TP-Link 5-Port Gigabit Desktop Switch with 4-Port PoE+
TP-Link 5-Port Gigabit Desktop Switch with 4-Port PoE+, up to 10 Gbps switching capacity, 65 W PoE Budget up to 250 m Transmission, desktop or wall-mounting design, Plug and play, metal case(LS105GP)
| Weight: | 700 g |
| Dimensions: | 9.98 x 9.8 x 2.51 cm; 700 Grams |
| Brand: | TP-Link |
| Model: | LS105G |
| Manufacture: | TP-Link |
| Dimensions: | 9.98 x 9.8 x 2.51 cm; 700 Grams |
great little switch
Got this for my lads bedroom, he has a BT wifi disc in his room, so plugged this into the disk and then his xbox, tv and laptop plugged into the switch.
great performance, exactly what we needed.
Works grea
I got this because our new Virgin Media super-duper-mega-gansta-best-we’ve-ever-done hub was too OP for our wireless heating control thermostat to understand. It picked up that there was a vague internet connection somewhere out there, but it just couldn’t seem to understand it. After online research it appeared that it was a common issue and that the solution was to get this converter hub so we could plug the thermostat dongle-majiggy into a certain socket which ‘dumbed down’ the internet hub so it could understand there was an internet connection. And it worked! Thumbs up.
Dose what it says
This product is super easy and ready to go as soon as you get it out of the box. Nothing complicated, just plug things in and you’re off! It’s an easy product right here.
Works as it should
I bought this to power 2x Deco Outdoor Wireless Access Points and a HikVision IP Camera. It powers all three devices without issue. I love solutions that you simply turn on, plug in, and they work as they should.
Good Switch
This switch provides power to my VOIP phones no problem and with a fast connection.
The power cable is also a good length compared to some Netgear switches I have purchased.
Plug and play at it's bes
Works exactly as it’s spec states. Plug in the mains adapter plug in your patch lead from your router, plug in your patch leads from your gadgets and you’re done.
No heat generation and is totally silent with no bright distracting lights.
Very effective and unobtrusive whilst delivering reliable high speed connectio
I’ve installed this next to the power sockets in my office, using the wall mounting slots provided on the case. The power connection cable is plenty long enough. The Network sockets has a positive click action and held the ethernet plugs securely with no undue play. No connection issues whatsoever and has proved very reliable to connect multiple ethernet devices to my router in switch configuration.
Does what its designed to do
This review is for the TP-Link TL-SG1005D, 5 Port Gigabit Ethernet Network Switch. I found the product fitted my requirements exactly – a simple switch to provide extra ports. Lightweight placed it in a cupboard as it does not sit on a surface easily due to the cables holding it up as its so light. not sure the LED lights on it are of any use, however it simply does the job without any fuss – just plug in and off you go! I would recommend it to others.
Handy device
I was recommended this device by a broadband expert for a well known TV content and broadband provider in the UK. Does the job. Javent had any issues with it and very easy to plug and play
Plug in, switch on.
There’s nothing to say really – you plug it in, you switch it on, it does its job without any further intervention. I love these, they’re a great price and just keep working without any fuss.
4.9 stars if I could because of one issue
In terms of the technical side of things, it’s fine, no problems whatsoever and does what it should. I had the 5-port before and that was great too. The only downside is the mounting to the wall because it’s such a pain. You have to put 2 screws in the wall and somehow slide this thing on. Getting it flush to the wall is another problem thereafter. If it was easier or there was a wall mount kit, it would get the 5 stars.
Works very well with BT Wi-Fi disc
I bought the TP-Link LiteWave 5-port Gigabit switch to see if it could be used with a BT Wi-Fi disc which has a single Ethernet socket. I have a NAD 368 amplifier/music streamer and a Blu OS node connected to a headphone amplifier.
After connecting all my equipment with Ugreen Ethernet cables everything was switched on once the BT Wi-Fi disc had established connection with my BT router which is situated on a lower floor I tried my NAD amplifier and was delighted when it appeared in the BluOS app and it started playing music from Spotify, then tried the BluOS node to listen to local radio and it was also working fine.
The next step is to connect the TV ito the 5-port hub.
The TP-Link LiteWave is an excellent product, well constructed and simple to use.
I originally kitted the house out with full Netgear PoE switches, such as 724s and 108s, and they ran the house beautifully for 5+ years. However, two 8-port switches and one 24-port non-green switches use about 60 watts, and even more if using PoE for cameras etc. That’s the equivalent of leaving a lightbulb on day and night, which adds up over 5+ years. It adds double now that our energy utilities are scalping us on bills.
So, I switched to these low-power switches. They basically just went in as drop-in replacements. No configuration required. Their ports auto-configured and everything just carried on working. I’ve gone from 60+Watts to about 8 watts. I’ve also put one of the switches on a timer because there’s never anyone in one of the rooms from 11pm to 8am. I tried that with the older switches and they tended to get their knickers in a twist if you did it too often.
So, on average over 24 hours the networking kit is now about 6-8 Watts instead of 50+Watts. So, doing the maths…
~50 Watts saved per hour, for 24 hours for 365 days a year is 50x24x365 = 438kWh per year. At 50p per kWh, that’s 219 saved over the year, more than paying for the new kit in just 4 months in fact. In the 5 years I expect to run it, that’s almost a grand if the price per kWh doesn’t drop!!!!
