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ASUS ExpertWiFi EBP15 PoE+ Switch: features, specs and who it suits
A small ASUS ExpertWiFi switch with four PoE+ ports, VLANs, QoS and IGMP snooping, managed from an ExpertWiFi router and app. What the specs mean.
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Cisco Business CBS110-16PP-D 16-port PoE switch: specs and who it suits
An unmanaged 16-port gigabit switch with 8 PoE ports and a 64W power allowance. What PoE and QoS mean and what to check for your small network.
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Cisco Business CBS110-16T Unmanaged Switch: features, specs and who it suits
A 16-port Gigabit Ethernet unmanaged switch with QoS, Energy Efficient Ethernet, a fanless design and limited lifetime warranty. What the specs mean.
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Cisco Business CBS110-24PP Unmanaged Switch: specs and who it suits
A fanless 24-port Gigabit unmanaged switch with 12 PoE ports on a 100W allowance and two shared SFP slots. What the specs mean for a small network.
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Cisco Business CBS110-24T 24-Port Unmanaged Gigabit Switch: specs and fit
The Cisco Business CBS110-24T is a 24-port gigabit unmanaged switch with two shared SFP slots, a fanless design and a limited lifetime warranty. What the specs mean.
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Cisco Business CBS110-8PP-D 8-Port PoE Switch: features, specs and fit
An unmanaged 8-port Gigabit desktop switch with four PoE ports sharing 32W of power, fanless and plug-and-play. What the specs mean for a small network.
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Cisco Business CBS220-24T-4G Smart Switch: features, specs and who it suits
A 24-port Gigabit smart switch with four 1G SFP uplinks, 802.1X security and a three-year hardware warranty. What the specs mean for a small business network.
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Cisco CBS110-8T-D 8-Port Gigabit Unmanaged Switch: features and specs
An 8-port Gigabit Ethernet desktop switch from Cisco's Business 110 series: plug-and-play, fanless, with QoS and energy-efficient Ethernet. What the specs mean.
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Cisco Business CBS220-8T-E-2G Smart Switch: features, specs and uses
An 8-port Gigabit smart switch with two SFP uplink slots, 802.1X, ACLs and app or on-box management. What the Cisco CBS220-8T-E-2G's specs mean.
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Cisco CBS250-16P-2G Smart Switch: PoE ports, security and who it suits
A 16-port Gigabit PoE smart switch with two SFP uplinks and a 120W power allowance. What the ports, PoE and security features mean for a small network.
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Cisco CBS350-16P-2G Managed PoE Switch: features, specs and who it suits
A 16-port Gigabit managed switch with PoE and PoE+, a 120W power allowance and two SFP uplinks. What the specs mean and what to check before you choose it.
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Cisco SG110-16 16-Port Gigabit Switch: features, specs and who it suits
A fanless, metal-housed Cisco SG110-16 unmanaged switch with 16 Gigabit Ethernet ports, QoS, loop detection and energy-efficient Ethernet. What the specs mean.
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Cisco SG110-16HP 16-Port PoE Unmanaged Switch: features, specs and fit
A 16-port Gigabit unmanaged switch with 8 PoE ports and 64W of total PoE power, plug and play with no setup software. What the specs mean for a small office.
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D-Link DGS-1016D 16-Port Gigabit Switch: features, specs and who it suits
A fanless 16-port Gigabit unmanaged switch in a metal case, for desktop, wall or rack use. What flow control, storm control and EEE mean, and what to check first.
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D-Link DGS-1100-05PDV2 5-Port PoE-Powered Smart Switch: specs and fit
The D-Link DGS-1100-05PDV2 is a fanless five-port Gigabit smart managed switch that runs on PoE and passes power on to two devices. What its specs mean.
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D-Link DGS-1100-16V2 16-Port Gigabit Smart Managed Switch: specs and fit
A fanless 16-port Gigabit smart managed switch with VLAN and QoS support, desktop or rackmount. What the features mean and what to check before buying.
