Connectivity at the LAN Edge
The Sophos Switch Series provides secure, scalable Ethernet access for your wired and wireless devices and puts your LAN connectivity fully under your control.
Devices, devices everywhere
Many businesses have pieced together a colorful range of network equipment in an attempt to make connectivity work amid rapidly changing requirements. Sophos switches provide a simple solution to connect an ever-increasing range of devices to your network.
Segmentation for security
A network segmentation approach to security often begins at your switch. Configure virtual LANs (VLANs) to segment your internal traffic and reduce the attack surface in case of an infection or breach. VLANs help prevent guest devices from introducing risk to your environment and enhance overall security at the access layer.
SMB and SD-branch
Ideal for remote and home offices, small and medium-sized businesses, retail outlets, and branch offices, Sophos switches come in a range of sizes to suit the connectivity needs of many organizations.
Active Threat Response
Isolate compromised hosts at the access layer.
Active Threat Response triggers an automatic response to isolate compromised hosts across all Sophos switches and AP6 Series access points on the network. Threat feeds can originate from Sophos MDR, Sophos XDR, and even third-party security solutions. For customers using Sophos Network Detection and Response (NDR), this functionality adds a response action to detections from deep within the network.
How it works
API-Triggered Threat Feed
A threat feed is sent with the MAC addresses of any devices that are potentially compromised.
Distributed on the Network
The feed updates all switches and AP6 access points managed in the same Sophos Central account.
Automatic Isolation
The compromised devices no longer have access and are isolated across the network.
Benefits
- Isolates wired, wireless, managed, and unmanaged hosts
- Prevents lateral movement and buys you time for remediation
- Detects issues originating from multiple sources (Sophos or third-party solutions)
Active Threat Response is available via Sophos Central for Sophos Switch, Sophos Wireless (AP6 Series only), and Sophos Firewall.
Sophos Switch Use Cases
Sophos switches are ideal to address many use cases and help solve some of the connectivity challenges that businesses are facing today.
SMB and Branch Offices
Switches can extend the connectivity options in small and medium-sized branch offices and offer the flexibility to scale as needed.
To enhance security, you can deactivate unused switch ports or set up restricted access policies.
SD-Branch
With a firewall in your main office and SD-RED remote Ethernet devices in your remote locations, Sophos Switch integrates perfectly into your SD-WAN deployments.
Find out more about Sophos Firewall and SD-WAN.
Retail/Franchise Outlets
Adding security and connectivity to your retail space helps you meet the growing need for an enhanced user experience.
Your Sophos Switch can power and connect devices such as security cameras, Wi-Fi access points, printers, kiosk systems, and more.
Remote Offices
By equipping your many remote workers with an entry-level switch, you’ll ensure better connectivity in the home while keeping work separate from consumer-grade (and risk-prone) smart devices.
You can add a Sophos wireless access point for an even better experience.
Access-Layer Switch Range
The Sophos Switch Series offers a range of network access-layer options for connecting and powering devices on your LAN while adding security controls and segmentation at the all-important LAN edge.
Ethernet options
We offer two different series within our model range:
- 100 Series models offer 1G Ethernet ports plus either an SFP or SFP+ interface.
- 200 Series models are equipped with 2.5G and 1G Ethernet ports plus an SFP+ interface; configuration varies by model.
Each series includes models with 8, 24, and 48 ports.
Power over Ethernet
Power over Ethernet (PoE) allows you to connect and power your PoE-capable devices, such as access points, security cameras, and IP phones, via a single Ethernet cable. Your management interface of choice provides visibility into your power consumption and remaining PoE budget.
Deployment options
While most 24- and 48-port models will find their future home in a rack, our entry-level 8-port models are suitable for wall mounting or desktop use, making them ideal for deployments outside the standard datacenter environment. All switches come with a suitable mounting kit.
One Vendor. One View.
The Sophos Switch Series is the perfect addition to your existing Sophos product portfolio and offers customers, MSPs, and resellers a single-vendor solution for the full network stack.
Less complexity, less risk
Rather than adding complexity and security risk, Sophos switches seamlessly integrate with your existing Sophos solutions, removing the risks of multi-vendor deployments.
Cloud-managed in Sophos Central
Sophos Central is the single point of truth for resellers, MSPs, and customer admins. Whether you’re managing a single firewall or a large, distributed network deployment, Sophos Central eases operations, putting control of all your other Sophos products just a click away.
Zero-touch deployment
Sophos switches are very easy to set up and deploy. Simply enter the serial number of your switch and click “Register” to start the process. This simple onboarding process ensures that your switches are up and running in minutes.
Sophos Switch Management
Your Sophos switches can be managed in different ways.
Sophos Central
You get a single pane of glass for managing all your Sophos solutions.
Sophos Central management requires a support and services subscription.
Local Web Management
Use this interface to access the full feature set and configuration options for your Sophos Switch from day one.
Local web management is included in the purchase price of your switch.
Command Line Interface
This option is for admins familiar with using the command line interface (CLI) for network management.
CLI management is included in the purchase price of your switch.
SNMP
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) can be used for switch management and monitoring.
SNMP management is included in the purchase price of your switch.
Why Sophos Switch?
The Sophos Switch Series is part of a broader product ecosystem. Together, the solution components provide enhanced visibility and minimize overall management overhead.
Secure access portfolio
The Sophos Secure Access Portfolio includes products and solutions for secure access inside and outside of your network. With Sophos Zero-Trust Network Access (ZTNA) delivering secure access to applications, Sophos SD-WAN remote Ethernet devices (SD-RED), Sophos Firewalls, Sophos Wireless access points, and Sophos Switches, we have your LAN and service edge access requirements fully covered.
The Sophos ecosystem
No vendor can offer the breadth of products that Sophos can. Our in-house development, single cloud management console, and pioneering cross-product integration options are unmatched, creating a future-forward platform for adding new Sophos Switch functionality.