Cisco Meraki MS355-48X2-HW 48-Port 740W UPoE 688Gbps Layer 3 Cloud-Managed Stack Switch - New

The Cisco Meraki MS355-48X2-HW is a cloud-managed switch from the MS355 Series, built to prepare organizations for the bandwidth demands of 802.11ax wireless infrastructure in universities, hospitals, and large public facilities. It sits at the top of the MS355 family: the 48X2 delivers the highest switching capacity at 688 Gbps, compared to 544 Gbps on the 48X, 640 Gbps on the 24X2, and 352 Gbps on the base 24X, with port composition varying by model between multi-gigabit and standard Gigabit Ethernet. It provides 24 multi-gigabit UPoE ports supporting 100M through 10G over copper alongside 24 additional Gigabit Ethernet UPoE ports, for a 740W total PoE budget. Uplink options include 4 10GbE SFP+ ports and 2 40GbE QSFP+ ports, plus 2 dedicated hardware stacking ports delivering 400 Gbps of physical stacking bandwidth across up to 8 units. The switch includes dual hot-swappable power supplies and 3 hot-swappable fans, with Layer 3 routing including OSPF support. As a Meraki product, the switch is managed entirely through the cloud-based Meraki dashboard, with automatic firmware updates and remote packet capture tools.