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D-Link DGS-1210-08P Web Smart PoE Switch: features, specs and who it suits
A fanless D-Link Web Smart switch with eight Gigabit PoE ports and two SFP ports. What Web Smart management, PoE and SFP mean for a small network.
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D-Link DGS-1210-10P 10-Port PoE+ Smart Managed Switch: specs and who it suits
The D-Link DGS-1210-10P has eight Gigabit PoE+ ports, two SFP uplinks and web-managed Layer 2+ features. Here is what the specs mean for a small network.
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D-Link DMS-106XT 6-Port Multi-Gig Switch: features, specs and who it suits
A fanless unmanaged switch with five 2.5G ports and one 10G port, plus port-priority Turbo mode. What the specs mean for gaming, NAS and fast home networks.
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HPE Networking Instant On 1430 16-Port PoE Switch: specs and uses
An unmanaged, fanless 16-port Gigabit switch with Class 4 PoE on every port and a shared 124W limit, for small offices. What the specs mean and what to check.
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Linksys LGS108 8-Port Gigabit Unmanaged Desktop Switch: features and specs
A plug-and-play 8-port Gigabit Ethernet switch with QoS and energy-saving features, built for desks and small offices. What the specs mean.
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Linksys LGS116 16-Port Gigabit Unmanaged Switch: features and specs
A 16-port Gigabit Ethernet unmanaged switch with a metal housing, QoS and energy-saving features, for desktop or wall mounting. What the specs mean.
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Linksys LGS116P 16-Port PoE+ Gigabit Switch: features, specs and who it suits
An unmanaged 16-port Gigabit desktop switch with eight PoE+ ports and 80 W of PoE power. What the specs mean and what to check before choosing one.
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Linksys LGS124P 24-Port PoE+ Gigabit Switch: features, specs and uses
An unmanaged 24-port Gigabit switch from Linksys with 12 PoE+ ports sharing a 120W allowance, QoS and a metal housing. What the specs mean.
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MikroTik CRS304-4XG-IN 10G Ethernet Switch: features, specs and who it suits
A compact, fanless MikroTik switch with four built-in 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports, a management port and four power input options. What the specs mean.
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MikroTik CSS610-8P-2S+IN PoE Switch: features, specs and who it suits
A compact desktop switch with eight gigabit PoE-out ports, two SFP+ cages and SwOS. What the specs mean and what to check before you choose it.
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NETGEAR GS105Ev2 5-Port Smart Managed Switch: features and who it suits
The NETGEAR GS105Ev2 is a compact five-port Gigabit switch with Easy Smart Managed software. What smart managed means, how it mounts, and what to check first.
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NETGEAR GS105NA 5-Port Gigabit Switch: features, specs and who it suits
A fanless, plug-and-play 5-port Gigabit Ethernet unmanaged desktop switch from NETGEAR with a metal case and wall-mount kit. What the specs mean.
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NETGEAR GS108 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch: features, specs and who it suits
An unmanaged 8-port Gigabit Ethernet desktop switch from NETGEAR with plug-and-play setup, silent operation and desk or wall mounting. What the specs mean.
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NETGEAR GS108 8-Port Gigabit Switch: features, specs and who it suits
An unmanaged eight-port 10/100/1000 desktop Ethernet switch from NETGEAR with plug-and-play setup and a lifetime warranty. What the specs mean in practice.
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NETGEAR GS108E 8-Port Gigabit Easy Smart Managed Switch: features and uses
The NETGEAR GS108E is an 8-port gigabit Easy Smart managed switch for desktop or wall mounting, with energy-efficient design and a limited lifetime warranty.
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NETGEAR GS108MX 8-Port Multi-Gig Switch: features, specs and who it suits
An unmanaged switch with eight 1G Ethernet ports and one 10G/Multi-gig uplink in a fanless metal case. What the specs mean and how it fits a small network.
