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Model: TP-Link TL-SG108E 8 Port Gigabit Easy Smart Switch, Plug & Play, Support QoS & Vlan
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I'm assuming most people are setting up VLAN to isolate their IoT devices from the rest of their network which you need a managed switch to do and the TL-SG108 is an unmanaged switch.
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Brand TP-Link
Number of Ports 8
Included Components TL-SG108E Power Adapter Installation Guide Rubber Feet
Color Black
Compatible Devices Desktop
Switch Type Rotary
๐ด ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ ๐๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐: expand your network with 8 high-speed ethernet ports
๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๏ฟฝ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐: Manage and configure your network effortlessly via a web interface/free software
๐ฆ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ก: Segment traffic with up to 32 VLANs simultaneously (out of 4K VLAN IDs) for better security
๐ก๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ ๏ฟฝ ๐ผ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด: Monitor your network effectively with port mirroring, loop prevention, and cable diagnostics
๐๐๏ฟฝ ๐ฃ ๐ฆ๐ป๐ผ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ด: Enhances multicast application performance
๐ฆ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ค๐ผ๐ฆ: Optimize traffic flow for various applications
๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐: Enhance network efficiency and security with features like Link Aggregation, Port Mirroring, IGMP Snooping, and Loop Prevention
๐๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐๐๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: Suitable for desktop or wall mount
๐ฏ-๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐: Backed by our industry-leading 3-year warranty and free technical support from 6am to 6pm PST Monday to Fridays, you can work with confidence
What do you guys and gals do with this TL-SG108E switch that can't be done with a cheaper TL-SG108 (also on sale)? Just curious if there is some optimization I'm missing out on in my network. TIA
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What do you guys and gals do with this TL-SG108E switch that can't be done with a cheaper TL-SG108 (also on sale)? Just curious if there is some optimization I'm missing out on in my network. TIA
I'm assuming most people are setting up VLAN to isolate their IoT devices from the rest of their network which you need a managed switch to do and the TL-SG108 is an unmanaged switch.
I'm assuming most people are setting up VLAN to isolate their IoT devices from the rest of their network which you need a managed switch to do and the TL-SG108 is an unmanaged switch.
Thanks, makes sense. I usually just dedicate a guest network on my router to IoT devices, and isolate it from everything else.
Just a note, I purchased the 5 port version of this a few months ago (sg105). It is not hot swappable if that matters to you
The 5 port version of this switch is the SG105E, not the SG105. The E suffix version of these switches include some managed switch capabilities, including being VLAN aware.
D-Link, TP-link almost OK but not all models, need to check before buying and kinda lottery with quality, I personally prefer to choose better.
Stay away from TRENDnet and Tenda, they pretends to looks OK but really not.
And for sure even don't think about bazillion Chinese junk (YuLinca, MokerLink etc)
Better to go with reliable brands like Linksys, Netgear, HPE, Ubiquity, Cisco.
You don't need surprises like big latency, lost connections etc.
In a home situation, these are really cool until you factory reset them and they start granting DHCP requests that can't work with your home router with a DNS server that can't work.
Oh, and they grab 192.168.1.1 by default which happens to be your home router's IP address.
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Brand TP-Link
Number of Ports 8
Included Components TL-SG108E Power Adapter Installation Guide Rubber Feet
Color Black
Compatible Devices Desktop
Switch Type Rotary
๐ด ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ ๐๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐: expand your network with 8 high-speed ethernet ports
๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๏ฟฝ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐: Manage and configure your network effortlessly via a web interface/free software
๐ฆ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ก: Segment traffic with up to 32 VLANs simultaneously (out of 4K VLAN IDs) for better security
๐ก๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ ๏ฟฝ ๐ผ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด: Monitor your network effectively with port mirroring, loop prevention, and cable diagnostics
๐๐๏ฟฝ ๐ฃ ๐ฆ๐ป๐ผ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ด: Enhances multicast application performance
๐ฆ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ค๐ผ๐ฆ: Optimize traffic flow for various applications
๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐: Enhance network efficiency and security with features like Link Aggregation, Port Mirroring, IGMP Snooping, and Loop Prevention
๐๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐๐๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: Suitable for desktop or wall mount
๐ฏ-๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐: Backed by our industry-leading 3-year warranty and free technical support from 6am to 6pm PST Monday to Fridays, you can work with confidence
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00K4DS5KU
However, if the newer 2.5Gbps standard is important to you, consider looking for an alternative.
the 2.5 Gbps is currently $99 which is not cheap IMHO.
this is the cheapest switch I've found from an ok brand with 2.5 and poe+. only has 2 ports with 2.5gb though https://slickdeals.net/share/android_app/t/17949693
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https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00N0OHEMA
Stay away from TRENDnet and Tenda, they pretends to looks OK but really not.
And for sure even don't think about bazillion Chinese junk (YuLinca, MokerLink etc)
Better to go with reliable brands like Linksys, Netgear, HPE, Ubiquity, Cisco.
You don't need surprises like big latency, lost connections etc.
In other thread $28 Netgear, for example.
https://slickdeals.net/f/17943129-netgear-8-port-gigabit-ethernet-smart-managed-plus-switch-28-free-shipping-w-prime-or-on-35
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00A121WN6
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Oh, and they grab 192.168.1.1 by default which happens to be your home router's IP address.
Sigh.
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