# Ansible for Cisco C1200/C1300 switches **URL:** \ **Category:** Get Help\ **Tags:** cisco, ciscosmb, network\ **Created:** [May 13, 2025, 11:31am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-for-cisco-c1200-c1300-switches/42629 "2025-05-13T11:31:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TafkaMax](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/tafkamax/32/8430_2.png) [@TafkaMax](https://forum.ansible.com/u/TafkaMax)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2025, 11:31am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-for-cisco-c1200-c1300-switches/42629/1 "2025-05-13T11:31:57Z")
I am looking for tips and guidance for configuring Cisco C1200/C1300 switches. I have not been able to use the `cisco.ios` ansible collection and I am trying to use `community.ciscosmb` collection, but I need to do a lot of rewriting and development to get it usable. I also created an reddit post with some info from my ansible setup: [Reddit - The heart of the internet](https://www.reddit.com/r/Cisco/comments/1kktiuh/ansible_c1300_switches/) Has anyone gotten the cisco.ios module to work with the C1200/C1300 switches? ---
**Author:** ![jiholland](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/jiholland/32/11273_2.png) [@jiholland](https://forum.ansible.com/u/jiholland)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2025, 7:30am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-for-cisco-c1200-c1300-switches/42629/2 "2025-05-14T07:30:48Z")
The `cisco.ios` collection will not work on Cisco C1200/C1300 devices because they don’t run IOS/IOS-XE. I believe your only option is `community.ciscosmb`. ---
**Author:** ![TafkaMax](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/tafkamax/32/8430_2.png) [@TafkaMax](https://forum.ansible.com/u/TafkaMax)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2025, 7:49am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-for-cisco-c1200-c1300-switches/42629/3 "2025-05-14T07:49:14Z")
Guess I have to write everything for these new switches 🥲