The Cisco 1500 series micro hubs are small, desktop hubs that can be used to connect network devices in a small branch or remote office environment. You can connect up to eight network devices to one Cisco 1500 series micro hub. Up to five hubs can be stacked and interconnected.Cisco Micro Hub 1501 is the 8-port hub that does not have a console port and cannot be monitored or controlled, even when connected to a Cisco Micro Hub 1503. This model can also be used alone if no management capabilities are required.