TP-link business switches?
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Anyone used tp-link's business switches?
We're looking for a couple low power L2 1Gb switches with full management for our OOB network. Private VLAN capability is the feature we want.
We're looking at these now:
Pricing is ridiculously low (<$200 for the 24 port). But then again it's commodity hardware.
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@Pete-S huh - I'm sure prices are some higher now.. but $200 for a 24 port switch seems high, not low - but JB will just tell me to shutup and go away now...
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I have nothing against TP-LINK, better than Netgear IMO.
Have not used these models though.
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@Dashrender said in TP-link business switches?:
@Pete-S huh - I'm sure prices are some higher now.. but $200 for a 24 port switch seems high, not low - but JB will just tell me to shutup and go away now...
I think it's low because it's a managed switch. You can get smart switches and unmanaged for less.
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@Dashrender said in TP-link business switches?:
@Pete-S huh - I'm sure prices are some higher now.. but $200 for a 24 port switch seems high, not low - but JB will just tell me to shutup and go away now...
The Ubiquiti EdgeSwitch 24 LITE (non-PoE) is $240 MSRP.
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@JaredBusch said in TP-link business switches?:
@Dashrender said in TP-link business switches?:
@Pete-S huh - I'm sure prices are some higher now.. but $200 for a 24 port switch seems high, not low - but JB will just tell me to shutup and go away now...
The Ubiquiti EdgeSwitch 24 LITE (non-PoE) is $240 MSRP.
Seems like it's similar to the tp-links we've been looking at. Maybe even the same chip.
But very odd placement of the console port (in the back) and also no USB console port which seems to be the norm these days.
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@Pete-S said in TP-link business switches?:
@Dashrender said in TP-link business switches?:
@Pete-S huh - I'm sure prices are some higher now.. but $200 for a 24 port switch seems high, not low - but JB will just tell me to shutup and go away now...
I think it's low because it's a managed switch. You can get smart switches and unmanaged for less.
Yeah, $200 feels pretty low to me.
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@JaredBusch said in TP-link business switches?:
@Dashrender said in TP-link business switches?:
@Pete-S huh - I'm sure prices are some higher now.. but $200 for a 24 port switch seems high, not low - but JB will just tell me to shutup and go away now...
The Ubiquiti EdgeSwitch 24 LITE (non-PoE) is $240 MSRP.
I'd definitely prefer this. And it has a remote controller that is hosted for free (see other thread, jaja.)
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@scottalanmiller said in TP-link business switches?:
@JaredBusch said in TP-link business switches?:
@Dashrender said in TP-link business switches?:
@Pete-S huh - I'm sure prices are some higher now.. but $200 for a 24 port switch seems high, not low - but JB will just tell me to shutup and go away now...
The Ubiquiti EdgeSwitch 24 LITE (non-PoE) is $240 MSRP.
I'd definitely prefer this. And it has a remote controller that is hosted for free (see other thread, jaja.)
TP-link have that as well but it's not something we're going to use since this is for an OOB network.
Putting the console port on the back of the switch is a deal breaker for us however.
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@scottalanmiller said in TP-link business switches?:
@JaredBusch said in TP-link business switches?:
@Dashrender said in TP-link business switches?:
@Pete-S huh - I'm sure prices are some higher now.. but $200 for a 24 port switch seems high, not low - but JB will just tell me to shutup and go away now...
The Ubiquiti EdgeSwitch 24 LITE (non-PoE) is $240 MSRP.
I'd definitely prefer this. And it has a remote controller that is hosted for free (see other thread, jaja.)
No, the would be the UniFi Switch line. EdgeSwitch has none of that. Well, maybe it does now that it is called UISP? They could have that hosted for people also. I never looked.
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@JaredBusch said in TP-link business switches?:
@scottalanmiller said in TP-link business switches?:
@JaredBusch said in TP-link business switches?:
@Dashrender said in TP-link business switches?:
@Pete-S huh - I'm sure prices are some higher now.. but $200 for a 24 port switch seems high, not low - but JB will just tell me to shutup and go away now...
The Ubiquiti EdgeSwitch 24 LITE (non-PoE) is $240 MSRP.
