Ubiquiti UniFi Flex Mini 5-Port PoE Switch

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If you want to drive yourself mad, focus on small spec differences and compare the Professional 8 PoE to every alternative out there. PoE was the dominant PoE type used by Unifi Access Points, but the latest generation are now predominantly PoE+. Additionally, although the TP-Link is not a managed switch, it is still able to pass VLAN tags, so it can be used in a more advanced deployment. All 24 of the RJ45 interfaces are 10 Gbps, and it is one of the few UniFi devices to have two 25 Gbps SFP28. If you would like to learn more about our brand awareness and social media presence, why not follow us on Instagram?

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Context always helps when trying to decipher specifications and how a model compares with similar options.If you just need gigabit Ethernet, a small bit of PoE, and don’t need layer 3 support, the Lite 8 PoE and Lite 16 PoE are significantly cheaper and worth considering. We’ll start with the most similar and cheapest, and deal with the larger and more expensive models last. If your budget is a bit higher and your needs align with Meraki’s offering, there is no desktop-sized switch with layer 3 support.

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The reason you get a download /upload difference is because the vast majority of home connections are not symmetric but the server will be. It also has 8 PoE++ and 430W of power budget, so it is great for powering a lot of high-power PoE equipment too.To find out if your PoE switch is suitable for your network deployment, you add all of the maximum PoE consumptions together to ensure that the total is less than your PoE switch's maximum output. When using a PoE switch, you must ensure that the PoE switch has the capacity to power the devices connected to it.

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This means that for deployments with more than a few PoE devices, you will either need to use multiple switches or spend a significant amount of money on the more expensive models.The PoE switch will have a maximum PoE output, and each access point will have a maximum PoE consumption (or demand). And you want line speed to your wired devices and as much as you can get on your wireless devices and you like Unifi’s marketing? They are controlled by the UISP software or their standalone web interfaces or command line interfaces.