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NETGEAR GS108PP 8-Port Gigabit PoE+ Switch: features, specs and who it suits
An unmanaged NETGEAR switch with eight Gigabit ports that all supply PoE+, a 123W power allowance, plug-and-play setup and desktop, wall or rack mounting.
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NETGEAR GS108T 8-Port Gigabit Smart Managed Switch: features and fit
The NETGEAR GS108Tv3 is a fanless 8-port Gigabit smart managed switch with VLANs, QoS, SFP uplinks, a PD port and optional Insight cloud management.
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NETGEAR GS108X 8-Port Gigabit Switch with 10G SFP+: specs and who it suits
An unmanaged NETGEAR switch with eight 1G Ethernet ports and one 10G SFP+ uplink, in a fanless metal case for desktop or wall mounting.
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NETGEAR GS110EMX 10-Port Multi-Gig Switch: features, specs and who it suits
A 10-port NETGEAR Plus switch with eight Gigabit ports and two multi-gig ports up to 10G, basic managed features and desktop, wall or rack mounting.
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NETGEAR GS110TP 10-Port PoE+ Smart Managed Switch: features and who it suits
The NETGEAR GS110TP is a fanless smart managed switch with 8 Gigabit PoE+ ports, 2 SFP uplinks, a 55W PoE supply and optional Insight cloud management.
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NETGEAR GS116LP 16-Port Gigabit PoE+ Switch: features, specs and who it suits
An unmanaged 16-port Gigabit switch with PoE+ on every port, a 76W power limit expandable to 183W, and desktop, wall or rack mounting. What the specs mean.
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NETGEAR GS116PP 16-Port PoE+ Switch: features, specs and who it suits
An unmanaged 16-port Gigabit switch with PoE+ on every port and 183W of total PoE power. What the specs mean, how it mounts and what to check before you buy.
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NETGEAR GS305EP 5-port PoE+ Gigabit Plus switch: features and specs
A 5-port Gigabit Smart Managed Plus switch with 4 PoE+ ports and a 63W power limit, plus VLANs, QoS and per-port PoE control. What the features mean.
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NETGEAR GS305P 5-Port Gigabit PoE Switch: features and who it suits
The NETGEAR GS305P is a fanless, unmanaged five-port Gigabit switch with four PoE ports and a 55W power allowance. What PoE means and what to check before use.
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NETGEAR GS305P 5-Port Gigabit Switch: features, specs and who it suits
An unmanaged five-port 10/100/1000 desktop switch from NETGEAR with a two-year warranty. What gigabit and unmanaged mean, and what to check before adding one.
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NETGEAR GS305P 5-Port PoE+ Switch: features, specs and who it suits
The NETGEAR GS305P is an unmanaged 5-port Gigabit switch with four PoE+ ports and 63W of total PoE power. What the specs mean and what to check first.
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NETGEAR GS305PP 5-Port PoE+ Switch: features, specs and who it suits
A fanless 5-port Gigabit unmanaged switch with four PoE+ ports and 83W of PoE power, for desktop or wall mounting. What PoE+ means and what to check.
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NETGEAR GS308E 8-Port Gigabit Smart Switch: features, specs and who it suits
The NETGEAR GS308E is a silent, metal 8-port Gigabit Plus switch with VLAN, QoS and cable diagnostics. What the specs mean and who it suits.
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NETGEAR GS308EP 8-Port PoE+ Smart Switch: features, specs and who it suits
The NETGEAR GS308EP is an 8-port Gigabit Smart Managed Plus switch with PoE+ on every port and 62W of total power. What the specs mean and what to check.
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NETGEAR GS308EPP 8-Port PoE+ Gigabit Switch: features and who it suits
An 8-port Gigabit Smart Managed Plus switch where every port supplies PoE+ from a 123W power pool. What PoE power limits mean and what to check before using it.
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NETGEAR GS308PP 8-Port Gigabit PoE+ Switch: features, specs and who it suits
An unmanaged 8-port Gigabit Ethernet switch with PoE+ on every port and 83W of total PoE power. What PoE+ and the 83W limit mean, and what to check.