NETGEAR 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Unmanaged Switch (GS308) - Home Network Hub, Office Ethernet Splitter, Plug-and-Play, Silent Operation, Desktop or Wall Mount

Purportedly switch management was available on VLAN1 and only VLAN1. BUT THIS IS NOT THE CASE WITH MY GS305E (firmware V1.00.05EN most recent as of today).

Works as intended

Plug and play is the way to go. This device was easy to setup and works great. I wouldn’t Spend my money on anything else.

Easy install, works great. We were adding to our system and this was an excellent and cost effective way to do so!

the Netgear GS116NA Giga Switch just works. I plugged it in and it has been working un assisted ever since.

Im thinking this was purchased somewhere else. It was Amazons reviews that helped make a decision to buy. Reading through these reviews it looked like heat and/or a poor power supply would result in switch failure. Placing 1 fan below and 1 fan beside kept things cool. A similar but .5 Amp higher power supply was found. My switch failed last night. All 14 computers lost net. Looking it up would tell me exactly when but it has been about 6 months. Yes turning it off and back on will persuade it to function again. Most people would agree that jumping up from what your using internet for to reboot a switch is not acceptable. Netgears ProSafe gigabit switches with 5 or 8 ports have worked wonderfully. This one has a problem.

Works great.

Great price for a great product. Cant beat a lifetime warranty.

I have many switches I use for NVR Video surveillance, and high end hone network testing, local backups and large file transfers. I got this as a backup but wound up using for redundancy to my network!

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