C9300L-48PF-4X-M – 48x1G PoE+ Ports – 4x10G Fixed Uplinks – 890W PoE Budget
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Optics & Cables Compatible with Cisco C9300L-48PF-4X-M
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SFP-10G-SR-S
10GBASE-SR SFP+ - S-Class - 400m OM4 MMFOriginal price was: $1,870.01.$50.00Current price is: $50.00. Condition: New Factory Sealed -
SFP-10G-SR
10GBASE-SR SFP+ - 850nm MMF - 400m OM4Original price was: $2,658.11.$71.68Current price is: $71.68. Condition: New Factory Sealed -
SFP-10G-SR-X
10GBASE-SR SFP+ - Extended Temp - 400m OM4 MMFOriginal price was: $3,785.89.$1,020.00Current price is: $1,020.00. Condition: New Factory Sealed -
SFP-10G-LR-S
10GBASE-LR SFP+ - S-Class - 10km SMFOriginal price was: $5,342.92.$128.00Current price is: $128.00. Condition: New Factory Sealed -
SFP-10G-LR
10GBASE-LR SFP+ - 1310nm SMF - 10km ReachOriginal price was: $10,672.47.$170.00Current price is: $170.00. Condition: New Factory Sealed -
SFP-10G-LR-X
10GBASE-LR SFP+ - Extended Temp - 10km SMFOriginal price was: $11,206.77.$306.00Current price is: $306.00. Condition: New Factory Sealed -
GLC-LH-SMD
1000BASE-LX/LH SFP - 10km SMF / 550m MMF - DOMOriginal price was: $2,658.11.$95.80Current price is: $95.80. Condition: New Factory Sealed -
GLC-TE
1000BASE-T SFP - RJ-45 Cat5 Copper - 100m ReachOriginal price was: $1,202.16.$62.50Current price is: $62.50. Condition: New Factory Sealed -
GLC-SX-MMD
1000BASE-SX SFP - MMF 850nm - DOMOriginal price was: $1,335.73.$57.00Current price is: $57.00. Condition: New Factory Sealed -
GLC-EX-SMD
1000BASE-EX SFP - 40km SMF - DOMOriginal price was: $5,329.57.$205.00Current price is: $205.00. Condition: New Factory Sealed
Power Supplies & Fans Compatible with Cisco C9300L-48PF-4X-M
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PWR-C1-1100WAC-P
1100W AC PSU - Catalyst 9300 C1 - Platinum RatedOriginal price was: $2,317.88.$635.40Current price is: $635.40. Condition: New Factory Sealed
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C9300L-48PF-4X-M Description
The C9300L-48PF-4X-M is a Cisco Catalyst 9300L fixed-uplink stackable access switch ordered with the Meraki software option for cloud dashboard management instead of on-box Cisco Catalyst or Cisco DNA subscription control. It carries the full-PoE+ hardware line: 48 10/100/1000 Mbps PoE+ copper access ports, four 10G/1G SFP+ fixed uplinks, and a PWR-C1-1100WAC-P default power supply delivering an 890W PoE budget. The -M designation places the switch under Meraki dashboard management with Adaptive Policy security-group segmentation, and Cisco requires a separate Meraki Enterprise or Advanced term license, selected apart from the hardware, before the dashboard recognizes the unit. The same hardware also ships as C9300L-48PF-4X-E and C9300L-48PF-4X-A for buyers who plan to run Cisco Catalyst or Cisco DNA subscription licensing and IOS XE CLI management instead of the Meraki dashboard.
Quick Specs
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Specification |
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Product ID |
C9300L-48PF-4X-M |
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Product type |
Fixed-uplink stackable access switch, Meraki cloud-managed |
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Access ports |
48 x 10/100/1000 Mbps PoE+ copper ports |
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Fixed uplinks |
4 x 10G/1G SFP+ uplink ports |
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Management mode |
Meraki dashboard cloud management |
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Software license |
Meraki Advanced or Enterprise, separate term license required |
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Default power supply |
PWR-C1-1100WAC-P |
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Default PoE budget |
890W with 1100W AC power supply |
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Expanded PoE budget |
1440W with supported secondary power supply configuration |
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Stacking architecture |
StackWise-320 |
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Switching capacity |
176 Gbps standalone; 496 Gbps with stacking |
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Forwarding rate |
130.95 Mpps standalone; 369.05 Mpps with stacking |
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Minimum software release |
Cisco IOS XE Release 16.11.1b |
Product Performance
Key Features
Ordering the -M suffix moves day-to-day configuration and monitoring off IOS XE CLI and into the Meraki dashboard, which changes how a network team plans onboarding and staffing compared to a Cisco Catalyst or Cisco DNA-managed 9300L.
