Sodola 6 Port Gigabit PoE Switch with 4 Port PoE+, 802.3af/at 65W Total Budget, 250m Long Range Ethernet Splitter, Fanless, Metal Case, Plug & Play, Desktop or Wall Mount, Ideal for IP Cameras & AP

Perfect once you finally work it out. I bought this as my file server (movies) and fire stick was complaining about “source bring too slow”. That was with a 1gig bonded LAG (2 x 1gb cat6). So I upgraded to a 10g single cat 6 backhaul, from 10g switch upstairs (very cheap Brocade ICX 7250), to this 10g switch. Not one complaint since. Mine has a VLAN trunk tagged and untagged as well, easy to set up once I had played string a while. I’m using a single 10Gbe sfp+, and it gets HOT! Pro: Fast, quiet, does s the job. Good price point Con: Mine is forever losing its IP address and defaulting back to 192.168.2.1. Still fully functional but it’s getting a bit tedious. SFP+ RJ45 gets very HOT

It does the job and it delivers on it's promises at least the ones i've tested. I have 1.6Gbit internet so I'm never going to get that with 1Gbit switches. I have my router connected via a DAC cable on the SFP+ port and it detected it as 10Gbit which it is. I have my NAS and my Laptop connected on the 2.5Gbit ports and both are detected as 2.5Gbit just fine. I also have WiFi 7 at home and the access points have 2.5Gbit LAN ports so of course if I wanted to get over 1Gbit over wifi I would need a 2.5Gbit switch. I saw this one and I wondered, at this price what's the catch? It's managed and it has 8 2.5Gbit ports and a 10Gbit SFP+ so why so cheap? But it works! I get full internet speed, and full 2.5Gbit between my NAS and my desktop or laptop so I'm very happy. It doesn't make any noise at all since there's no fan. The only downside is no matter what I try I cannot get it to change the management IP. Either DHCP or statically assigning one it won't work on that IP and remains on the default 192.168.2.1 IP. That's quite annoying but I can live with it since I rarely ever change the config on my switches and If I really need to I'll just manually configure an IP to do it. So yeah, quite happy. I thought it probably would have too many compromises at this price point but now I think the other manufacturers are just ripping us off with their switches costing hundreds. If I need another 2.5Gbit switch, i'll get another one of these. It manages to talk just fine to my Zyxel switch at 10Gbit over the SFP+ port and the VLANs work too. Positives: Really does do 2.5Gbit on each port Accepted every SFP module I put in it so far DAC cable worked fine too Price is good Low power consumption (seems to be about 11-15W) Does VLANs and aggregation just fine Cons: Management IP doesn't want to change Web interface is http only and a bit basic

Why did you choose this product over others?: I bought this on the back of some good reviews from YouTube content creators. The switch is clad in a metallic exterior and looks well made and put together. With regards to size, the switch is tiny, so much so that you'd need some massive ears to sit it in a standard 19" rack! I'm using two of these (so far) as core switches for my network, to take advantage of the 1.6Gig internet available to us now. Reliability so far has been excellent with zero recorded bad packets or issues. I think next time I'll get the new revised 8 port metal switch model, but for now the price is slightly too high for me. Overall, great, great product - web interface is very basic and simple to navigate, switch is very frugal with regards to power consumption too.

Great switch offering 2.5Gb Ethernet on RJ45 connections. The management side is fairly complete offering many options found in most L2 managed switches. The fact it's fanless means it makes no noise. The power supply has a fixed UK 13a, not a modular, so I guess if purchasing in an EU country or US, it will have the corresponding, fixed power outlet plug. The manual is very succinct but a more detailed manual is available from the Sodola's website. My version shipped with the latest version of firmware available at the time of purchase (1.9). Setting it up is fairly straight forward, with one exception: the management IP side. Whilst it's easy to set the management IP, it's not obvious how to define which VLAN it's on. By default, it's on VLAN 1 but if you have your network set up where your network management subnet is on a different, specific VLAN, it's not obvious how to configure: unlike the 8 port 10Gb Sodola switch which I also have, there's no "management VLAN" setting. However, I was reassured when I sent an email to their support and received a reply a few days later on how it works. In order to have your management IP on a different VLAN, you need to ensure you have at least one of the ports set to that VLAN untagged. You also need to ensure the PVID on that port is set to the same management VLAN (by default, the PVID is set to 1 even if you change the tagged / untagged / excluded status). Once you've set that up, you can change the default management IP to the one you want on that specific VLAN subnet. The change is instant, no reboot required. Once you set that up, it will be accessible via its IP on the VLAN specified. So whilst that works, it does mean you need to have at least one port dedicated to the management VLAN which isn't ideal if you don't have other devices on that VLAN untagged... But it works. There is only one management account available, but you can change the default username and password to your liking. The switch doesn't support any kind of SSL so ensure the password isn't something you're using elsewhere if you're concerned about it being sniffed on the network. Overall, it's a neat switch and offers great value for money given the features. It's just a little quirky to set up and if you're concerned about secure management, that might be an issue with no SSL support, but apart from that, I'm very happy with it for now.

