No. The CS110-48 is the non-PoE model in the 48-port lineup, so it connects devices but does not power them over the Ethernet cable. If you need to power access points, IP cameras, or VoIP phones, choose the CS110-48P or the fully powered CS110-48FP instead. Not sure how much power budget you need? Talk to a Sophos-certified expert and we will size it with you.

The CS110-48 has 4 SFP+ uplink ports that run at either 1G or 10G. That gives you 10-gigabit-capable fiber or copper backhaul to your core or distribution layer, so a rack full of gigabit access ports does not bottleneck on the way up. You supply the SFP or SFP+ transceivers to match your cabling.

You have four ways to manage it. Sophos Central gives you a single cloud console alongside your other Sophos products, with virtual stacking and Active Threat Response. You can also use the local web interface, the command line interface (CLI), or SNMP. Local web, CLI, and SNMP are included in the purchase price; Central management comes with the Support and Services subscription.

The switch always works locally without it, and every unit ships with a limited lifetime warranty. The Support and Services subscription adds Sophos Central management, firmware updates, 24x7 multi-channel support, and advanced RMA. If it lapses or is never purchased, Central drops to read-only, firmware updates stop, and phone and advanced RMA support are no longer available. For most business deployments the subscription is worth it, and we can quote it per switch per year.

Yes. Sophos Central supports virtual stacking, which lets you create and manage a group of switches as a single stack rather than one at a time. You connect the switches with standard Ethernet, SFP, or SFP+ ports and can use Link Aggregation Groups (LAG) to add throughput and redundancy. Virtual stacking requires a valid Support and Services subscription.

Yes. The CS110-48 supports up to 256 VLANs simultaneously out of 4096 VLAN IDs, along with 802.1Q tagging, guest and voice VLANs, and dynamic VLAN configuration. Paired with port security and QoS, that lets you segment traffic and keep voice, data, and guest networks apart at the access layer.