By Rohit Kumar
Publication Date: 2026-03-04 20:00:00
Today, we are taking a look at the Cisco Catalyst C1300-12XS. This is a neat switch with twelve 10Gbps ports. There are ten SFP+ 10G ports, and two combo ports that support either SFP+ or 10GBase-T. That adds just a bit more flexibility to the switch. Cisco’s gear is far from the cheapest you can get in this segment, but it is from the most well-known vendor in the space. As a result, there are some neat features we do not see elsewhere. Let us get to it.
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Cisco Catalyst C1300-12XS Hardware Overview
The Cisco C1300-12XS is a 1U rackmount switch. We did not have the rackmount ears for it, but there is a lot going on.
Folks often ask whether switches have a “Cisco-like” CLI. Here, because it is a Cisco switch, it has various methods to get to a CLI.
