An access switch has to power the devices people rely on every day and stay easy to manage as the network grows. The Cisco Meraki MS150-48FP-4G combines 48 Gigabit Ethernet PoE+ ports, a 740 W PoE budget and four 1G SFP uplinks with Meraki Dashboard cloud management. Hydrasat helps connect the hardware decision with Meraki licensing, network design, deployment and ongoing support options.
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Cisco Meraki MS150-48FP-4G product overview
Ports, PoE and uplinks for everyday endpoints
The MS150-48FP-4G provides 48 × 10/100/1000 Mbps RJ45 ports with PoE+ at up to 30 W per port and a 740 W total PoE budget, plus four 1G SFP uplink ports and a dedicated management interface. That budget supports common PoE loads such as wireless access points, IP phones and network cameras—subject to each device’s power draw and the switch’s available budget. Meraki lists Perpetual PoE and Fast PoE among MS150 features.
Two dedicated stacking ports provide 80 Gbps of stacking bandwidth, and Cisco documents stacking up to eight MS150 switches. Switching capacity for this model is listed at 104 Gbps.
The MS150 family also includes models with 10G SFP+ uplinks, multigigabit ports and 60 W PoE++. The MS150-48FP-4G is the 48-port PoE+ model with 1G SFP uplinks; if your design calls for 10G uplinks, the MS150-48FP-4X offers the same 740 W PoE+ budget with four SFP+ uplinks.
Meraki cloud management and licensing
Configuration, monitoring and troubleshooting run through the Cisco Meraki Dashboard, so your switching infrastructure can be managed remotely from one place. Meraki lists automatic firmware upgrades, remote packet capture tools, SNMP/Syslog integration, IPv4/IPv6 ACLs, 802.1Q VLAN tagging, 802.1X authentication, broadcast storm control, Dynamic ARP Inspection, DHCP snooping and static routing among MS150 features.
Every MS150 in a Meraki organization needs an Enterprise or Advanced license. 48-port models use LIC-MS150-48-xY (Enterprise) or LIC-MS150-48A-xY (Advanced), available in 1-, 3-, 5-, 7- and 10-year terms, and in the co-termination licensing model an organization’s MS150 licenses must be all Enterprise or all Advanced. See the Cisco Meraki MS150 license; license tier and term are quoted separately from the switch.
Design, deployment and next steps
Hydrasat provides more than the switch. We supply the hardware and licensing, and our design and implementation services help plan network topology, PoE, VLANs and uplinks around your existing environment. For businesses that want ongoing help, network operations services or managed Meraki access can be included in an agreed service plan. Hardware, licenses, deployment and ongoing management are specified in your proposal.
This switch pairs naturally with Meraki wireless and security appliances—see our posts on Meraki MR access points, Meraki MX security and SD-WAN and the Cisco Catalyst C9200L-24P-4G-M Meraki switch.
Shop the Cisco Meraki MS150-48FP-4G PoE+ switch, browse Shop Cisco Meraki MS150 series switches, or contact Hydrasat for a free network assessment and a quote.