MS and CS Firmware Features Directory
Learn more about Cloud-Managed Switching Firmware and and features associated with each major version.
For more information about Cloud Management with IOS XE releases for C9000 switches (including MS390), please refer to Cloud Configuration: Release Versions and Highlights documentation for supported models and feature highlights.
Overview
This article describes switching features and their dependencies on firmware releases.
The table below explains the correlation between switch product families and models.
| Family | Models |
|---|---|
| MS100 series | MS120-8(P/LP/FP), MS120-24(P), MS120-48(P/LP/FP), MS125-24(P), MS125-48(P/LP/FP) MS130-8(P/X/P-I/R), MS130-12X, MS130-24(P/X), MS130-48(P/X), MS150-24(T/P/MP), MS150-48(T/LP/FP/MP) |
| MS200 series | MS210-24(P), MS210-48(P/LP/FP), MS225-24(P), MS225-48(P/LP/FP), MS250-24(P), MS225-48(P/LP/FP) |
| MS300 series | MS350-24(P), MS350-24X, MS350-48(LP/FP), MS355-24X, MS355-24X2, MS355-48X, MS355-48X2 |
| MS390 series | MS390-24(P), MS390-24U, MS390-24UX, MS390-48(P), MS390-48U, MS390-48UX, MS390-48UX2 |
| MS400 series | MS410-16, MS410-32, MS425-16, MS425-32, MS450-32 |
| C9300-M series |
C9300-24/48T-M, C9300-24/48P-M, C9300-24/48U-M, C9300-24-UX-M, C9300-48-UXM-M, C9300-48UN-M, C9300-24S-M, C9300-48S-M C9300L-24/48T-4X-M, C9300L-24/48P-4X-M, C9300L-48PF-4X-M, C9300L-24/48UXG-4X-M C9300X-48TX-M, C9300X-24/48HX-M, C9300X-48-HXN-M, C9300X-12/24Y-M |
Meraki Switching
MS 18
| Feature | Supported Models / Families | Minimum Required License |
|---|---|---|
| Traffic Mirroring: RSPAN & VLAN Based SPAN | MS100/200/300/400 | Enterprise |
| Group Policy ACL on MS130 & MS150 | MS100/200/300/400 | Enterprise |
| MAC allowlists - max MAC address support | MS100/200/300/400 | Enterprise |
| Support for Open Auth, and Guest, Critical, & Failed VLAN with Multi-Auth | MS100/200/300/400 | Enterprise |
| Layer-2 Multicast Table (live tool) | MS100/ 200/300/400 | Enterprise |
MS 17
| Feature | Supported Models / Families | Minimum Required License |
|---|---|---|
| Adaptive Policy support on MS130X/R and MS150 | MS130X/R and MS150 | Advanced |
| Intelligent Capture | MS100/200/300/400 | Enterprise |
| Digital Optical Monitoring (DOM) | MS100/200/300/400 | Enterprise |
| MAC Block List | MS100/200/300/400 | Enterprise |
| SmartPorts | MS100/200/300/400 | Enterprise |
MS 16
| Feature | Supported Models / Families | Minimum Required License |
|---|---|---|
| DAI support for MS100 series | MS100/200/300/400 | Enterprise |
| Local Status Page Packet Capture | MS100/200/300/400 | Enterprise |
| IPv6 RA & DHCP Guard (EAP) | MS100/200/300/400 | Enterprise |
| ACL Hit Counter | MS100/200/300/400 | Enterprise |
MS 15
| Feature | Supported Models / Families | Minimum Required License |
|---|---|---|
| VLAN Profiles | MS100/200/300 | Enterprise |
| RADIUS-based Voice VLAN Assignment | MS100/200/300/400 | Enterprise |
| FIPS | MS120/125/355/450 | Enterprise |
Catalyst Switching
Cloud Management with IOS XE
Please refer to the Cloud Configuration: Release Versions and Highlights page, which lists the features, supported models/family, minimum required license, and other details for each major Cloud Management with IOS XE version in Cloud Configuration.
To learn more about Cloud Management with IOS XE, visit the overview page here.
CS 17
| Feature | Supported Models / Families | Minimum Required License |
|---|---|---|
| RADIUS Caching | MS390, C9300/L/X-M | Enterprise |
| VLAN to SGT Mapping | MS390, C9300/L/X-M | Advanced |
| Multi-auth Support | MS390, C9300/L/X-M | Enterprise |
| Device Uptime | MS390, C9300/L/X-M | Enterprise |
| Energy Efficient Ethernet | MS390, C9300/L/X-M | Enterprise |
CS 16
| Feature | Supported Models / Families | Minimum Required License |
|---|---|---|
| 802.1X Control Direction | MS390, C9300/L/X-M | Enterprise |
| Adaptive Policy ACL hit counter live tool | MS390, C9300/L/X-M | Advanced |
| Adaptive Policy ACL Event Log | MS390, C9300/L/X-M | Advanced |
| MAC Allow list on access ports | MS390, C9300/L/X-M | Enterprise |
| Named VLAN | MS390, C9300/L/X-M | Enterprise |
| VLAN Profiles | MS390, C9300/L/X-M | Enterprise |
CS 15
| Feature | Supported Models / Families | Minimum Required License |
|---|---|---|
| 802.3bt Support | MS390, C9300/L/X-M | Enterprise |
| Alternate Management Interface | MS390, C9300/L/X-M | Enterprise |
| Dynamic ARP Inspection | MS390, C9300/L/X-M | Enterprise |
| Critical / Failed Authentication | MS390, C9300/L/X-M | Enterprise |
| Group Policy ACLs | MS390, C9300/L/X-M | Enterprise |
| IPv6 - management | MS390, C9300/L/X-M | Enterprise |
| MAC Flap Detection | MS390, C9300/L/X-M | Enterprise |
| Meraki Authentication | MS390, C9300/L/X-M | Enterprise |
| Multi-auth Access Policy w/ Voice VLAN Bypass | MS390, C9300/L/X-M | Enterprise |
| NetFlow export w/SGT, AVC, ETA | MS390, C9300/L/X-M | Advanced |
| StackPower | MS390, C9300/L/X-M | Enterprise |
| Unidirectional Link Detection (UDLD) | MS390, C9300/L/X-M | Enterprise |
| URL-redirect | MS390, C9300/L/X-M | Enterprise |