Ubiquiti EdgeSwitch 8, 8-Port Managed PoE+ Gigabit Switch with SFP, 150W (ES-8-150W),White

Works great, good value

What an incredible little switch! Ive been running one of the 24-port EdgeSwitch products for a few months now and I loved it. I needed a small PoE switch for a closet downstairs to run some IP Cameras which require PoE. My two main options were this or a Netgear ProSafe 8-port switch, also with 2 SFP ports. I decided to go with this switch, and I cannot complain at all! I had it up and operational within 5-8 minutes without any problem or hesitation! Ive had it going for just shy of 4 weeks now without a single issue. It stays pretty cool, even with 5 ports PoE going! My only gripe about this is that the interface can slow down pretty significantly sometimes, but it frankly doesnt matter when the hardware itself doesnt. I cannot recommend this hardware enough!

Granted I probably just havent updated the firmware enough but this equipment operates separate of the unifi controller. Not good or bad. Just for note. Otherwise this switch is great for either sitting as the hub for a home network where all your Ethernet outlets connect to one device or for a lab like Im using. Definitely worth the money

I liked this switch because it is fan-less so it is totally quiet and runs extremely cool. Come with mounting ears but will not fit a standard 19 rack. The ears are designed so you can wall mount it. This can be a 10 port GB Copper switch using 2 copper SFPs (I used ABCU-5700RZ 1000 Base-T 25GBd for the pictures) You will see the link on port 9 in picture 1. Picture 2 is of the VLAN setup which is very simple. Picture 3 shows the PoE which supports both 48 volt auto-negotiate or 24 Volt passive assigned by port. Ships with firmware 1.4 but 1.7 was available. Helpful tip, when uploading the firmware to the switch it took a long time so do not get impatient. I have used the Ubiquiti 24 port EdgeSwitch for years so I was very used to the GUI. It is pretty easy to follow regardless of your experience. In comparing similar products, the 8 port Ubiquiti ToughSwitch is less money than this but the throughput of this, two SFP ports and 150W of total power make it good choice. Plus, this new version will be supported for a long time. This switch has advanced Port Channel (LAG) but I could not test that functionality. This switch me all of my expectations. Any questions, please ask.

Solid managed switch for a home lab. Currently using it for a home VM lab with a number of standalone PCs. Works well with a lot of different SFP adapters too!

I have no idea why ubiquiti requires you to telnet into the switch first and enable the gui This makes the whole thing a pain in the a** since it states nowhere in the instructions you have to do that to get to the gui just do it the way it is done on all switches have the gui enabled this is not a recommended switch for what you have to go through to make it work shame on you ubiquiti

1. Just be sure you know the difference between the US-8-150w and ES-8-150w. Both are similar, but if you have existing Unifi/Ubiquiti wireless gear - you will want the other model (US-8/white). If not, then you want this one (ES-8/black). Both are excellent, but only if you get the one better suited for your network. 2. There isnt much that this switch cant do - and for the price - its phenomenal: All 8 ports are GB and POE+ (and you have 2 additional SFP ports), LAG, VLANs, Ping Watchdog (if POE device fails to respond it will cycle power on the port), STP, etc. 3. You can configure it via Web interface or SSH/command line or not at all. Plug it up and by default it will get a DHCP ip address and work as a regular switch.

I like the simple use interface, where you must switch to the advanced interface for some things (this is by design and I think its a good way of doing things). This is not designed for rack-mount (stacked in between any other devices) or for an enclosed space. Keep this in mind when purchasing. Its still a great device, though.

Works great! Item is durable and well made. Thank you!

Great switch, feature packed, quiet, I love it