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Newegg has Netgear 8-Port PoE Gigabit Ethernet Plus Switch (GS308EP) on sale for $59.99 - $20 w/ promo code MLPCR25277 = $39.99. Shipping is free.

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Key Features:
  • 8 Gigabit Ethernet ports
  • 8 PoE+ ports with 62W total power budget
  • Plus software with easy-to-use interface offers basic managed capabilities to configure, secure, and monitor your network
  • Supports desktop or wall mount placement
  • Energy efficient design compliant with IEEE802.3az
  • Silent operation ideal for noise sensitive environment

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Newegg [newegg.com] has the Netgear 8-Port PoE Gigabit Ethernet Plus Switch on sale for $59.99 - $20 off w/ promo code MLPCR25277 = $39.99. Shipping is free.

Key Features:
  • 8 Gigabit Ethernet ports
  • 8 PoE+ ports with 62W total power budget
  • Plus software with easy-to-use interface offers basic managed capabilities to configure, secure, and monitor your network
  • Supports desktop or wall mount placement
  • Energy efficient design compliant with IEEE802.3az
  • Silent operation ideal for noise sensitive environment
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Model: Netgear GS308EP 8-Port Gigabit PoE+ Compliant Managed Switch

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I purchased one of these for $60 several weeks ago. I am very happy with it. To address some of the questions and comments from earlier in the thread:

It is metal and it does not have any fans. It runs silent and stays cool.
I have 4 IP CAMs, 1 smart doorbell and 1 tablet connected to it without any problem. The tablet is using POE to keep itself charged. The power draw on each of the 6 ports w/ POE devices connected ranges from 2 watts - 8 watts.
When powered up with nothing connected it draws only 3 watts, so it is very power efficient.

In contrast, the 8-port POE switch that I was using before this one draws 9-watts at idle, has a fan that I upgraded because the stock fan was too loud and ran warmer than this one does.

You can power cycle the individual POE ports from the switch's management console -- a very helpful feature.

I was thinking about ordering a second one and when I saw the $40 price, so I jumped on it.

Hope this helps.

Marc
Amazon has for $39.99 ($59.99-$20 coupon) right now:


https://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-Gi...B08MBFLMDC
metal is important b/c it helps dissipate heat. when you get plastic, that shit when left on for endless hours, days and years can heat up and warp not only the plastic but cause the parts inside to overheat.

metal on the other hand will allow the device to cool

it's why heatsinks are made of metal and not plastic Stick Out Tongue

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04-26-2023 at 06:39 AM.
04-26-2023 at 06:39 AM.
Quote from RuckingFetard :
Running 6 poe cameras and 2 unifi flex minis powered with the poe. No issues.
Are Flex Mini's really this cheap [ui.com]? $30?
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04-26-2023 at 06:50 AM.

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I think because of low power rating per port, i have a low powe POE swith cause lost connection on IP camera, i switch to more power unit, all ran perfectly.
FairCircle268I think because of low power rating per port, i have a low powe POE swith cause lost connection on IP camera, i switch to more power unit, all ran perfectly.
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I think because of low power rating per port, i have a low powe POE swith cause lost connection on IP camera, i switch to more power unit, all ran perfectly.
Sounds like whatever switch you had wasn't able to carry the load -- do you recall what brand and model it was as it sounds like something to avoid in future purchases.

This switch is POE+, so it is capable of supplying up to 30 watts to each port, up to a maximum of ~60 watts across all powered ports. All 6 of my devices, including the 4 CAMs and the smart doorbell with a built in CAM have been stable since I installed it about 3-weeks ago.

I double-checked the power draw. The 5 devices with cameras draw just under 4 watts during the day. At night, when their "night vision" LEDs come on they draw 5-8 watts each. The wall-mounted tablet is drawing under a watt right now, but probably goes up when it is used. According to the specs, the maximum charging rate is 15 watts, so my worst-case peak power draw is around 8*5+15=55 watts.

I also ran the test of turning off the switch, waiting 30 seconds and then powering the switch back up to test how well the switch handles the "surge" when all of the POE devices power on together. No problems. I've run this test 2-3 times over the past several weeks.

Hope this helps.

Marc
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04-26-2023 at 06:53 AM.
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Great deal. Needed one for our new house wiring box that would fit and this the bill nicely.
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04-26-2023 at 06:55 AM.

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Quote from andunn :
Amazon has for $39.99 ($59.99-$20 coupon) right now:


https://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-Gi...B08MBFLMDC
Just an FYI, I ordered from Amazon earlier today at this price and noticed it charged me higher than normal sales tax. It appears Amazon is calculating the tax based on the pre-coupon price. Looking into my state's sales tax guidelines, retailers must collect sales tax on the pre-discount price if the discount is being reimbursed to the retailer by the manufacturer/distributor (in this case Netgear).

I checked some other unrelated recent Amazon purchases and see the same thing - sales tax charged on full amount. I have a support ticket in with Amazon to verify they're actually getting reimbursed and thus calculating this correctly.

Newegg charged sales only on the post-discount price btw.
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04-26-2023 at 07:11 AM.
04-26-2023 at 07:11 AM.
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Thinking about 3-4 PoE cameras as well, which cameras are you using? I need to replace Arlo Pro2s which are EOL at end of the year.
3 of them are 10+ year old "ICrealtime" outdoor CAMs. The 4th one is an Amcrest outdoor CAM with "color night vision", [amazon.com] which means it uses regular LEDs instead of Infrared LEDs at night. I wouldn't order "color night vision" again -- it's the CAM that draws the most power at night.

