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Posted 6 August 2023
MERCUSYS 8-Port Gigabit Desktop Switch with 7-Ports of PoE+
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I have been a fan of Mercusys budget network components for a while - particularly their WiFi extenders (which just work) and their unmanaged Gigabit switches.
Mercusys is owned by TP-Link who frankly, have been responsible for some real wobbly products in the past, but Mercusys (in my experience) is starting to shrug off their parent's reputation.
At this price point, most of the PoE switches are either PoE on four of the ports and/or up to 100Mbs - rather than Gigabit. This one is a Gigabit switch, with PoE on 7 of the ports (the 8th port not requiring it, because it is the uplink).
There are a few additional features - that may be appropriate for some more demanding use cases, such as the prioritisation on the uplink port and port isolation etc.
Note: If you don't know what PoE is (sending Power Over Ethernet for remotely connected devices) then you probably don't have a need for this, just buy one of their non PoE switches (which are excellent in any case) but those who have a use case, will immediately spot that this is quite a good price for a product with the listed capabilities.
Mercusys is owned by TP-Link who frankly, have been responsible for some real wobbly products in the past, but Mercusys (in my experience) is starting to shrug off their parent's reputation.
At this price point, most of the PoE switches are either PoE on four of the ports and/or up to 100Mbs - rather than Gigabit. This one is a Gigabit switch, with PoE on 7 of the ports (the 8th port not requiring it, because it is the uplink).
There are a few additional features - that may be appropriate for some more demanding use cases, such as the prioritisation on the uplink port and port isolation etc.
Note: If you don't know what PoE is (sending Power Over Ethernet for remotely connected devices) then you probably don't have a need for this, just buy one of their non PoE switches (which are excellent in any case) but those who have a use case, will immediately spot that this is quite a good price for a product with the listed capabilities.
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Edited by a community support team member, 6 August 2023
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