NETGEAR 8-Port PoE Switch, 2.5Gb Switch (MS108EUP) - Multi-Gigabit Easy Smart Managed, 4 x PoE++ and 4 x PoE+ @ 230W, Desktop or Wall Mount

Gets warm when under full load but nice piece of gear.

Arrived undamaged and as described

I haven't actually installed the switch yet, and will update this if it falls short on performance expectations.I wanted to be sure it was shared that the power supply is almost as large as the switch; absolutely huge. This is understandable in hindsight as it can deliver a ton of power via PoE, but will be an installation challenge for me due cramped space.

I would give it 5 stars but why Netgear designed it with no vents and / or fan kind of worries me. I found out the hard way to never stack this on another piece of equipment since my internet connection kept going down. I found out in case that happened, I would just log into the switch and select reboot and the connection came back up. I have since then repositioned the switch and so far, so good.I like the fact that it is 1)2.5Gbe 2) POE and 3) managed. So it can do VLANS. Since I'm new to VLANS, I watched a few videos before receiving the switch. After a few tries, I finally got it the way I want. So to those that are just starting out and expanding from an all in one firewall / router / wifi box, get something like this.Setting up vlans... the basics so remember this...T = tagged (or just say trunk); imagine a tree trunk and all of your vlans are running through the trunk from the firewall / router to this switch. Then the vlans branch out. Ports to a computer can be thought as leaves. Okay, enough with the tree analogy.Also, a port that runs to another managed switch can be tagged as well. A "regular" switch will be untagged.U= untagged (or let's just say access port). And you can set a port / ports to a certain vlan or vlans.The connection from your firewall / router to this switch must be set to Tagged. Your computers will be untagged. An access point like a Unifi will be set to tagged if you have vlan traffic.E= exclude - excludes ports from the vlans.Lots of vlan videos on youtube so go watch them if you're getting your feet wet. :)

This is a great switch for my needs.

Bought two of these and they powered POE cameras and within the first week of using them the power supplies failed. I was not overloading the output of the ports by any means. Move on to something else if you can.

This switch has been stable and has programmable features for qos, vlan, etc.

Others have mentioned that the power supply is almost as big as the switch itself (and weighs more also). That is the literal situation here.Also the power supply is very sensitive to heat. I keep the house at 73F. If you unplug it, and it feels at all warm, the blue light on the power supply will not turn on. You have to put it in front of a fan to cool it down (and probably keep it cool).Also there's no SNMP, which is disappointing. It does do VLANs, but having worked with dell and cisco switches, I just had to go for the most advanced mode (Advanced 802.1Q VLAN), then I was able to make it work.

Works great for my home network. I just need a switch that can configure vlan and support 2.5gbe this works perfectly. Plus, it has POE and POE+. There are not many cheap options on the market but I got it with heavy discount from Amazon Warehouse. Really nice

I instralled and configured it in no time despite never setting a managed switch before. It was quite easy.