Binardat 8 Port 2.5G PoE Switch with 10G SFP+ Port, 8 x 2.5 Gigabit RJ-45 Base-T Ports, IEEE802.3af/at, 150W Power Supply, Unmanaged Multi-Gigabit Rackmount Ethernet Switch

I have four 2.5Gbe POE+ Access Points around my house. I also have a small server rack, so I wanted a PoE+ Switch that was rack mountable. This has been working great for a few weeks now. My old Netgear non-rack POE+ web switch was ok, but it would occasionally disconnect or become unstable. I had the newest firmware for over a year, so it seems like development was no longer supported on the Netgear switch. This new Switch is Unmanaged and worked perfect the second I connected everything up.

The switch works as expected and is a great value given that however, it is unreasonably loud. It seems to only have one 20mm fan cooling it so I'm a bit taken back at how much noise this thing throws off sitting in the corner of my office. I am not one to complain about a little noise typically but this one is kind of ridiculous.

The switch functions well providing confirmed 2.5 g speeds and powers PoE devices adequately. But silent it is not. The description states it is silent (in one location it states it uses a fan, in another it describes it as fanless…) and names AV systems as a recommended application. The buzzing sound it makes can be heard above music playing in the same room to the point we need to turn the volume up louder than usual to drown it out. And if it’s within ear shot of where you sleep, it’s too loud to tolerate. It’s not usable. I’ll return and continue searching for an adequate solution. Update: after to speaking with Amazon support (an excellent customer service experience) they sent another switch (same model) which arrived the next day. It is just as loud and noisy as the first one. If silent operation is important to you, this is not the right choice. I’ll return the second one as well and try a different brand.

I bought this switch to boot my 2 access points from Ubiquity Unify. Wifi 6 and Wifi 6e require 2.5Gb/E POE but finding a switch which supports that with an SFP+ port is almost impossible. You can find some in the above $1k range and 2 x in the $400 range and 3 x in the below $200 range. Given that I only needed to boot 2 APs and connect to my Dream Machine, this switch for less than $200 was my second try. The first one did not work out but this was worked immediately. The reason I am giving this switch 4 stars is the lack of the LLDP standard. Without that the Unify dashboard does NOT show any Wifi Clients on the topology page. If you can live without that topology page, this switch is the most cost efficient way to get the full 2.5Gb/E speed to your access points without having to mess around with POE injectors supporting that speed and have a small switch doing this job for you and given that this is an unmanaged switch, it makes the installation a breeze. Background note: If you get a warning message in your Ubiquity environment that your access point does not perform at the highest speed and it suggests to replace the cable, look at your POE injector. The older models only support 10/100/1000 or 10/100. Using this switch solves this problem and you get the highest speed possible assuming you buy and use the proper network cable CAT6/7.

So far works as expected. Fan is LOUD.

It seems to mostly work, but it does require a reboot once in a while (the wifi seems to go wonky occasionally). The 2.5g an 10g connectors seem to give appropriate levels (2.5g and 9.9g respectively). Good for those few things that can do 2.5g. Keep in mind that it DOESN'T have wifi, just that I connect a POE+ wifi router to it.