to 4 members per ring (8 with XPS-2200)
Default power supply PWR-C1-1100WAC-P (1100W AC) Power supply slots 2 internal bays
Power consumption with PoE 1041.4W without module / 1049.0W with C9300-NM-8X on default 1100W supply; 1433.7W to 1450.9W on 1900W supply, depending on uplink module (100% PoE, 115 VAC) Default PoE budget 830W
PoE budget with other supplies Up to 2160W with second supply PoE-capable ports Cisco UPOE+ (90W per port) on 21 of 24 ports
Fan modules 3 field-replaceable fans, N+1 redundant (FAN-T2=) Acoustic noise 45 dB LpA typical / 48 dB LpA max (24 PoE+ ports full load)
Dimensions (H x W x D) 1.73 x 17.5 x 19.2 in. with default supply Operating temperature -5°C to 45°C up to 1,500 m
Storage temperature -40°C to 70°C Operating humidity 5% to 90% noncondensing
Operating altitude Up to 10,000 ft MTBF 238,410 hours
Safety certifications UL 60950-1, CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 60950-1, EN 60950-1, IEC 60950-1, AS/NZS 60950.1 EMC certifications FCC Part 15, EN 55032 Class A, CISPR 32 Class A
Environmental compliance RoHS 5

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Questions & Answers

  • Can C9300-24H-A be stacked?

    Yes. C9300-24H-A stacks over StackWise-480 with up to 8 members, and StackPower pools power across up to 4 of them. A 50 cm StackWise cable and a 30 cm StackPower cable are added by default, and C9300-STACK-NONE removes the data cable.
  • What does Network Advantage on C9300-24H-A include?

    Network Advantage on C9300-24H-A adds VRF, VXLAN, LISP and Cisco TrustSec segmentation, NETCONF, RESTCONF and YANG automation, and MACsec-256 encryption. New orders need a 3, 5 or 7-year subscription of the same tier, such as C9300-DNA-A-24-5Y.
  • What PoE budget does C9300-24H-A reach with a PWR-C1-1900WAC-P primary supply?

    C9300-24H-A reaches between 1630W and 2160W of PoE with a PWR-C1-1900WAC-P primary supply, depending on the second supply fitted. The switch caps at 2160W, so a second supply does not raise the budget past that limit. Order the 1900W unit only when the endpoint count needs the extra headroom above the default 830W.
  • What rack depth does C9300-24H-A need with the default PWR-C1-1100WAC-P installed?

    C9300-24H-A is 19.2 in deep with the default PWR-C1-1100WAC-P installed and 16.1 in deep as a bare chassis. It weighs 16.63 lb. Allow the full depth in the cabinet, because the power supply extends past the chassis, and measure the rack before wall-mounting the switch.
  • How much power does a device receive from a UPOE+ port on C9300-24H-A?

    A UPOE+ port on C9300-24H-A follows IEEE 802.3bt Type 4 and sources 90W, so a powered device receives about 71W after cable loss. Type 4 endpoints use PD classes 5 to 8 and all four pairs of Cat5e or better cabling. Plan the 830W default budget from the 90W port rating.
  • Do endpoints on C9300-24H-A stay powered during a software reload?

    Yes, during a soft reload. Perpetual PoE keeps the UPOE+ ports powered through an upgrade, a crash or a manual reboot, and across a stack. It does not cover a power loss. Fast PoE restores endpoint power in under 30 s from stored power and needs perpetual-poe-ha configured on the port.
  • Which ThousandEyes license is bundled with a Cisco Catalyst Advantage subscription for C9300-24H-A?

    The ThousandEyes Network and Application Synthetics license, PID TE-EMBEDDED-T, is included by default with a 3, 5 or 7-year Cisco Catalyst or Cisco DNA Advantage subscription on C9300-24H-A, for the same term. It is not included with a Network Essentials subscription, so the tier you order decides whether it is added.
  • What airflow direction and fan redundancy does C9300-24H-A use?

    C9300-24H-A moves air front-to-rear and side-to-rear through three field-replaceable fans in an N+1 arrangement, so cooling continues if one fan fails. Cisco rates the fans at an MTBF of 4,521,330 hours. The spare module PID is FAN-T2=, and the fan tray can be replaced in the field.
  • Does C9300-24H-A support NSF, GIR and xFSU high availability features?

    Yes. Network Advantage on C9300-24H-A includes NSF, GIR and xFSU, together with unrestricted OSPF routing, BGP, EIGRP and IS-IS. Network Essentials limits routed access to OSPF with 1000 routes and leaves out these high availability features, so the license tier decides whether an upgrade can avoid a long outage.
  • How many unicast MAC addresses does the default Access SDM template give C9300-24H-A?

    The default Access SDM template on C9300-24H-A provides 4094 VLANs and 32,768 unicast MAC addresses. It allows 24,576 directly connected routes and 8,192 indirect routes, with 5,120 security ACEs and 5,120 QoS ACEs. IPv6 entries take double space in the same tables, so size dual-stack designs with that in mind.

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