I've been a fan of Netgear's unmanaged switches for a long time. They're well-built, compact, and long-lasting. I have deployed some that have been in use for 10 years, which is stunning for inexpensive network gear IMO. It's good stuff. This switch is no exception. I picked up explicitly to power a Netgear Wireless Access Point WAX218PA for an easy, inexpensive solution for a small office and it's all working great. Although nice to have manageability where POE is involved, this was a simple deployment and I don't think manageability would have been worth extra money. As a bonus, the office subsequently signed up for Ring Central, so now this switch is also powering a handful of Yealink desk phones (and I look like a hero for forward thinking... I just didn't wanna run power for the AP! :) )
Rating:
[5 of 5 Stars!]