Product Review: 1Gbps switch from TP-LINK

Today, we purchased the TP-LINK TL-SG1016 1Gbps switch. The switch is unmanaged which means you cannot configure any settings in it and this can be a great thing for non-technical network engineers. We needed this switch to allow multiple digital signage players to be connected to the network – when I mean multiple I mean more than 10 at the same time. This particular model has 16 ports but if you need more then they have a 24 port switch which can cost about $100.00 extra. We decided 16 is enough for us.

It comes with rack ears so you can mount it in your rack and takes up about 1RU. The unit is very quiet and doesn’t have any fans spinning. Most TP-LINK products come with 3 years warranty which is great. The only thing that I would change on this unit is the red coloured Power Status LED. I initially thought there was an issue. Besides that it’s affordable and a great little product.

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