TP-Link 8-Port Gigabit Desktop Switch with 8-Port PoE+
TP-Link 8-Port Gigabit Desktop Switch with 8-Port PoE+, up to 16 Gbps switching capacity, Up to 250 m PoE Transmission, Silent Operation, Fanless design, metal case, Plug and Play (LS108GP)
| Weight: | 810 g |
| Dimensions: | 15.8 x 9.91 x 2.52 cm; 810 Grams |
| Brand: | TP-Link |
| Model: | LS108GP |
| Manufacture: | TP-Link |
| Dimensions: | 15.8 x 9.91 x 2.52 cm; 810 Grams |
Purchased to upgrade from a 5 port switch as we got new staff in the office who need VOIP desktop phones and moved some desks around, worked straight out of the box and plenty of power to keep these working
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.
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.
It all works fine, you plug an Ethernet cable in, you get 7 more connections. The only thing I would change is a USB cable instead of a dedicated power brick taking up another plug socket. Easy solution, chop up the power cable and a spare USB cable and solder them together, plugged it into an Xbox One for power, all fine. With the 8 port unit requiring 600mA, some USB ports might not provide the full 600mA required. Not sure if this is an issue with the 5 port versio
Very useful bit of kit! I needed this to be able to supply broadband around my studio to all my different PC’s and laptops – did the job perfectly. I like the visual flashing lights that show when each one is connected and when data is being distributed. Just the job.
Have never put a home network in before. Was apprehensive that it may be problematic. This was super simple. Just plug the 7 rj45 connectors into the ports and take cable from port 8 to a spare on your hub. Job done and everything connected
Does the job I bought it for. Very small and unobtrusive. Only criticism would be that the power port should be on the same side as the Ethernet ports. It makes finding the right place for it a little bit more difficul
Initially I couldn’t get this to work so contacted their support to be told that these products are deemed “business products” and they cannot help me with it. The department I needed was closed and they would contact me at somepoint in the future. The lady was quite unhelpful and really couldn’t care less. As I know how these things can go… if you call back in and get someone else you can often get a totally different response so I did exactly this… I managed to get put through to the department I needed which IS open and they asked me to check the lights on the switch which made me realise my crucial error in the wiring so it was my fault it didn’t work anyway! However, I have found media sharing isn’t working but that’s relatively minor at this point.
I bought this after switching ISP. Previously my router was in my lounge with its ethernet ports feeding my internet- connected equipment. Now the router is in the hall so I’m using powerline adapters to get an ethernet connection in the lounge but it only provides 2 ports which wasn’t enough. So I bought this switch to get the extra ports. I use one of the powerlines ethernet ports for the switch uplink, the AV kit plugs into the other switch ports. The switch is silent and low profile so it fits under the TV stand. For some reason the Tado Internet Bridge didn’t work through the switch so as a quick fix I just used the other powerline ethernet port. Everything else works fine, eg UHD from Netflix and Prime Video.
Installed one ethernet to this switch and then a separate cable to my AV equipment and then hard wire each device to the switch. Everything now performs better than when on wireless. Streaming movies is faultless and gaming is now super low latency. If you can possibly do the same you wont regret it. The switch is small enough to wall mount behind my TV for totally neat look too.
well made switch, housed in metal.
Nice screw mounts on the back so mounted the switch to the underside of my home office desk.
Used for my server, internet connection, printer, two laptops, skyqmini box without issue.
Plug & Play, Good Quality, Good Price, Looks Smart, Metal Housing, 8 Ports and UK Plug. Ended up with three (all separate purchases). Each time I needed one, it didn’t seem worth saving a few pounds and ending up with only 5 ports (probably plastic). I always end up needing more than 5 ports
As a tech lover this is a must have. Especially when you have really poor WiFi reception. It works great on a powerline connection. I have 3 PC’s, a PS3, PS4 and an Xbox 360 all connected at once with no need for my unreliable WiFi connection. If more than one device is on I don’t see any noticeable slowdown either.
We had an old hub, which would provide connectivity to most of the devices downstairs and we found that we were suddenly losing speed, it was dropping from 1Gb download speed on everything downstairs to 200Mb, but everything upstairs was still getting 1Gb download speeds, the devices upstairs are fed via a ethernet cable through the wall, up the outside wall and in to a room where there is a 16 port switch.
I had some spare cables but they were old cables, we tried swapping the cables and it helped for a few days but the speeds would drop again downstairs.
Bought this new hub and some new cables, connected it all up and the speed downstairs have not dropped since.
Eventually I plan to upgrade the network in the house to 10G but for those devices that won’t need it, this will work fine for them and will guarentee they always receive the max speed they can.
Very happy with it and easily recommended.
I needed a gigabit Ethernet switch to pair with a WAVLINK mesh WiFi system, as the latter was effectively replacing the router functions of our Virgin Media Hub 3, and I needed as many wired Ethernet ports as I could get!
In short: this switch is very affordable, solidly-built (metal case), performs reliably and the speed seems to be excellent throughout. No complaints at all, at least for now 🙂
While this may not matter in most cases, if you’ve installed cat6a or cat 7 cable you’ll probably be hoping for a switch with metal jacks that connect your cable shielding through to ground, such as the (currently a few quid cheaper) TP-Link TL-SG108S.