Lo switch SODOLA 9 porte 2.5G si presenta come una soluzione di networking di fascia superiore, offrendo una potente connettività a 2.5 gigabit al secondo per ogni porta oltre ad una porta SFP+ 10 Gb. Questo dispositivo si è dimostrato una risorsa preziosa per ottimizzare la mia rete domestica o professionale, fornendo una piattaforma affidabile e ad alte prestazioni. La compatibilità con lo standard IEEE 802.3bz per la velocità di trasmissione dati 2.5GBase-T rappresenta un vantaggio significativo, permettendo il supporto di dispositivi abilitati a questa velocità senza compromettere la compatibilità con standard precedenti come il Gigabit Ethernet. La gestione intelligente del traffico attraverso funzionalità quali il Quality of Service (QoS) e il VLAN tagging ha consentito una distribuzione ottimale della larghezza di banda, prioritizzando il traffico critico e garantendo una fluida comunicazione tra i dispositivi con necessità diverse. La configurazione avanzata e flessibile ha permesso la personalizzazione delle impostazioni di rete, inclusa la segmentazione della LAN per migliorare la sicurezza e l'efficienza nella gestione dei dati. Inoltre, l'interfaccia utente intuitiva ha reso agevole la gestione delle opzioni di configurazione anche per gli utenti meno esperti. La costruzione robusta dello switch, con un design che favorisce il raffreddamento e una dissipazione efficiente del calore, ha contribuito alla sua affidabilità nel mantenere alte prestazioni anche in condizioni di carico di lavoro elevate. In conclusione, lo switch SODOLA 9 porte 2.5G si distingue come una soluzione di rete avanzata, offrendo prestazioni di trasmissione dati elevate, una gestione flessibile e una robusta affidabilità, il tutto con una configurazione avanzata che soddisferà le esigenze degli utenti più tecnici e esigenti.

Great product.

It switches and switches well.

Ich war skeptisch, da ich bisher immer auf tendenziell bekanntere Marken gesetzt hatte, jedoch war es an der Zeit auf 2.5gb zu gehen im Heimnetz, die 10GB ist mir aktuell noch zu kostspielig. Was soll man groß sagen, der Switch selbst wirkt hochwertig, dass "Netzteilchen" dann eher nicht so. Jedoch verrichtet der Switch sowie sein Netzteil seit ein paar Monaten problemlos seinen Dienst und läuft auch stabil mit etwa 250mb/s Durchsatz für die Geräte die's können, während andere Clients eben nur Gigabit machen. Kurzum, bin sehr zufrieden. Er wird nicht warm und hat auch sonst keinerlei Probleme gemacht. Auch der Formfaktor ist Klasse, da er sich in meinem Fall direkt neben dem Patchpanel rein passt, wo ein "Breiterer" Switch nicht gepasst hätte. Werde mir für's Dachgeschoss noch einen weiteren von denen zulegen, um auch dort endlich 2,5G per Kupfer zu haben.

J'ai acheté ce Switch il y a quelques semaines maintenant et je dois dire que je suis très satisfait. Je l'ai acheté car mon NAS est en 2.5G et mes PC aussi. Le Switch est passif, de bonne qualité en aluminium il ne chauffe pas beaucoup et pourtant j'ai 6 sur 8 ports de connectés en permanence. Il est arrivé avec la version 1.7 d'octobre 23 qui est stable, je n'ai eu aucun soucis de configuration ni de fonctionnement. J'ai configuré 3 VLAN et cela fonctionne parfaitement avec mon LAN et mes caméras. je n'ai eu aucune pertes de paquets depuis qu'il est installé. Je n'utilise pas l’agrégation pour mon NAS, en 2.5G cela suffit pour nos besoins. Le menu est simple mais fonctionnel, pas de chichi toutes les fonctions sont disponibles. Je vais du coup en prendre un 2e afin de les raccorder avec une liaison SFP. Excellent rapport qualité prix, je recommande!