Cisco requires a standalone Meraki Enterprise or Advanced term license before the dashboard will recognize the switch, so the hardware PID and the license SKU have to be selected as two distinct line items rather than one bundled subscription.
The full-PoE+ hardware line still delivers the 890W default PoE budget from the PWR-C1-1100WAC-P supply, so a closet standardizing on Meraki management does not give up the higher PoE ceiling available on the C9300L-48PF-4X hardware.
The 4X uplink choice is built into the switch with four 10G/1G SFP+ ports, so the uplink decision is made at hardware selection instead of at network-module order time.
C9300L fixed-uplink hardware stacks at 320 Gbps through the C9300L stack kit path, and that stacking behavior carries over unchanged when the stack is registered under the Meraki dashboard.
Meraki licensing is available in 1, 3, 5, 7, or 10-year terms, a wider range than the 3, 5, or 7-year Cisco Catalyst or Cisco DNA terms used on the -A/-E hardware, which affects renewal-cycle planning.
Application Scenarios
Deployed as the powered access layer in branch or campus wiring closets that standardize on Meraki dashboard management across sites instead of individually configured IOS XE switches.
Used where the closet needs 48 PoE+ ports and the 890W full-PoE profile to power access points and phones, while keeping the site under centralized cloud dashboard visibility.
Placed where the access-layer uplink is planned around 10G/1G SFP+ fiber handoff to distribution, within a StackWise-320 stack that reports into the same Meraki dashboard as other cloud-managed switches.
Product Comparison
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C9300L-48PF-4X-M | ||
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Product type |
Fixed-uplink access switch |
Fixed-uplink access switch |
Fixed-uplink access switch |
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Access ports |
48 x 10/100/1000 Mbps PoE+ |
48 x 10/100/1000 Mbps PoE+ |
48 x 10/100/1000 Mbps PoE+ |
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Uplink ports |
4 x 10G/1G SFP+ fixed |
4 x 10G/1G SFP+ fixed |
4 x 10G/1G SFP+ fixed |
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Management mode |
Meraki dashboard cloud management |
Cisco Catalyst / Cisco DNA subscription with IOS XE CLI management |
Meraki dashboard cloud management |
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Software license |
Meraki Advanced or Enterprise term license |
Network Advantage with Cisco Catalyst/DNA Advantage subscription |
Meraki Advanced or Enterprise term license |
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Default power supply |
PWR-C1-1100WAC-P |
PWR-C1-1100WAC-P |
PWR-C1-715WAC-P |
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Default PoE budget |
890W |
890W |
505W |
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Expanded PoE budget |
1440W with supported secondary supply combinations |
1440W with supported secondary supply combinations |
1440W with supported secondary supply combinations |
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Stacking architecture |
StackWise-320 |
StackWise-320 |
StackWise-320 |
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Switching capacity |
176 Gbps standalone; 496 Gbps with stacking |
176 Gbps standalone; 496 Gbps with stacking |
176 Gbps standalone; 496 Gbps with stacking |
- The C9300L-48PF-4X-M versus C9300L-48PF-4X-A difference is the management plane and license family, not the hardware: both use the same 48-port full-PoE+ line with an 890W default PoE budget, but -M is registered under the Meraki dashboard with a standalone Meraki term license, while -A runs Cisco Catalyst or Cisco DNA subscription licensing under IOS XE CLI management.
- Moving from C9300L-48PF-4X-A to C9300L-48PF-4X-M trades the 3, 5, or 7-year Cisco Catalyst/DNA term for Meraki’s 1, 3, 5, 7, or 10-year term options, which gives shorter renewal cycles at the 1-year point but drops the on-box CLI management that the -A hardware keeps.
