D-Link DGS-1210-52MP 52-Port Gigabit Smart Managed PoE Switch, 48 x 10/100/1000BASE-T PoE ports, 4 x Gigabit GbE/SFP Combo Ports, L2+ Static Routing, Surveillance Mode, 370 W PoE Budget , Black

I've had one of these installed in our home office for about 9 months now, replacing a 'consumer' 8-way switch which had run out of ports. Installation is uncomplicated, it has a web-form based control interface which you can drive from any browser, so there's no software to install. The only real setup to do is giving it an IP address (assuming the default isn't what you want), then it's ready to go as a simple 10/100/1G switch. You can then turn on additional settings (packet filtering, VLAN, etc) as required.I'm pleased to report that in my setting it's performed flawlessly since it was first turned on; I'm not doing anything particularly esoteric with it, but it's never crashed or needed fiddling with. Importantly (for me) it's silent in operation and doesn't use a lot of electricity (under 10 Watts), so doesn't get hot.One thing to note - this isn't the version which does power-over-ethernet; that's the -28P model.Update 27/7/14: If you're curious as to what a managed switch will let you do, I'm using these features:(a) Traffic Segmentation, which lets you control which destinations traffic arriving at a particular port can be sent to. So, I have a 'guest' wi-fi access point; its port can talk to the Internet gateway, but not any other machines (e.g. workstations and servers) attached to the network.(b) ACL (access control list) - this lets you set up a pretty comprehensive firewall between ports. I've got a server which is allowed HTTP access by anyone, but with general access (e.g. SSH) only from specific devices as identified by MAC address.(c) SNMP, which lets you monitor statistics (packet counts, byte counts, etc) on a port-by-port basis.

For home/small office use it is a good contender for the price. Delivery was good too.Pros: it is good for expansion and is manageable and works straight out of the box.Cons: not for the light hearted you do need to know how to configure it. As this is the case I would prefer to have got myself a Cisco switch.

Pretty good performance straight from the box. Disabling some of the security and power management features releases more CPU power for actual packet switching.

Due to a project I was working on I needed to be able to have machines with multiple network cards connected to different vlans and also trunk multiple vlans down a single port. It was all possible and relatively simple with this switch. I haven't tried the other features such as QoS so couldn't comment on those.

This is a good reliable switch with PoE. Amazon was by far the cheapest place we could find it.At least with D-Link you know exactly what quality to expect.

'little bit more pricey than I'd like. But I needed trunking.I'm relieved that it has a web interface. There is also a Windows based app available for managing multiple devices.GUI is clear and intuitive. I am still unsure which changes require the Save button at the top left to be used, so I tap it all the time.

Good product, does take some time to set up, this is not just a plug and play item, you have to go into the smart wizaed and set up individual ip addresses.No really practical for home use, box is very big & you have switch inputs on the front of the box, with mains lead at the back, ideal for rack mounting not for the desktop. Once set up though works very well. A bit pricey though.

Excelent smart switch. Good price. Completely silent.