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Compact desktop network switch with twelve RJ45 ports and two SFP uplinks, matte silver finish, fanless design

HPE Juniper Networking

HPE Juniper Networking EX2300-C-12P 12-port PoE+ network switch

SKU CH-THTY-BM3EX MPN EX2300-C-12P

A compact fanless Layer 3 switch with 12 Gigabit PoE+ ports and two 10 GbE SFP+ uplinks, managed via Mist AI and supporting Virtual Chassis

  • Switch TypeLayer 3 Switch
  • FormatDesktop
  • Network Management TypeManaged
  • Uplink Ports(2) SFP/SFP+ ports
  • Primary Ports12 x RJ45 + 2 x SFP
  • ProtocolsHCRP, SPP

Model EX2300-C-12P

  • 12 PoE+ ports power phones and cameras with 124 W budget
  • Fanless design runs silently in offices or quiet spaces
  • Layer 3 routing handles 512 IPv4 prefixes for scalable networks
  • Virtual Chassis joins four switches into one managed unit
  • Two SFP+ uplinks provide 10 GbE fibre connectivity

Compact 12-port PoE+ switch

The EX2300-C-12P is a managed Layer 3 desktop switch with 12 RJ45 10/100/1000BASE-T ports and two SFP/SFP+ uplinks. Eight ports deliver IEEE 802.3af/at PoE+ power for phones, cameras and access points. Fanless operation makes it suitable for quiet office or retail environments.

PoE budget and uplink limits

The 124 W PoE budget caps simultaneous PoE+ draw across the eight powered ports, so full 30 W per port cannot be sustained on every connection. Uplink speed depends on the chosen SFP or SFP+ module, which is not included, and the two slots share the same physical space.

Capacity for small converged networks

MAC tables hold 16,000 entries and jumbo frames up to 9,216 bytes. Layer 3 routing supports 1,500 ARP entries, 512 IPv4 prefixes and 2,048 multicast groups. Up to 4,093 VLANs can be configured with 2,044 active at once. Virtual Chassis can link four units into one logical switch. Builders needing more than eight PoE ports, higher PoE budget, or built-in 10GBASE-T uplinks should look elsewhere.

Highlights

  • 12 PoE+ ports power phones and cameras with 124 W budget
  • Fanless design runs silently in offices or quiet spaces
  • Layer 3 routing handles 512 IPv4 prefixes for scalable networks
  • Virtual Chassis joins four switches into one managed unit
  • Two SFP+ uplinks provide 10 GbE fibre connectivity

Specifications

BrandJuniper Networks
SeriesEX2300-C
ModelEX2300-C-12P
Part NumberEX2300-C-12P
Switch TypeLayer 3 Switch
FormatDesktop
Network Management TypeManaged
Uplink Ports(2) SFP/SFP+ ports
Primary Ports12 x RJ45 + 2 x SFP
ProtocolsHCRP, SPP
SecurityAccess security
MAC limiting
Allowed MAC addresses—configurable per port
Sticky MAC (persistent MAC address learning)
Dynamic ARP inspection (DAI)
Proxy ARP
Static ARP support
DHCP snooping
802.1X port-based
802.1X multiple supplicants
802.1X with VLAN assignment
802.1X with authentication bypass access (based on host MAC0 address)
802.1X with VoIP VLAN support
802.1X dynamic access control list (ACL) based on RADIUS attributes
802.1X Supported EAP types: Message Digest 5 (MD5), Transport Layer Security (TLS), Tunneled Transport Layer Security (TTLS), Protected Extensible Authenticat
PoEYes
QoSLayer 2 QoS
Layer 3 QoS
Ingress policing: 2 rate 3 color
Hardware queues per port: 8
Scheduling methods (egress): Strict Priority (SP), shaped-deficit weighted round-robin (SDWRR)
802.1p: DSCP/IP precedence trust and marking
L2-L4 classification criteria: Interface, MAC address, Ethertype, 802.1p, VLAN, IP address, DSCP/IP precedence, TCP/UDP port numbers
Congestion avoidance capabilities: Tail drop and WRED
Layer3
Layer 2 FeaturesMaximum MAC addresses in hardware: 16,000
Jumbo frames: 9216 bytes
Number of VLANs supported: 4093 (2044 active VLAN)
Range of possible VLAN IDs: 1-4094
Port-based VLAN
MAC-based VLAN
Voice VLAN —Layer 2 Protocol Tunneling (L2PT)
IEEE 802.1ak: Multiple VLAN Registration Protocol (MVRP)
Compatible with Per-VLAN Spanning Tree Plus (PVST+)
RVI (Routed VLAN Interface)
IEEE 802.1AB: Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP)
LLDP-MED with VoIP integration
IEEE 802.1ad Q-in-Q tunneling
IEEE 802.1br Bridge Port Extension —IEEE 802.1D: Spanning Tree Protocol
IEEE 802.1p: CoS Prioritization
IEEE 80
Layer 3 FeaturesLayer 3 features: IPv4
Maximum number of ARP entries: 1,500
Maximum number of IPv4 unicast routes in hardware: 512 prefixes; 4,096 host routes
Maximum number of IPv4 multicast routes in hardware: 2,048 groups; 2,048 multicast routes
Routing Protocols: RIP v1/v2, OSPF v1/v2
Static routing
Routing policy
Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) with slow timers (> 3 sec)
IP directed broadcast
Layer 3 features: IPv6
Maximum number of Neighbor Discovery (ND) entries: 1,500
Maximum number of IPv6 unicast routes in hardware: 512 prefixes; 2,048 host routes
Maximum number of IPv6 multicast
PoE Ports8 x PoE
PoE Power Budget124W
Dimensions10.98 x 1.72 x 9.4 in (27.9 x 4.4 x 23.9 cm)
Weight6.99 lb (3.17 kg)
Shipping weight4.08 kg
Package size381 × 361 × 122 mm

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Questions about this item

Should I pick this 12-port model or a version with more uplinks?

This unit has 12 RJ45 ports and two SFP/SFP+ uplinks; other EX2300-C variants change the uplink count or speed, so choose based on how many fibre links you need.

What does the 124 W PoE budget deliver in a live rack?

The 124 W budget is shared across the eight PoE+ ports, so you can run eight 802.3at devices or a mix of 802.3af and 802.3at gear until the total draw hits 124 W.

How fast are the two SFP/SFP+ uplinks in practice?

Each uplink runs at 1 GbE with an SFP module or 10 GbE with an SFP+ module; the port speed is set by the optic you install.

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