BV-Tech 8-Port PoE Switch with 2 Gigabit Uplink Ports – 96W High-Power Budget, Compact Desktop Design, Extended Transmission up to 656ft – Durable, Easy Setup for Office & Home Networks

Love these. Work very well.

I bought this switch because of its spec - 120 total watts, all 8 ports are POE capable, no fan (for attic installation where having a fan is probably worse) and made in Taiwan (preferred over plain China). Will be using it with at least 6 Logitech exterior cameras. Did a one week stress test to verify that all components work together. Here is my result (passed).About the switch:There are 2 components - the switch itself and a power brick. The switch is very compact and light, no moving parts. It is made in Taiwan. The power brick is similar to ones used for larger notebooks. It is made in China.The ports:There are 8. If you use one for the uplink (most applications need an uplink), then you only have 7 ports for your POE devices. Not a problem, but please plan ahead.Hook up:There is no on/off switch. Plugging the power supply in turns the switch on. I recommend doing this first, then connect the POE devices one at a time. I did tried plugging-in/unplugging the power supply with all POE devices connected. There was no problem.Power consumption:I connected 6 Logitech cameras to the switch. At full load, with all cameras booting at the same time and infra on (they turn on during boot), cameras+switch used around 50w (kill-a-watt). With the infra off, cameras+switch used around 35w. For these reasons, I was not able to verify the 120w output claim.Heat dissipation:The switch was never even warm. The cameras did get HOT, but survived the test. The power brick was more of interest because it will be in a VERY HOT attic. It was normally warm. To stress test, I wrapped it in a towel and put all cameras in a dark room to triggered the infra. In a few hours, the brick got quite hot, but not bad. Left it that way for a day. Conclusion is that it should survive my attic.In all, very satisfied. I did encountered a problem which was diagnosed to be a camera issue, not the switch's. Basically, 1 of the cameras rebooted itself whenever I connected to it using the Logitech software. I blamed the switch at first, but eventually fixed the problem by removing the SD card from the camera and reformatted it, put it back, then upgraded the firmware. Camera seemed stable now.

I just installed this in my attic as part of my new POE security camera system. It was easy - just plug 'n play - and has been working great. I was able to mount it to a 2x6 using the included rack mount parts, which wasn't ideal but seems quite sturdy. I have all 8 POE ports running 4MP cameras, and both unpowered ports are being used too.I picked this model because I ran Cat6A cable for all my cameras and wanted a switch that could utilize high speed data if necessary. I don't think it was needed for my current cameras, but I'm hoping this switch will last for a long time and possibly through future higher-def cameras. I will try and update with how it holds up through the rainy season and the summer heat etc.Update Oct 2018: we had an unusually hot summer and this has held up just fine so farUpdate March 2019: still working greatUpdate Dec 2019: almost 2 years later, it still is working great. I haven't had a single problem with it yet.Update Nov 2020: RIP switch! it lasted almost 3 years in my attic, a much less than ideal environment, so I'm not going to downgrade my rating. I haven't played around with it, but it is possible that just one of the main ports went out or something, because it still gets power it just wasn't passing on video from my cameras to my computer. I'll check it out at some point and if it was just one of the ports I'll report back, but I've already replaced it with a new switch with more ports so I can expand my camera setup.

Used to run a ptz Poe camera works great with no issuesLike that the switch has the lights for connection and Poe at a glanceThe powers other side than the Ethernet which can be helpful depending on situation for me on a desk was not an issue either way

With the proliferation of POE IP devices, the need for a 10/100, 802.3af/at POE 8 port plus 2 Gb ports is increasing. Sure you can use individual injectors, but the plug space alone for ea injector power supply is overwhelming.I used this with the Amcrest IP cameras and had a very successful installation in two separate projects. I did have an issue with an EAP225-Outdoor TKlink AP. It would not power up on this switch. It is a 802.3af/PASSIVE device, so this switch does not seem to support PASSIVE devices and they don't claim to. The TKLInk did work on a Cisco 3560 Catalyst POE switch. Eight IP cameras at HD and 30fps can hog a 100mbps network. Having the 1gb for backbone to the main network help eliminate this issue. While one 1gb port is usually sufficient, having a second can be useful for further expansion.This is designed as a desktop switch, but it would be nice to have a wall mount capability. There are no usable mounting points on the case. It required a zip tie mesh to attach to a backboard. For the price and the watts per port, this is a good buy at a thrifty price point. I would recommend.Update 3/1/2019: Still very happy with this purchase. Strike what I said about the TKLink not working. The BV-Tech is only a 10/100 switch and is what most POE devices require (including POE IP Cameras). The TKLink works best on a 1GB switch to support the wifi speeds it can connect at. I was able it into the 1gb port and use an external POE injector that supported 1gb. Worked like a charm, especially since the other 1gb port on the TKLink switch was used for uplink to a 1gb backbone switch. In this configuration, this switch is supporting WIFI 5ghz connection speeds at about 900 mbps.

would recommend I have this powering my POE cameras and have had no uses and its sleek and easy to set up. no problems here