Cisco Catalyst 2900 Series WS-C2900 Turbo Jet Managed Switch Rackmount

Cisco Catalyst 2900 Series WS-C2900 Turbo Jet Managed Switch Rackmount

The Cisco Catalyst 2900 Series is a line of managed Ethernet switches designed for enterprise wiring closet and campus LAN deployments. The WS-C2900 — identified on the label as the Turbo Jet 2900-02 — provides managed Layer 2 switching with multiple RJ-45 copper ports and modular uplink slots, allowing network administrators to segment and manage traffic across workgroups and departments. As a Cisco managed switch, it supports standard Cisco IOS-based or menu-driven management for VLAN configuration, spanning tree, and port monitoring.

Specifications & What's Included

• Brand: Cisco Systems
• Model: WS-C2900 (Catalyst 2900 Series)
• Sub-model / Label: Turbo Jet 2900-02
• Switch type: Managed Layer 2 Ethernet switch
• Form factor: Rackmount (2U chassis)
• Front panel: Multiple RJ-45 10/100 ports visible across two rows
• Uplink/expansion slots: High-density uplink and modular expansion ports visible on front panel
• Fiber optic: Class I laser product (fiber uplink capable per regulatory label)
• Chassis color: Dark gray/black
• Unit only — no cables, mounting hardware, or documentation included

Applications

The Cisco Catalyst 2900 Series was introduced in the mid-to-late 1990s and quickly became a widely deployed platform in enterprise campus networks. These switches are used in wiring closet deployments to connect workstations, printers, IP phones, and servers to a distribution or core layer. The managed feature set — including VLAN support, spanning tree, and port-level configuration — makes the 2900 Series appropriate for structured enterprise environments that require traffic segmentation and administrative control. Today these units are commonly sought for legacy network maintenance, lab environments, Cisco certification (CCNA/CCNP) practice labs, and low-cost managed switching in smaller deployments where current-generation hardware is not required.