The Catalyst 2960-L series switches - Fixed Managed vs Smart Managed?

[RandyPrice]

The Catalyst 2960-L series switches show two types of management per model (i.e. WS-C2960L-8TS-LL and WS-C2960L-SM-8TS)

What is the difference between Fixed Managed vs Smart Managed?

[luis_cordova]

Hi @RandyPrice,

I think this link can help you:

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/solutions/small-business/resource-center/networking/understanding-the-different-types-of-network-switches.html

Regards

[kcook]

Yes, that's the question I have too.  Cisco does not do a good job of explaining the differences between these two switches that seem practically identical, but are not.