- C9300L-48PF-4X-M versus C9300L-48P-4X-M keeps the Meraki dashboard and Meraki license family identical on both sides; the difference is PoE capacity, since the current SKU’s full-PoE+ line delivers an 890W default budget against the 505W default budget on the standard PoE+ C9300L-48P-4X-M hardware.
- The which-SKU-to-order check should start with management mode (Meraki dashboard versus Cisco Catalyst/DNA CLI management), then confirm whether the closet’s PoE draw needs the 890W C9300L-48PF-4X profile or can run on the 505W C9300L-48P-4X profile; uplink type and stacking architecture are identical across all three and do not need separate comparison.
Selection Guide
1. Meraki Dashboard Versus Subscription CLI Management
This -M PID places the switch under Meraki dashboard cloud management; a design that instead standardizes on Cisco Catalyst or Cisco DNA subscription licensing with on-box IOS XE CLI control should move to the same hardware under C9300L-48PF-4X-A or C9300L-48PF-4X-E.
2. Meraki Term License Is A Separate Order Line
The -M hardware ships without dashboard access until a Meraki Enterprise or Advanced term license is ordered separately; skipping that line item leaves the switch unrecognized by the dashboard even though the hardware itself is complete.
3. Full-PoE Tier Against The C9300L-48P-4X Sibling
This SKU carries the 890W full-PoE+ profile on PWR-C1-1100WAC-P; a closet that only needs the lower 505W PoE budget on PWR-C1-715WAC-P can move to C9300L-48P-4X-M and keep the same Meraki management mode while lowering the power-supply tier.
4. Term Length Sets The Renewal Cycle
Meraki licensing on this hardware line is orderable in 1, 3, 5, 7, or 10-year terms; a design that wants to match a shorter refresh cycle should pick the 1 or 3-year term instead of defaulting to the 5-year term used on Cisco Catalyst/DNA-managed 9300L orders.
PoE Power Planning
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Planning Item |
Value or Check |
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PoE access profile |
48 x 10/100/1000 Mbps PoE+ ports, full-PoE+ C9300L-48PF-4X hardware line |
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Default PoE budget |
890W with the default PWR-C1-1100WAC-P power supply |
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Expanded PoE budget |
Up to 1440W with a supported secondary power supply, bounded by port count |
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Power supply bays |
Two internal bays; ships with one supply installed and a blank module in the unused bay |
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StackPower support |
Not supported on C9300L fixed-uplink switches; size PoE per switch rather than shared across the stack |
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Management-mode dependency |
PoE budget and power-supply behavior are unchanged by the Meraki dashboard management mode |
Ordering Checklist
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Check Item |
What to Confirm |
Why It Matters |
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Exact hardware and license line |
C9300L-48PF-4X-M with a separately selected Meraki Enterprise or Advanced term license |
The dashboard does not recognize the switch until the term license is ordered as its own line item |
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Term length |
1, 3, 5, 7, or 10-year Meraki term matched to the site’s refresh cycle |
Meraki terms differ from the 3, 5, or 7-year Cisco Catalyst/DNA terms used on -A/-E hardware and cannot be mixed with those SKUs |
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Smart Account binding |
Target Smart Account and Virtual Account before ordering |
An order tied to the wrong account can stall license activation and dashboard claim |
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Hardware suffix match |
-M suffix ordered instead of -A or -E when Meraki dashboard management is the intended operating model |
The three suffixes share identical hardware, so an order mismatch only surfaces at license activation |
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Stack hardware |
C9300L-STACK-KIT or C9300L-STACK-KIT2 with the matching stacking cable type |
Avoids mixing stack adapters and cables that belong to different C9300L stack kit paths |
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Power module plan |
PWR-C1-1100WAC-P and a defined second-slot choice |
Prevents an incomplete power-supply layout for the 48-port powered access closet |
Optional Add-ons
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Model |
Description |
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LIC-C9300-48E-1Y |
C9300 Cisco Meraki Enterprise software license, 48-port, 1-year term |
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LIC-C9300-48E-3Y |
C9300 Cisco Meraki Enterprise software license, 48-port, 3-year term |
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LIC-C9300-48E-5Y |
C9300 Cisco Meraki Enterprise software license, 48-port, 5-year term |
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LIC-C9300-48E-7Y |
C9300 Cisco Meraki Enterprise software license, 48-port, 7-year term |
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LIC-C9300-48E-10Y |
C9300 Cisco Meraki Enterprise software license, 48-port, 10-year term |
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LIC-C9300-48A-1Y |
C9300 Cisco Meraki Advanced software license, 48-port, 1-year term |
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LIC-C9300-48A-3Y |
C9300 Cisco Meraki Advanced software license, 48-port, 3-year term |
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LIC-C9300-48A-5Y |
C9300 Cisco Meraki Advanced software license, 48-port, 5-year term |
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LIC-C9300-48A-7Y |
C9300 Cisco Meraki Advanced software license, 48-port, 7-year term |
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LIC-C9300-48A-10Y |
C9300 Cisco Meraki Advanced software license, 48-port, 10-year term |
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Stack kit for Catalyst 9300L fixed-uplink switch stacking | |
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C9300L-STACK-KIT2 |
Stack Kit 2 for Catalyst 9300L fixed-uplink switch stacking |
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1100W AC Platinum power supply module supported on C9300L Series switches |
C9300L-48PF-4X-M Switch Rear Panel
The switch rear panel includes StackWise connectors, StackPower or XPS connectors, ports, fan modules, and power supply modules.
