MERCUSYS - 8-Port Gigabit Computer Switch with 7-Port PoE+, 65W PoE, Support 802.3af/at PDs, Power Management, Metal Case, Plug & Play, No Configuration Required (MS108GP)

needed a PoE router for my ip cameras and found this while browsing at a nice discount. It was an excellent decision. Arrived quickly, setup quickly and just works out of the box. using it to power 3 ip cameras with room for more. Quite pleased so far ~6 months in.

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.

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.

A really good unit, great build quality and very good value for a POE switch. Does the job, no need to pay double for a TPLink (same unit anyway) or a Netgear switch.

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.