Sophos Switch Software Features
Sophos Switch Series: Software Features
All Sophos switches offer a broad feature set and extensive configuration options.
| Management and Configuration | Feature Availability by Model |
|---|---|
| Active Threat Response Integration with Sophos MDR/XDR | All models (requires a valid Sophos support subscription) |
| Switch Auto-Discovery | All models |
| Dynamic VLAN Configuration | All models (GVRP) |
| IEEE 802.1D MAC Bridging/STP (RSTP-Compatible) | All models |
| Link Aggregation Groups (LAGs), # of Ports Supported | All models, up to 8 |
| LAG Size | All models, 8 |
| IGMP Snooping | All models |
| Static Routing | All models |
| 802.1x Authentication | All models |
| 802.1x MAC Authentication Bypass (MAB): Host, Port, and Fallback | All models |
| Syslog Collection | All models |
| IP/MAC ACL | All models |
| Jumbo Frames | Yes |
| Auto Negotiation for Port Speed and Duplex | All models |
| MDI/MDIX Auto-Crossover | All models |
| IEEE 802.1D MAC Bridging/Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) | All models |
| IEEE 802.1w Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) | All models |
| IEEE 802.1s Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP) | All models |
| Edge Port/Port Fast | All models |
| IEEE 802.1Q VLAN Tagging | All models |
| Guest VLAN and Voice VLAN | All models |
| IEEE 802.3ad Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) | All models |
| Unicast/Multicast Traffic Balance over Trunk Port | All models |
| IEEE 802.1AX Link Aggregation | All models |
| Spanning Tree Instances (MSTP/CST) | All models |
| IEEE 802.3x Flow Control and Back Pressure | All models |
| IEEE 802.3 10Base-T | Sophos Switch 100 Seriesonly |
| IEEE 802.3u 100Base-TX | All models |
| IEEE 802.3z 1000Base-SX/LX | All models |
| IEEE 802.3ab 1000Base-T | All models |
| IEEE 802.3bz Gigabit Ethernet | All models |
| IEEE 802.3 CSMA/CD Access Method and Physical Layer Specifications | All models |
| Storm Control | All models |
| Port Mirroring | All models |
| DHCP Relay | All models |
| Security and Visibility | Feature Availability by Model |
|---|---|
| Max. ACL Groups | 128 for all models |
| Max. ACL Entries Per Group | 2 for CS101-8/8FP; 8 for all other models |
| IP Source Guard | All models (Uses 1 ACL group if enabled) |
| IEEE 802.1x Authentication Port-Based | All models |
| IEEE 802.1x Guest VLAN | All models |
| IEEE 802.1ab Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) | All models |
| IEEE 802.1ab LLDP-MED | LLDP MED PoE models only |
| DHCP Snooping | All models |
| Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) Compliance | All models |
| MAC Address Filtering | All models |
| Priority Tag - Packet Ingress Filtering | All models |
| Quality of Service | Feature Availability by Model |
|---|---|
| IEEE 802.1p Priority Queuing | All models |
| IP TOS/DSCP Priority Queuing | All models |
| Management | Feature Availability by Model |
|---|---|
| IPv4 and IPv6 Management IP Assignment Supports DHCP or Static Address | All models |
| SSH | All models |
| HTTPS | All models |
| SNMP v1/v2c/v3 | All models |
| SSH, Web Interface, and REST API | All models |
| Sophos Central | All models |
| RFC and MIB Support | Feature Availability by Model |
|---|---|
| DHCP Client | All models |
| RFC 854 Telnet Server | All models |
| RFC 2865 RADIUS (for 802.1x Authentication) | All models |
| RFC 1643 Ethernet MIB | All models |
| RFC 1213 MIB-II | All models |
| RFC 1157 SNMPv1/v2c | All models |
| RFC 2618 RADIUS Authentication Client MIB | All models |
| RFC 1493 Bridge MIB | All models |