Ubiquiti US-8 Unifi Switch,Silver

I picked up a couple of these to integrate into the rest of my Ubiquiti Unifi home network. I've got a couple media cabinets where it just wasn't feasible to pull 6+ lines... So I threw these in. Sure, there's only the one Gb uplink so I'm theoretically losing bandwidth... But the odds of any of this equipment saturating a Gb link - much less multiple Gb links at once - are pretty slim.The US-8 switch ships with a big, bulky power adapter that seems like overkill for such a small switch... But I'm not using it. I'm using PoE to power these switches, and it works great. No need to supply power for these switches. No extra outlets or surge strips.Setup is very easy. They're configured to pass traffic right out of the box, so they're functional even if you don't do any configuration. But configuring them is also easy... Just log into your Unifi controller, adopt them, and you're ready to go.I don't know that I'd recommend a US-8 for a non-Unifi installation... Just because I think you lose a lot of the functionality you're paying for.But, otherwise, it's a fantastic product.

Unifi controller software is fantastic. I got the gateway, this switch and an access point 2 years ago for about 335$, and the slight cost increase from your conventional router is a worth it 8 days a week. Look at it this way, if one component breaks, then you’re replacing a 100$ component, instead of a 2-300+$ all in one router that are so common these days. I have the software running on the same Old gen 6 Hp proliant duel Xeon server that runs Plex Media Server 24/7 (with the exception of power outages) in my network/server closet, on a significant power diet. I intend to wire up Ethernet wall plates running to a rackmount patch panel, now that I own my own home, and mount the access point on the ceiling, running the cord through the attic and down to the closet. There are rack mount kits for this, I believe, as well as the small usg. They’re basically plastic pieces that’ll bolt to a rackmount at each end, with a space cut out for the device. Until that happens, the closet is pretty much a mess, but I have included a picture anyway. I have barely scratched the surface of the available features. If you aren’t tech savvy and/or extremely patient, I would consider possibly going with a different company. However, there is a plethora of information out there on forums, and there is even an option for live chat help in the unifi controller. I’ve never used the live chat, so I can’t give an opinion one way or another regarding its usefulness. It’s so handy to be able to monitor bandwidth usage in real time. If there’s buffering reported on a remote plex stream, I can immediately see if I’m nearing my upload speed cap or not. I do wish that I knew ahead of time that this switch, as mentioned in a different review, that this switch only has one poe port, when the 60w (I believe it’s called) version has poe on all ports. Had I have known, I would have gotten the one that runs on wall power, with more poe ports. This one can run on power from a poe port from another switch, but that is not a feature I particularly need. When I add Ubiquiti cameras and another AP, I could use those extra poe ports. Other than that, I have no complaints, and the unifi gear allows me to get the entire 150/20 connection that I pay a substantial amount for monthly.there is no isp competition in my area.

This was a replacement of an old switch. The software setup of this device was easy.

Switch works really well. Get rid of all those POE bricks and use this switch instead. Provides lots of geeky stats about your connected devices with the Unifi software controller. Full gigabit performance.Easy to configure and rock solid so far. If this is your first Ubiquiti device seriously consider switching your whole network over to Ubiquiti hardware. Works really well with FIOS and the Unifi Security Gateway.Highly recommended.

Ubiquiti products are just on another level entirely. After installing this product, along with one of their PoE switches to power it, I replaced all the networking equipment in my house with Ubiquiti products. They are that good. It is silly to use anything else.A few things to be aware of. Unifi is a product line of Ubiquiti. Products in the Unifi line all use the same controller software and can be seen by the software. But products that are not in the Unifi line, such as the ER Lite router, will not be seen by the controller software. So make sure you buy products from the same product family, which is probably Unifi unless you are a global corporation.Why are Ubiquiti products so much better than consumer grade products? Because they can handle more than 100 Mbps connections, which are becoming more common now, because they can be managed, configured, and upgraded via controller software, because you can see the Wifi coverage in your house, because the Wifi access points coordinate with each other to hand off client connections. It is like being reborn. Say goodbye to network problems.

Nice switch with great throughput for the price. Is it a "managed" switch as claimed? That depends on what your definition of "managed" happens to be. Yes, it can be configured, but ONLY from Ubiquiti's UniFi Controller software, even then only via instructions sent from a connected Ubiquiti Security Gateway device. In other words, don't expect to be able to configure VLANs via an onboard HTML server or a CLI login as in most managed switches. Don't get me wrong, Ubiquiti's UniFi management software is excellent, and this switch fits right in. Just don't expect this switch to play nicely as a standalone device in a VLAN environment.