TP-Link 5 Port Gigabit PoE Switch | 4 Port PoE 56W | 802.3af Compliant Shielded Ports | Traffic Optimization | Plug and Play | Sturdy Metal (TL-SG1005P)

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ports SmartRate 100M/1G/2.5G/5G BaseT Class 8 PoE ports supporting up to 90W per port (on port 1-12), and Class 6 POE ports supporting up to 60W per port (on ports 13-48) Aruba 6300M 12p Class 8 PoE and 36p Class 6 PoE HPE Smart Rate 1G/2.5G/5G and 2p 50G and 2p 10G Switch (R8S91A)

Why you can trust Tom's Hardware Our expert reviewers spend hours testing and comparing products and services so you can choose the best for you. Find out more about how we test. Power Needs: Most won't need it, but certain devices can get power over Ethernet if your switch supports it. EMC FCC (47 CFR Part 15, Subpart B),CE-EMC (EN 55032: 2015+A11: 2020, EN IEC 61000-3-2: 2019, EN 61000-3-3: 2013+A1: 2019, EN 50130-4: 2011+A1: 2014, EN 55035: 2017+A11: 2020),IC (ICES-003: Issue 7:2020),RCM (AS/NZS CISPR 32: 2015) The switch did well in testing, putting up numbers slightly better than the QNAP on its 2.5 Gb ports, while its gigabit ports performed very well. Under heavy traffic, we saw no performance loss, which is to be expected given its total bandwidth of 66 Gbps. The ZyXel was the second-hottest of the switches tested, peaking at 100 degrees Fahrenheit under load - which is definitely going to be warm to the touch, but not concerningly so. Just make sure the box has a bit of ventilation.

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Discontinued products The following compatible products have been discontinued. Audio system devices Of course, you needn’t have a connection that fast to get use out of one of the recent 2.5 GbE network switches. File transfers, home media servers, and high-capacity, high-bandwidth NAS setups can all stand to benefit from a high-bandwidth switch, and as they come out, we’ll try to put our hands to the latest and greatest to let you know how they fare. That brings us, today, to the TP-Link TL-SG105-M2: a super fast unmanaged 5-port, 2.5 GbE switch that, while bigger than your average 5-port gigabit switches, should still fit into just about anyone’s setup - and budget, for that matter. In between 8-and-16-port switches, you have some funky units like this ZyXel XGS1010-12. It’s billed on the box as a desktop switch with 8 gigabit ports and four bonus ports in the form of two 2.5 GbE and two 10 GbE SFT+ uplink ports. The latter fiber Internet customers would recognize as the data port on a fiber ONT (Optical Network Terminator -- think of it like a Fiber modem for customers without last-mile copper). Managed or Unmanaged: If you just need to get wired internet access to a few devices, then you’ll want an unmanaged network switch, which we recommend for most users. This doesn’t mean the switch has no features -- unmanaged switches can often do plenty of fancy things, from traffic prioritizing QoS to loop detection.

But a wireless connection introduces several variables. Protocol compatibility, interference, signal-obliterating wall materials, or even poorly-designed radios and antennas can slow a speedy gigabit connection to a comparative crawl. For much more on this, see our how-to choose a gaming router feature. This switch supplants our previous choice for best 5-port switch, the QNAP QSW 1105-5T, for a few reasons. First, the TP-Link just has a bigger pipe for data, pushing a consistent 2.34 Gbps where the QNAP, in our testing, only barely got over 2 Gbps in real world use. It also has a slightly more space-friendly form factor. And perhaps most importantly, where the QNAP’s warranty ends at 2 years, the TP-Link TL-SG105-M2 falls in the company’s business class of switches, giving it a generous limited lifetime warranty. Lastly, the TL-SG105-M2 sports QoS - a feature typical of most unmanaged switches that is conspicuously absent on the QSW 1105-5T. Safety UL (UL 60950-1),CB (AMD1:2009, AMD2:2013, IEC 62368-1: 2014 (Second Edition), CE-LVD (EN 62368-1: 2014+A11: 2017)

Dedicated 4-Port PoE+ Switch (65 W Budget) for Numerous Applications

Safety UL (UL 60950-1); CB (IEC 60950-1:2005 + Am 1:2009 + Am 2:2013); CE-LVD (EN 60950-1:2005 + Am 1:2009 + Am 2:2013) EMC FCC (47 CFR Part 15, Subpart B); CE-EMC (EN 55032: 2015, EN 61000-3-2: 2014, EN 61000-3-3: 2013, EN 55024: 2010 +A1: 2015); RCM (AS/NZS CISPR 32: 2015); IC (ICES-003: Issue 6, 2016) Two field-replaceable, hot-swappable fan trays (included), no empty slot. Supports JL761A Pwr2Prt Fan Tray only