NETGEAR 16 Port Gigabit Switch (GS116) | Unmanaged Network Switch | Ethernet Hub | Desktop or Wall Mount

This is a straightforward plug and play unmanaged switch, you just plug everything in, power it up and it sorts everything out for you. These are something of a comodity item really and I'd expect any comparable item to work much the same in terms of speed, but I went with this one because I trust the brand and have better expectations for its lifespan/build quality than something from a company I've never heard of, and from a safety angle I feel more comfortable having something from a brand I trust plugged in to the mains power 24/7. It's compact and I wall mounted it easily. There's no fan or moving parts so it's silent and shouldn't accumulate dust inside it - but I did mount it sideways so dust won't settle inside the ports. One of the nice things about Netgear switches is their bright LEDs on each port, one to tell you whatever is plugged in has a network connection, and another to indicate if it's a gigabit speed connection. Not much on our home network runs at a gigabit yet - many things don't need to anyway, but I'm sure in time we'll be using more and more gigabit speed devices.

I run a small network of about a dozen machines that need to connect to the internet, a central server and a few printers. I'm not after cutting-edge speeds and performance, I just need to plug and go. With the GS116, that's exactly what you get. Plug it into the mains, plug the ethernet cables in and watch the lights go on, your network establish itself and you don't have to do anything else. (The ethernet cable to the internet router goes in one socket (I use socket 1 for this so I know which it is) and the computers and printers go in the others and everything just works.) You'll forget about the switch as it sits in the corner doing it's job, and it doesn't make much noise as it gets on with things. I've used Netgear products before and this is another fine example of a cheap, solid product that does exactly what it says on the box - no fuss, no mess, no problems. If you're in the market for a reasonably quiet, reliable switch, then try the GS116.

Good little basic edge router from a reasonably trustworthy brand (as opposed to some very dodgy brands around these days). Disappointing that there aren't enough smarts in this to even do port mirroring, and disappointing that there are no higher-speed 10GbE (at least) uplinks, since the total capacity of the ports means that the uplinks provided just don't cut it, BUT when mostly switching between 1GbE ports rather than distributing an uplink, it's a good little unit. Price is pushing expensive for such basic functionality though, these days.

I purchased this for one of my customers who had just had some new offices built for a car showroom. Light network usage so can’t comment on the how it operates under load but I’ve had no negative feedback and it was installed over 6 months ago. Overall I was happy with the switch; nice metal casing and quiet operation. Be aware that this switch is not rack mountable. I’ve recently written another review for a switch that I purchased for myself and gave a few (hopefully) helpful tips to any potential buyers who aren’t clued up on switch technology. I’ll paste the same below and hopefully someone will find it useful: Opt for an unmanaged switch - 99% of home users do not need a managed switch. If you don’t know what one is, then you don’t need it. However many ports you think you need, get more. If you are going to use 4 ports, get an 8 port switch. You are not only future proofing your network, also remember you will use one port for connecting the switch to your router. Opt for the gigabit switch over 100mb, you may not need it currently if you don’t have gb devices, but you are future proofing your home network. Also, gigabit gives significant speed increases when utilised.

High quality business grade networking switch. Unit made of metal does the job well

This is an awesome product for getting top speed internet throughout your home. I bought it as we were renovating our whole house, gutting it back to bare brick in most places so it was an opportunity to wire the whole house with ethernet cables. Some say it's unnecessary with modern wi-fi standards but it's certainly nice to have, for instance when streaming a film in HD. I knew that this switch would do the job, but with little knowledge of networks I was concerned I might need a lot of help setting it up. However, as one of life's "button pushers" I decided to have a go anyway without reading the instructions. I just powered up the switch, plugged in my router and a few of my devices, and was pleasantly shocked when it all worked immediately. More connections than I'll ever need. Sleek, discreet and solid build quality.

Good quality, still working well on a home network system. Un-managed so just plug it in and off you go.

Original version of this lasted for 10 years and apart from having to replace the PSU it worked extremely well, but it became unreliable in the last month. Took a while to diagnose the problem because it didn't just die. It's supposed to have lifetime warranty, but (a) I got no response whatsoever to my email from NetGear, and (b) if it's your primary network switch, who can afford the time delay of sending it away ? Forget the warranty. I decided that 10 years is good enough and replaced it with the same again. The screw-mount holes are in exactly the same positions, so it went straight into the same place, and it really is plug-and-play. The new PSU output is ony 1A, and it remains to be seen how long it will last.

Ich habe mein ganzes Haus damit verbunden, es gibt bei Zuleitungen von 80m keine größeren Datenverluste. Diesen Switch würde ich wieder kaufen.

Produkt macht, was es soll. Allerdings hatte ich erwartet, dass ein deutsches Netzteil dabei sein würde. Stattdessen habe ich ein britisches Model geliefert bekommen. Achtet bittet genau drauf.

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