In today's hyperconnected world, reliable access to network resources is critical to all businesses. However, you also need to invest wisely to stay competitive, knowing how to separate the essential from the extraneous and get the most value for your dollar. While building a solid foundation for your business network infrastructure is essential, it doesn’t mean you need the most advanced feature set on the market.

For businesses requiring high performance, advanced security, and rich manageability from the network, fully managed switches are an excellent choice. However, they also typically come with high price tags. Smart switches provide the right level of network features and capabilities for growing businesses at an affordable price, so you’ll have more dollars to put toward growing your business.

With Cisco® Business 250 Series Smart Switches, you can achieve enterprise-grade network performance and security without paying for advanced network features that you will not use. When you need a reliable solution to share online resources and connect computers, phones, and wireless access points, Cisco Business 250 Series Smart Switches provide the ideal solution at an affordable pricing point.

The Cisco Business 250 Series is the next generation of affordable smart switches that combine powerful network performance and reliability with a complete suite of the network features you need for a solid business network. These powerful Gigabit Ethernet switches, with Gigabit or 10 Gigabit Ethernet uplinks, provide multiple management options, sophisticated security capabilities, and fine-tuned Quality of Service (QoS) and Layer 3 static routing features far beyond those of an unmanaged or consumer-grade switch, at a lower cost than for fully managed switches. And with an easy-to-use web user interface and Power over Ethernet Plus (PoE+) capability, you can deploy and configure a complete business network in minutes.

Ports & interfaces
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity	16
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports type	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)
SFP module slots quantity	2
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1
Power
Power supply included	Yes
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz
Operational conditions
Operating temperature (T-T)	-5 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-25 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 90%
Protocols
Management protocols	SNMP
Network
Networking standards	IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1ad, IEEE 802.1af, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1s, IEEE 802.1w, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3u
Port mirroring	Yes
Flow control support	Yes
Broadcast storm control	Yes
Auto MDI/MDI-X	Yes
Spanning tree protocol	Yes
Head-of-line (HOL) blocking	Yes
Ethernet LAN data rates	1000 Mbit/s
VLAN support	Yes
Number of VLANs	255
Data transmission
MAC address table	8000 entries
Jumbo frames support	Yes
Jumbo frames	9000
Security
DHCP features	DHCP relay, DHCPv6 client
Access Control List (ACL)	Yes
Access Control List (ACL) rules	512
IGMP snooping	Yes
Security algorithms	HTTPS, SSH, SSL/TLS
MAC address filtering	Yes
SSH/SSL support	Yes
Loop protection	Yes
Password protection	Yes
Management features
Switch type	Managed
Switch layer	L2/L3
Quality of Service (QoS) support	Yes
Web-based management	Yes
Cloud-managed	Yes
ARP inspection	Yes
Configuring Location Settings (CLI)	Yes
MIB support	Y
Design
Rack mounting	Yes
Product colour	Silver
Reset button	Yes
LED indicators	Yes
Performance
Built-in processor	Yes
Processor frequency	800 MHz
Internal memory	512 MB
Flash memory	256 MB
Firmware upgradeable	Yes
Logistics data
Harmonized System (HS) code	85176990
Multicast features
Multicast support	Yes