Release Notes: New 24- and 48-port 2.5G Access Layer Switches

Overview 

We are adding two additional 2.5G models to the Sophos Switch portfolio of network access layer switches. These will be available to order from June 14, 2022. 

Newer Wi-Fi standards such as Wi-Fi 6 and Wi-Fi 6E, which support speeds above 1 Gbps, are driving the demand for higher performance, more scalable network infrastructure to avoid creating bottlenecks in the future. 

Switch Models  

This release includes two new switch models, each with a combination of PoE-capable 1G and 2.5G ports plus SFP+. 

CS210-24FP 

• 8 x 2.5 GE and 16 x 1 GE PoE-capable ports (802.3af/802.3at) plus 4 x 1G/10G SFP+ ports. Full Power-over-Ethernet support, total PoE budget 410W. 

CS210-48FP 

• 16 x 2.5 GE and 32 x 1 GE PoE-capable ports (802.3af/802.3at) plus 4 x 1G/10G SFP+ ports. Full Power-over-Ethernet support, total PoE budget 740W 

For full details of all available features, please see sophos.com/switch. 

Supportability Enhancements 

Remote assistance using CLI and GUI : The customer can now share the remote access token with Sophos support and the team can analyse or debug customer issues more effectively using switch CLI access and switch local UI access. This feature provides quicker issue resolution. 

Security Improvements 

Strong password policy: Sophos Switch login is now enhanced with higher complexity in the unique password that was provided as part of the product and also allows customers how to create a stronger password when generating new user credentials. This will enhance login security.  

Known issues