MERCUSYS MS108G 8 Port Gigabit Network Switch, TP-Link Ethernet Switch, Gigabit Switch, Ethernet Splitter, Expand Ethernet Network, Desktop or Wall Mount, Power Saving, Plug & Play

Just before Christmas, I decided to re-jig our network, splitting it in two, moving some of the local only traffic onto another subnet, with its own router. As part of this reorganisation, I realised that we required an additional PoE switch, so let my fingers walk across the keyboard.I found a few switches within the budget I had set, this on from Mercusys was one of them, along with the usual suspects including TP-Link. I like TP-Link, their warranty is excellent, there was a 5 port TP-Link (4 PoE ports) which was £1 more expensive than this Mercusys one, which has 8 ports (7 PoE ports).I'd seen quite a bit of Mercusys equipment popping up whilst searching for equipment, though never purchased one, until I ordered this one. I have to say; I am really pleased with this PoE switch, though the icing on the cake was a sticker saying Mercusys is a TP-Link brand, I suppose in the same way as Kasa and Tapo.Have been using this switch for a couple of weeks, it has been flawless performance wise. When I purchased this switch, it was £25.99 which I consider this to be a bargain, when you know it is a TP-Link brand. For me, it is a definite 5 star recommendation.

No problems at all. Plug and play, literally. Took no effort and using Poe+ my u7 pro sprang to life.

I was just looking for a cheap switch with Poe for my surveillance camera. I did not expect it to be particularly fast but it shows full speed on my gigabit network.Good value for money

Works well as expected.

This was well priced and as usual delivered quickly by Amazon. There is a very slight delay when connecting of a few seconds , but this could be the appliance as opposed to the switch, once connected the speed is fast and smooth. The switch is compact and has an option button for the outlets not to talk to one another if you wanted separate traffic to the internet. The switch also has two priority ports for items such as cameras ( I have a Tv in one of these). I wish I bought one years ago, just plug and play , would recommend

Great item installed within mins and gave me great speed

Superb value for money. Mercusys is a sub-brand of TP-Link. Most brands seem to charge an excessive amount if you want (or need) a POE switch and are often around double the amount of this little beastie.Obviously I'd prefer a higher POE budget, but let's be real - it's an exceptionally inexpensive POE switch with a more than adequate 65w POE budget.Yes, it's in a plastic case, and yes, I'd prefer a metal chassis, but that's not going to happen any time soon at this price point.If you need a 7 port switch (POE or not), do yourself a favour and just buy this one. Even if you don't need POE now, you could well in the future and at this price point it seems a bit daft to buy anything else.It's literally plug and play - just use halfway decent patch cables.

bought to replace a 5 port switch of the same make as I stupidly thought 5 ports would be enough. had no hesitation buying Mercusys again as the 5 port was fantastic and ran rock solid for months without issue.the unit feels solid, power supply feels like its built well and it works out of the box with no configuration required. POE requirement is auto detected, literally nothing to config, just plug it in and forget about it.no hesitation recommending this brand.