Linksys LGS108P 8-Port Gigabit PoE+ Desktop Switch Review

Conclusion

Pricing

At the time of writing, the Linksys LGS108P 8-Port Business Desktop PoE+ Switch will set you back $134.53 in the US and £75.99 in the UK through Amazon.

Conclusion

The Linksys LGS108P is a basic but solid switch that can help reduce the cable clutter in your office thanks to the PoE+ feature. You can easily power VoIP and video phones, access points, and security cameras without having to connect additional power to the devices. I tried to connect both access points and a security camera to the switch and they worked flawlessly – as expected.

The design is fairly simple, but it is a beautiful switch that will look good on your desk or wall. While it is a desktop model, you can also wall mount it in any of the four basic directions and get it out of the way. It is also a silent device as it comes without any fans and is as such suited better for office use than a loud spinning fan switch. The metal enclosure is stable and it has large rubber feet for its size to make sure it stays where you place it.

The eight ports all feature auto-sensing and quality of service for prioritized traffic and the ability to maintain mission-critical data throughput regardless of network congestion. Being an unmanaged switch has ups and downs. There are no configs to worry about, but also fewer options. In return, it’s fully plug-and-play and you only need to power it up and connect your cables to be up and running.

Pros

• PoE+ (IEEE 802.3af)
• Plug and Play
• QoS
• Meets 802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet standard
• Passive cooled and silent

Cons

• Only four of eight ports are PoE+

“Linksys LGS108P is a simple but useful PoE+ switch. It’s built well and allows for an easy PoE+ setup in your office.”

Thank You Linksys for providing us with this review sample