Meraki Part Number: MS450-12-HW is a Cisco Meraki Cloud Managed MS450-12 Switch – managed – 12 x 40 Gigabit QSFP+ + 2 x 100 Gigabit QSFP+
The MS450 aggregation switch is equipped with twelve 40G fiber ports (QSFP+) and two 100G (QSFP28) fiber uplink ports. Tailored for high bandwidth and multi-gigabit switching, it complements the MS355 effectively.
Features:
- Administered through Cisco Meraki Dashboard
- Meraki Dashboard enables remote packet capture tools
- Automated firmware updates
- Integration with SNMP/Syslog
- Support for IPv4/6 ACL
- 802.1q VLAN tagging
- Broadcast storm control
- Dynamic ARP inspection/DHCP snooping
- 802.1X authentication
- 12x 40GbE QSFP+
- 2x 100GbE QSFP28 fiber uplinks
- 2x Dedicated stack ports for 400G stacking bandwidth
- L3 switching with OSPF
- Hot-swappable power supplies and fans
- Warm spare capability
Comparison with MS355 series
| MS355-24X | MS355-24X2 | MS450-12-HW | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1GbE RJ45 | 16 | – | – |
| mGbE RJ45 | 8 | 24 | – |
| 10GbE SFP+ | 4 | 4 | – |
| 40GbE QSFP+ | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 100GbE QSFP28 | – | – | 2 |
| Hardware Stack Port | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Dedicated Management Interface | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Hot Swap Power Supply | Yes, Dual | Yes, Dual | Yes, Dual |
| Hot Swap Fans | Yes, 3x | Yes, 3x | Yes, 3x |
| Layer 3 Routing | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| UPoE Capable | Yes, 740W | Yes, 740W | No |
| Max Switching Capacity | 352 Gbps | 640 Gbps | 1.36 Tbps |
| Max Stacking Bandwidth | 400 Gbps | 400 Gbps | 400 Gbps |