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.
Specifications
| Parameter | Specification | Parameter | Specification |
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| Product ID | C9300L-48PF-4X-M | Product type | Fixed-uplink stackable access switch, Meraki cloud-managed |
| Management mode | Meraki dashboard cloud management | Software license | Meraki Advanced or Enterprise, separate term license required |
| Introductory release | Cisco IOS XE Release 16.11.1b minimum | Access ports | 48 x 10/100/1000 Mbps PoE+ copper ports |
| Uplink ports | 4 x 10G/1G SFP+ fixed uplink ports | Management ports | 10/100/1000 Ethernet management port, RJ-45 console, USB mini-Type B console |
| Default power supply | PWR-C1-1100WAC-P | Supported power supplies | PWR-C1-350WAC, PWR-C1-715WAC, PWR-C1-1100WAC, PWR-C1-715WDC, PWR-C1-350WAC-P, PWR-C1-715WAC-P, PWR-C1-1100WAC-P, PWR-C1-1900WAC-P |
| Default PoE budget | 890W with 1100W AC power supply | Expanded PoE budget | 1440W with supported secondary supply combinations |
| Power supply bays | Two internal bays; one supply installed by default with a blank module in the unused bay | Peak power consumption | 1079.44W at 100% PoE load, 115 Vac |
| Stacking architecture | StackWise-320 | Stack bandwidth | 320 Gbps |
| Stack member limit | Up to 8 switches | Stack kit options | C9300L-STACK-KIT or C9300L-STACK-KIT2 |
| StackPower | Not supported on C9300L switches | Switching capacity | 176 Gbps standalone |
| Switching capacity with stacking | 496 Gbps | Forwarding rate | 130.95 Mpps standalone |
| Forwarding rate with stacking | 369.05 Mpps | MAC addresses | 32,000 |
| IPv4 routes | 32,000 total with 24,000 direct and 8,000 indirect routes | IPv6 routes | 16,000 |
| Multicast routes | 8,000 | QoS entries | 5,120 |
| ACL entries | 5,120 | DRAM | 8 GB |
| Flash | 16 GB | VLAN IDs | 4094 |
| Jumbo frames | 9198 bytes | Routed ports per stack | 416 |
| Dimensions | 1.73 x 17.5 x 19.2 in. (4.4 x 44.5 x 48.8 cm) | Weight | 15.48 lb (7.03 kg) |
| MTBF | 298,880 hours | Operating temperature | -5 C to 45 C, up to 3000 m |
| Storage temperature | -40 C to 70 C | Humidity | 5-90% non-condensing |
| Operating / storage altitude | Up to 10,000 ft operating; up to 15,000 ft storage | Acoustic noise | LpA 44 dB typical / 47 dB max; LwA 5.5 B typical / 5.8 B max |
| Compliance | UL/CSA/EN/IEC 60950-1 safety; FCC Part 15, EN 55032/CISPR 32 Class A EMC; RoHS 5 | Warranty | Cisco Enhanced Limited Lifetime Hardware Warranty (E-LLW) |
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