Very easy to install, very quick, very sleek and smart, and works flawlessly while saving a lot of money.
If you are looking for a switch to connect your Sky Q box to.............
For quite some time I needed 4 Ethernet ports for various equipment in my living room (TV, PS4, Media Player and Sky Q). Having tried switches in the past, I couldn’t understand why Sky Q was so unhappy with being connected to a switch (connected to Internet / not connected to Internet) – so I ran a long Ethernet cable from my router round the exterior wall of my house to the Sky Q box and all was fine. (My router is in the opposite corner and one floor up in the house). I connected the other equipment using WiFi and one of those Power Line adapters (Ethernet over Mains) and that was that – all OK.
Then on another Internet search recently, I found someone had suggested using an ‘Un-managed’ Switch. So I bought this one and…..it works.
This switch is nice and green (consuming very low energy), nice and cheap and so easy to start using – I connected port 5 to my router (via my long Ethernet cable) then plugged all the other devices including the Sky Q box into the remaining 4 ports on the switch, powered it on and hey presto – all working, all stable. Really pleased. So if you are looking to solve the Sky Q problem – this is it.
Amazing value
I had an older TP-Link 10/100 5 port switch which was excellent. I wanted gigabit so I found this newer version.
My BT hub is in one corner and my TV, NAS, Hi-Fi are in another. So I placed this switch by my devices, run a flat cat6 cable from the BT Hub to the switch then shorter patch cables from the switch to my devices. Then I have an additional 15 metre cat6 cable fed up to my laptop two floors up. I get my full broadband speed in my office.
All you have to do is plug this device in. Unmanaged means just that – plug it in and it works.
The LED lights as small discrete dots and a lot less bright than my older version which is a lot less distracting.
It is so small and light the cables tend to pull it all over. I’m going to place a couple of screws in my wall or skirting to allow me to use the wall mounting holes in the back of the switch.
Best of all is the price. Amazing value.
Bought a couple of these for networking multiple devices around the house, as it’s always best practice to hardwire as many connections as you can, even if you have great WiFi.
They are nice compact units. The metal housing is sturdy and should help with heat dissipation. They are easy to mount to a wall but also come with little rubber feet you can use.
The only downside is that you can’t tell the link speed of the connected devices so I had to individually test each port and cable with my laptop. By link speed I mean whether the connection is a 100Mbit or 1Gbit connection which can help identify dodgy cables.
Other than that, I would recommend it.
great little metal case gigabit switch.
TP-Link LS105G 5-Port Desktop/Wallmount Gigabit Ethernet Switch, Steel Case
This is not my first one of these , they use a RealTek chip set and delivers performance as good as any other cheap un-managed switch.
The metal case makes it nice and robust for workshop use .
comes with 4 stick on feet and PSU .
the chipset gets reasonably hot when stressed with long transfers with several devices but the unit is very easy to take apart and add a heatsink if that worries you .
I have had to open it and coat the board with conformal coating as my last one died due to a layer of grinding dust on the PCB ..however that’s not something most people will have to worry about.
If you need a gigabit switch and don’t want to spend the 20+ for a netgear Prosafe this will do the job well.
however the sockets are no where near as good quality as the netgear prosafe products so If you’re going to be repeatedly unplugging stuff I’d consider the netgear.
I suspect most people will just fit and forget with this though.
all in all cracking value and performance for the cost.
TP-LINK TL-SG1005D V6 5-Port - Perfect for TalkTalk Essentials users with no spare router ports.
This small 5 port switch is perfect for expanding the number of ports available with a setup such as the TalkTalk essentials / Youview / TP-LINK TL-PA210 (200Mbps Powerline box) configuration; Purchased this for my Father-in-Law who is really impressed with the reliability and speed.
My father-in-law had his TalkTalk essentials router (2 port / WiFi N class version) in an *upstairs* office location with a Desktop PC connected and the TP-LINK TL-PA210 IP over Powerline box (connected to his Youview box *downstairs*) – this fills the 2 available switch ports on the essentials router leaving nothing spare. Downstairs – his WiFi was not the best signal or reliable.
Downstairs, he had his Youview box underneath his TV connected to the other (2nd) TL-PA210 – with no spare port capacity underneath his TV for anything else. When he asked me how best to connect his other devices, such as his Android TV (MXQ box) – this was the cheapest and most reliable solution. At best, his WiFi signal was poor in the downstairs location, so using a switch solved two problems. One – it gave him extra ethernet ports for expansion downstairs, and two – it solved the unreliable WiFi signal issues as we now use the Powerline (wired) connection. Easy peasy setup – a) remove the ethernet cable from the rear of the YouView and plug it into the first switch port #1 b) Connect a suitable ethernet cable CSL – 1m CAT.6 Flat Ethernet Gigabit Lan Network Cable (RJ45) | 10/100/1000Mbit/s | Patch cable / broadband cable | compatible with CAT.5 / CAT.5e / CAT.7 from the Youview box to the Port#2 on the switch. c) Connect another ethernet cable from MXQ box ethernet port to switch port #3.. We used the 1 Metre CSL flat cables as they are well made cables and just a nice length to keep the back of the TV spaghetti in check.