TP-Link LS105GP 5 Port Gigabit PoE Switch, 4x Gigabit PoE+ Ports, 802.3af/at 30W, 65W Total Budget, Network Switch, Power Saving, Plug & Play, Metal Case, Ethernet Switch, Ethernet Splitter

Not a great deal to say. It’s a switch that does exactly what it’s supposed to. I’m using it to power a TP-Link outdoor access point on a Starlink satellite broadband system. Setup was completely plug-and-play—no configuration needed at all. The PoE works flawlessly, delivering power and data over a single cable, which made installation much cleaner and simpler than having a separate power supply. Build quality feels solid, it runs silently as expected with no noticeable heat issues. If you need a reliable, no-fuss PoE switch for a small setup, this is a great choice. Highly recommended!

I bought this PoE switch to power a mesh / access point system in my home so I didn’t need separate power supplies for each unit. Instead of having power adapters everywhere, I can now run both power and data through a single network cable, which keeps everything much cleaner and easier to manage. The setup was incredibly simple – just plug it in and it works straight away. I have Ethernet cables running around 20 feet from the switch to the access points and there’s been absolutely no drop in signal or performance. It does exactly what it says on the tin. Solid, reliable and perfect if you need to power devices like access points, cameras or other PoE equipment without extra power supplies everywhere. Definitely a great little switch for a home network setup.

I recently built some ESP32 powered camera devices using POE ports - I purchased this PoE switch to act as the main hub for them and it works really well, my father picked one of these up for using the cameras on his Model Railway. Not much else to say beyond them doing exactly what they need to - so far been 100% reliable, four cameras streaming data across them with all of them consuming power for 48 hours straight over one weekend and no issues from the hub at all, very happy with the purchase.

Note: This is for the LS105GP, a LiteWave PoE+ model. Not the LS105G, nor the TL-SG1005D. Needed a switch to power my desk phone and the landline base station at home and was sick of using PoE injectors. This one seemed good and yeah, it really is for £33, which is how much I paid. It has an auto-recovery function, which the manual says is for rebooting devices which are behaving abnormally. I can only assume this means it will temporarily cut power to that device's port, then restore it. It's not enabled by default but has a hardware toggle switch on the back. There's also a switch to extend the PoE range of ports 1 and 2. The 65W PoE budget is very good for the price, though I'll never get to maxing it out I suspect. It only has four PoE+ ports instead of all five, so the fifth port lacks it. This creates a slight oddity as that means port 5 is now your uplink to your router (or another switch), but that's not much of an issue. The only gripes I have with this thing are as follows: 1. The Ethernet jacks are plastic. This seems to follow the LiteWave design where products are made cheaper by omitting higher quality metal RJ45 ports. In the short term I doubt this will be an issue, but perhaps something to note. 2. The power brick is larger than the switch itself. It's scarily large for just 70 watts! I hope one day gallium nitride power supplies trickle down to cheap PoE switches like this one. 3. The mains cable included with the brick is miserably short, which is very unlike TP-Link. It's one of the 'Mickey Mouse' IEC C5/C6 cables. In conclusion, it's a really dinky little switch that I like, but that power brick is too large and the plastic Ethernet jacks raise durability concerns. However, for £35-40, it's still worth the money.

Powered up my 2 WiFiI AP’s and connection back to the router. Small and compact unit with LED’s showing connection and POE Why did you choose this product over others?: Good price and reliable product

Great device

Delivery n good time, well packaged, works a treat and very easy to install. Now have a Mac, Canon Pro 1000 printer, a wifi extender to my outbuilding and can live video link from my studio hardwired without swapping cables. So much faster than wifi to the same.

The sign of a good switch is that it should do its job unobtrusively and without issue. Once it’s installed, it’s fit and forget. This switch meets those requirements.