I'd definitely prefer this. And it has a remote controller that is hosted for free (see other thread, jaja.)
No, the would be the UniFi Switch line. EdgeSwitch has none of that. Well, maybe it does now that it is called UISP? They could have that hosted for people also. I never looked.
Yes, that's what I'm talking about. It's free and they host it for you. We've been using it for a few years. It's really quite nice. It's different than Unifi, which I can't explain. But it does a good job.
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@JaredBusch said in TP-link business switches?:
@scottalanmiller said in TP-link business switches?:
@JaredBusch said in TP-link business switches?:
@Dashrender said in TP-link business switches?:
@Pete-S huh - I'm sure prices are some higher now.. but $200 for a 24 port switch seems high, not low - but JB will just tell me to shutup and go away now...
The Ubiquiti EdgeSwitch 24 LITE (non-PoE) is $240 MSRP.
I'd definitely prefer this. And it has a remote controller that is hosted for free (see other thread, jaja.)
No, the would be the UniFi Switch line. EdgeSwitch has none of that. Well, maybe it does now that it is called UISP? They could have that hosted for people also. I never looked.
I have home users on this, too, and it makes managing their firmware updates SO easy.
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@scottalanmiller said in TP-link business switches?:
Yes, that's what I'm talking about. It's free and they host it for you. We've been using it for a few years. It's really quite nice. It's different than Unifi, which I can't explain. But it does a good job.
I've been using UNMS since it came out. They rebranded it to UISP a couple years ago. I had no idea, or forgot, that they had a free hosted version of it.
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@JaredBusch said in TP-link business switches?:
@scottalanmiller said in TP-link business switches?:
Yes, that's what I'm talking about. It's free and they host it for you. We've been using it for a few years. It's really quite nice. It's different than Unifi, which I can't explain. But it does a good job.
I've been using UNMS since it came out. They rebranded it to UISP a couple years ago. I had no idea, or forgot, that they had a free hosted version of it.
Yeah free hosted version as long as you have 5+ devices attached to it.
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@Dashrender said in TP-link business switches?:
@JaredBusch said in TP-link business switches?:
@scottalanmiller said in TP-link business switches?:
Yes, that's what I'm talking about. It's free and they host it for you. We've been using it for a few years. It's really quite nice. It's different than Unifi, which I can't explain. But it does a good job.
I've been using UNMS since it came out. They rebranded it to UISP a couple years ago. I had no idea, or forgot, that they had a free hosted version of it.
Yeah free hosted version as long as you have 5+ devices attached to it.
And they aren't very serious about the limits. If you are a vendor, you'll have enough to do it for free easily.
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@scottalanmiller said in TP-link business switches?:
@Dashrender said in TP-link business switches?:
@JaredBusch said in TP-link business switches?:
@scottalanmiller said in TP-link business switches?:
Yes, that's what I'm talking about. It's free and they host it for you. We've been using it for a few years. It's really quite nice. It's different than Unifi, which I can't explain. But it does a good job.
I've been using UNMS since it came out. They rebranded it to UISP a couple years ago. I had no idea, or forgot, that they had a free hosted version of it.
Yeah free hosted version as long as you have 5+ devices attached to it.
And they aren't very serious about the limits. If you are a vendor, you'll have enough to do it for free easily.
I almost have enough devices with just my personal stuff!
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@travisdh1 said in TP-link business switches?:
@scottalanmiller said in TP-link business switches?:
@Dashrender said in TP-link business switches?:
@JaredBusch said in TP-link business switches?:
@scottalanmiller said in TP-link business switches?:
Yes, that's what I'm talking about. It's free and they host it for you. We've been using it for a few years. It's really quite nice. It's different than Unifi, which I can't explain. But it does a good job.
I've been using UNMS since it came out. They rebranded it to UISP a couple years ago. I had no idea, or forgot, that they had a free hosted version of it.
Yeah free hosted version as long as you have 5+ devices attached to it.
And they aren't very serious about the limits. If you are a vendor, you'll have enough to do it for free easily.
I almost have enough devices with just my personal stuff!
Exactly, it's not hard. Especially when the simplest devices count. Buy a couple for your lab and voila.
