I was looking for an affordable POE switch to add to my home lab. I wasn’t going to be doing anything too fancy with it, but I did want the capability to remote into the switch and do some basic administrator of it, but nothing at the level of Cisco IOS. I already had an unmanaged Netgear switch in the lab, so I opted to stay with the brand I already knew and trusted, and look for model that offered POE capability.
After looking at what was available, I went with the GS108PEv3, and purchased an Open-Box one from Amazon warehouse. Going this route, I save $15 on the switch and still had the guaranteed that is something was wrong with it, Amazon would refund me the cost. Luckily, I didn’t need to use this service, switch came well wrapped from the warehouse, with no obvious scratches or marks on it. Switch booted up right away and I immediately went through the paces of configuring it.
First thing first, firmware update check. One was available and I immediately upgraded it. Came up right after the upgrade, so no chip problem there. Even though this is categorized as a managed switch, the actual settings are pretty basic, and easily understood. Next came the actual reason for this, powering up a couple POR devices I had laying about. Again, plugged them in, and everything came up as expected. Tested all the ports on the switch, and everything was communicating as expected. I will not be testing any network intensive products, so I do not expect this device to have any issues with the traffic I will be generating.
Overall, I’m happy with my new additional my home lab. It adds the POE functionality that I wanted, and with breaking bank.
| Item Weight | 1.9 Pounds |
|---|---|
| Interface Type | PoE |
| Data Transfer Rate | 1 Gigabits Per Second |
| Series | ProSafe |
| Item model number | GS116LP-100NAS |
| Item Weight | 1.94 pounds |
| Product Dimensions | 4.02 x 1.06 x 11.26 inches |
| Item Dimensions LxWxH | 4.02 x 1.06 x 11.26 inches |
| Manufacturer | Netgear |
| ASIN | B01HUOE12G |
| Country of Origin | China |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Date First Available | July 2, 2016 |
