Pros & Cons
Pros
The backup switch easily adapted to the network without any reconfiguration. Running a net at home with handful of vlans and lacp trunk links, this switch does it all. Easy to setup and looks pretty sitting on your shelf.
The web management interface is quite bare, but it offers the minimum you'd need. The pdf manual has some great examples. My only complaint is that i would like to learn more about using its capabilities and am having a lot of trouble finding articles... Read More
Cons
The web admin interface occasionally bugs out and doesn't load the proper css. The only solution is to close the browser and reload the admin interface. If you disable jumbo frames to enable qos, all of that gets factory reset on a reboot.
Highlights
Quality
I am very happy with the fanless design and low power consumption.
Works like a charm, and with the added basic layer 2 management, it's a great deal for the price.
We therefore ran into a conflict with the link aggregation.
I want to start off with the caveat of my review is that the faults i found with it are mostly due to the fact that i didn't do... Read More
Price
Gigabit on every port for this price is almost unheard of.
Just what we needed at a good price
Packaging/appearance
In this case, the firmware on the trendnet site would not be accepted by the switch.
Competitiveness
The power profile and performance capabilities of the trendnet product were fairly comparable to offerings from hp at the sub-$... Read More
Looking forward to many years with another great trendnet product.
I bought this switch primarily to use with a synology diskstation 1511+, which supports link aggregation, but it turns out it o... Read More
So, i installed a trendnet poe switch as the primary, and this much less expensive non-poe switch as a backup.
Helpful InsightsBETA
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No fan means silent operation
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I cant confirm they are compatible with vmware nic trunking enabling 2x1gbps which would be nice for iscsi paths
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I have contacted trendnet support and answers so far are very limitedshort and not all the questions asked have been answered
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Sure some things may work on wifi but wofo doesnt have the consistency at times
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The fan in the unit is loud enough that unless its in a closet it would be annoying to be in the same room with it
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In this case the firmware on the trendnet site would not be accepted by the switch
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After two days and four different methods i downloaded the firmware from a link provided by trendnet support that finally worked
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This product had been previously opened