TRENDnet 8-Port PoE Switch, TPE-S44, Ethernet Splitter, 30W Power Budget, 1.6 Gbps Switching Capacity, 10/100Mbps, NDAA & TAA Compliant, Lifetime Manufacturer Protection

My review title pretty much sums it up. Right now I'm using this to power two POE cameras that use 6.5w of power each. The TRENDnet switch will power up to four cameras, plus has four additional ports for other devices. Here's my current setup so you can get an idea based on what you're using:-Desktop computer running Windows 7 Home Premium-Linksys WRG54G2 router-TRENDnet 8 port POE switch-2 POE camerasSetup was super easy. I installed the switch and plugged it into my existing router. The Ethernet cables I ran for the two cameras came down to a wall jack, which I then ran patch cords from the wall to the powered ports on the switch. It was plug-n-play, everything came right up with no issues.It's been running 24-7 for almost a month now without a hiccup, so hopefully I'll continue to have good success with this switch and setup. Plans are to add two more cameras in the future.On a side note I'm using VitaminD software to monitor the cameras. I am mostly happy with it, with a few minor gripes but that's another review for another day.

We were installing an Allworx VoIP phone system for client, and they needed a POE switch to avoid using an external power supply. This is bare bone switch, unmanaged, no VLAN, QoS, etc.... In our application, this was a remote location with just 2 phones, so this will do the trick. Priced right also. The Allworx require 6.7watts per port, and this POE switch works fine. Be sure to check you device for POE consumption before purchasing. If you need a 24 port POE switch, layer 2, POE, VLAN, QoS, etc... Then look at ADTRAN 1234 POE switch...Very good switch...

This is an 8 Port switch that has 4 Power Over Ethernet ports (POE). POE supplies power to network devices which support POE, allowing you to forgo the electrical connection for the far end device.This unit is now up and running 4 network cameras on the 4 POE ports and a NAS on one of the other ports. All in all it has been trouble free and dependable. Due to my installation location, I needed a reliable dependable device and so far no worries.The price point is very good, being a good quality switch for a good price.One Caveat:Depending on your network and future growth, you may want to consider a higher speed switch, such as those having 1GB ports.If your network supports GB speeds, then I would consider a higher speed switch but those also come with a higher price tag.The TRENDnet8 gets the job done and is very affordable.

After researching many different PoE switches to power a group of Foscam cameras and other PoE devices on our home network, I finally went with the TRENDnet TPE-S44. I bought two of the switches, one for the home office area and one for the wiring closet where we have the panel feeding to the exterior cameras. At the camera end, I purchased LevelOne POS-1002 PoE Splitters to split the data and power signals to feed the cameras. After a couple days, one of the cameras (the third of three cameras plugged into the switch) became intermittent. Port three would no longer have three green LEDs but would have one red LED. Thinking the port might be bad, I switched the camera to port four only to have the problem reoccur the next day. Next, I swapped the switches between the home office and wiring closet to see if it was that particular switch that was defective. Again, after a day or so, the problem would reoccur. No matter which order the three cameras were plugged into the switch, it was always the last camera that was plugged in that would eventually fail to receive power as ports 1 and 2 never dropped power. I tried two other brands of PoE splitters at the other end to see if that resolved the problem to no avail. Finally, I bought a separate PoE injector to power the third camera, now plugging that into one of the non-PoE ports (ports 5-8) of the switch. Overall the switch works great but it does not appear to have enough power to reliably power all of the devices I needed it to.

I have 2 of these units in full-time service as part of my Surveillance system. The IP cameras I have are able to use Power Over Ethernet (POE), witch saves running an additional power line to each camera. This is an 8 port switch, although only 4 of the ports are powered for POE. This is typical for the breed and I assume has something to do with how much power can be provided by any single unit without an overload problem.These unmanaged POE switches have been in servie for the last 2 months without any issue. I can recommend this product for POE applications similar to mine without reservation.

First one I received failed after 4 weeks: does not output Poe voltage tho it works fine as a non-Poe switch. After interminable hours with trendnet's offshore call center, I got an RMA. Had to return at my expense. After 2 weeks, I received a replacement. 2 weeks after that,it also failed with same problem (no voltage for Poe). Rather than put myself thru the call center RMA dance, again, I ordered 4 neewer Poe power injectors which is actually cheaper than this trendnet brick. Can still use the trendnet switch as a plain old non-Poe switch.

It worked for a few months. Then out of the blue all of my devices started dropping pings. I pulled the plug to reboot it and when I plugged it back in it shot out sparks. It still powered on and didn't smell, but I was afraid to plug in my POE devices since I didn't want this to ruin them. I ended up replacing this with a few POE injectors and my devices were fine since. I could have just gotten a bad one, but purchase this at your own risk.

I bought this to use with a Foscam FI8910e IP camera I recently purchased. I considered a more expensive Netgear unit but at $50 it was about a third of the price of the Netgear. Only real difference is it's lack of gigabit speed, but for my need, that wasn't a deal killer. Happily, I was able to attach it to my router and camera and it worked flawlessly. It is small and seems well constructed, but best of all is the relatively low price tag. I do recommend this unit for similar applications.