The build-in "AI person and vehicle" detection in the Amcrest CAM is a great feature. Very few false positives.

I capture recordings and snapshots to my QNAP NAS by using the "NAS" storage option on the CAM. I keep everything local.

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04-26-2023 at 07:11 AM.
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I don't have this switch but a different negear one with also 62 watts. I'm running 2 Unifi u6 lite aps, and 3 poe cameras. Draw is 15.1 watts on a normal basis.
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04-26-2023 at 07:14 AM.
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Quote from dmeyer :
The only problem I've found with these cheap "smart"/managed switches is they lock the web management interface/IP address to Vlan 1. That means you can't set the switch's web interface to a custom "secret" 802.1q vlan ID.
I was just looking at the datasheet for this model GS308EP and it lists 'Configurable Management VLAN' as unavailable, I'm pretty sure that's the feature that allows what you want. Only models GS316EP ($150+) and GS316EPP ($200+) have that feature in this product line, and both do seem to be on sale right now.
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04-26-2023 at 07:18 AM.
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Quote from liljay2k :
Are Flex Mini's really this cheap [ui.com]? $30?

Yes! They're cheap managed 5 port switches. I use them specifically for vlanning traffic so I can segregate IoT and reg network traffic.

There is no PoE output but they can be powered from PoE one port.
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04-26-2023 at 08:27 AM.
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Quote from marcaronson408 :
I purchased one of these for $60 several weeks ago. I am very happy with it. To address some of the questions and comments from earlier in the thread:
  • It is metal and it does not have any fans. It runs silent and stays cool.
  • I have 4 IP CAMs, 1 smart doorbell and 1 tablet connected to it without any problem. The tablet is using POE to keep itself charged. The power draw on each of the 6 ports w/ POE devices connected ranges from 2 watts - 8 watts.
  • When powered up with nothing connected it draws only 3 watts, so it is very power efficient.
    • In contrast, the 8-port POE switch that I was using before this one draws 9-watts at idle, has a fan that I upgraded because the stock fan was too loud and ran warmer than this one does.
  • You can power cycle the individual POE ports from the switch's management console -- a very helpful feature.
I was thinking about ordering a second one and when I saw the $40 price, so I jumped on it.

Hope this helps.

Marc

Great info, thanks. Do you run your own server to record footage, and are you able to access the feed remotely?
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04-26-2023 at 09:19 AM.
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Trying to figure out use case here. I have a Swann NVR that comes with 8 POE ports built in. If I buy this and connect it to my NVR, does that mean I can hook up 14 cameras to my NVR or is it NVR dependent of how many cameras it can handle? Also would one use this as a means of cable management i.e. only running one wire from NVR to the switch into a remote room and then branch out the POE cameras from the switch?

Just barely getting into POE cameras because got really tired of Wifi IP Cameras dropping network coverage when its really important to record something.
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04-26-2023 at 10:53 AM.
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If you didn't want to order from NewEgg with limit of 2, Amazon has the same deal with limit of 3 per order.
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04-26-2023 at 11:57 AM.
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Quote from marcaronson408 :
I purchased one of these for $60 several weeks ago. I am very happy with it. To address some of the questions and comments from earlier in the thread:
  • It is metal and it does not have any fans. It runs silent and stays cool.
  • I have 4 IP CAMs, 1 smart doorbell and 1 tablet connected to it without any problem. The tablet is using POE to keep itself charged. The power draw on each of the 6 ports w/ POE devices connected ranges from 2 watts - 8 watts.
  • When powered up with nothing connected it draws only 3 watts, so it is very power efficient.
    • In contrast, the 8-port POE switch that I was using before this one draws 9-watts at idle, has a fan that I upgraded because the stock fan was too loud and ran warmer than this one does.
  • You can power cycle the individual POE ports from the switch's management console -- a very helpful feature.
I was thinking about ordering a second one and when I saw the $40 price, so I jumped on it.

Hope this helps.

Marc
Thanks Marc, it does!
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04-26-2023 at 12:01 PM.
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Quote from marcaronson408 :
3 of them are 10+ year old "ICrealtime" outdoor CAMs. The 4th one is an Amcrest outdoor CAM with "color night vision", [amazon.com] which means it uses regular LEDs instead of Infrared LEDs at night. I wouldn't order "color night vision" again -- it's the CAM that draws the most power at night.

The build-in "AI person and vehicle" detection in the Amcrest CAM is a great feature. Very few false positives.

I capture recordings and snapshots to my QNAP NAS by using the "NAS" storage option on the CAM. I keep everything local.

Marc
I've got the same Amcrest and didn't care for having to fire the white LED to get the color night vision... in a workshop, who cares, but takes the "hidden" perk of the camera out of the equation if everyone sees the light..
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04-26-2023 at 12:02 PM.
04-26-2023 at 12:02 PM.
Quote from andunn :
Amazon has for $39.99 ($59.99-$20 coupon) right now:


https://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-Gi...B08MBFLMDC [amazon.com]
Well done!

I ordered 2, 1 at a time. ($20 discount only on 1 item).
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04-26-2023 at 12:44 PM.
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Quote from andunn :
Amazon has for $39.99 ($59.99-$20 coupon) right now:


https://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-Gi...B08MBFLMDC

Dude saved me even more.. had courtesy credit I can only use on Amzn sold items so this costed me $13
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