Data Sheet EX2300-C COMPACT ETHERNET SWITCH DATASHEET Product Description The Juniper Networks® EX2300-C Ethernet Switch delivers a compact, silent, and powerefficient platform for low-density branch deployments and commercial access or enterprise workgroup environments outside the wiring closet. Product Overview The Juniper Networks EX2300C Ethernet Switch offers an economical, entry-level solution in a compact, fanless form factor for access layer deployments in branches, retail, and workgroup environments. The EX2300-C supports Juniper Networks Virtual Chassis technology, allowing up to four interconnected switches to be managed as a single logical device, delivering a scalable, pay-as-you-grow solution for expanding networks. The EX2300-C is onboarded, provisioned, and managed in the Juniper Mist Cloud Architecture, with Wired Assurance delivering better experiences for connected devices through AI-powered automation and service levels. Featuring 12 10/100/1000BASE-T access ports and two 10GbE uplink ports with and without Power over Ethernet (PoE/PoE+) in a fanless design, the EX2300-C switches deliver a powerful solution for supporting services such as unified communications, IP telephony, closed circuit television (CCTV), and other applications in office, classroom, hospitality, and other space and wiring-constrained environments. The key features of the EX2300-C switch include: • Multiple hardware configurations: - 12 10/100/1000BASE-T access ports and two SFP+ 10GbE uplink ports - 12 10/100/1000BASE-T PoE/PoE+ access ports and two SFP+ 10GbE uplink ports IEEE 802.3at (PoE+) compliance, allowing a variety of devices to draw power from the switch through the access ports Cloud-managed and driven by Mist AI with Juniper Mist Wired Assurance Virtual Chassis support, allowing up to four switches to be interconnected and managed as a single logical device (optional license required) Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE) support for GbE access ports Compact design featuring fanless and noiseless operation Architecture and Key Components The fixed-configuration EX2300-C line of Ethernet switches delivers complete Layer 2 and basic Layer 3 switching capabilities to satisfy the low-density branch and low-density wiring closet connectivity requirements of today’s high-performance business needs. The EX2300-C models extend that reach into workgroup environments that reside outside the wiring closet, including branch offices, retail access applications, education, hospitality, and other locations where the switch is deployed in open areas inside a building. Two versions are available. The EX2300-C-12T offers 12 front panel 10/100/1000BASE-T access ports and two SFP+ 10GbE uplink ports. The EX2300-C-12P offers 12 front panel 10/100/1000BASE-T IEEE 802.3af/IEEE 802.3at (PoE/PoE+) access ports, which can be used for powering networked devices such as telephones, video cameras, multiple radio IEEE 802.11ac wireless LAN (WLAN) access points, and videophones in converged network environments. In addition, the EX2300-C-12P has two SFP+ 10GbE upli

EX2300-C Compact Ethernet Switch Datasheet Figure 1: EX2300-C branch and retail store deployments. The uplink ports can be used to connect to higher-layer devices such as aggregation switches or routers. The uplink ports can also be configured as Virtual Chassis interfaces and connected via standard 10GbE interfaces. A fixed internal power supply ensures operational simplicity. Cloud Management with Juniper Mist Wired Assurance Juniper Mist Wired Assurance, a cloud-based service driven by Mist AI to claim, configure, manage, and troubleshoot the EX2300-C, delivers AI-powered automation and service...

EX2300-C Compact Ethernet Switch Datasheet Figure 4: When deployed in a Virtual Chassis configuration, up to four EX2300-C switches can operate as a single, logical device. While EX2300-C switches can be interconnected over either of the two front panel 10GbE uplink ports, these ports can also be configured as 1GbE uplinks to aggregation devices by disabling the Virtual Chassis technology. When deployed in a Virtual Chassis configuration, the EX2300-C switches elect a primary and a backup switch based on a set of preconfigured policies or criteria. The primary switch automatically creates and...

EX2300-C Compact Ethernet Switch Datasheet Campus Fabric Deployments Juniper campus fabrics support these validated architectures with the EX2300-C switch playing the role of access switch in a Virtual Chassis: The EX2300-C model switches include a number of features that make them ideal for low-density, open space deployments. • EVPN multihoming (collapsed core or distribution): A collapsed core architecture combines the core and distribution layers into a single switch, turning the traditional three-tier hierarchal network into a two-tier network. This eliminates the need for STP across the...

EX2300-C Compact Ethernet Switch Datasheet Access Security The Flex Advanced and Premium licenses for the EX Series Working as an enforcement point within the Access Policy Infrastructure, the EX2300-C provides standards-based 802.1X port-level access control as well as L2-L4 policy enforcement based platforms are class based, determined by the number of access ports on the switch. Class 1 (C1) switches have 12 ports, Class 2 (C2) switches have 24 Ports, and Class 3 (C3) switches have 32 or 48 Ports. on user identity, location, device, or a combination of these. If access is granted, the switch...

EX2300-C Compact Ethernet Switch Datasheet Product Options Table 1. EX2300-C Ethernet Switch Models Model Access Port Configuration Uplink Ports PoE+ Capable Ports PoE+ Budget Power Supply Rating Flash • 2 GB CPU • 1.25 GHz ARM CPU GbE port density per system Physical Specifications • 14 (12 access ports + 2 uplink ports) Power Options Physical Layer • Fixed internal power supply (AC) Model Max. System Power Consumption (Input Power without PoE) Total PoE Power Budget System Weight Operating temperature: 32° to 104° F (0° to 40° C) Storage temperature: -40° to 158° F (-40° to 70° C) Operating...