YuanLey 9 Port 2.5G PoE Switch Unmanaged, 8 x 2.5G Base-T PoE Ports, 10G SFP, IEEE802.3af/at, 120W, Compatible with 100/1000/2500Mbps, Metal Fanless, Desktop/Rack Mount 2.5Gbe Network Switch

These Chinese brand 2.5Gb switches (all of which use Realtek 2.5Gb switch chips) are excellent. While not the very fastest in benchmarks (see: ServeTheHome), they are consistent and almost linespeed even with all ports fully loaded. They are solidly built, with a nice feeling metal casing that's painted very evenly. Connectivity is spot on, and most variants including this one incorporate one or two 10Gb SFP+. The mixed mode connectivity means I have two of them uplinked together with single mode fibre (BiDi). Mounting was easy - I wall mounted one and rack mounted the other with the (sturdy) included rack ears. Setup is plug and play, as these are L2 unmanaged switches. Even with PoE and SFP+ they run cold, no issues with functionality under load at all. Best value for money 2.5Gb switches on the market, in my opinion!

If unmanaged is what you require then these switches are great, I have two 8 ports versions and one 4 port version running to take care of my POE requirements along with the useful 2.5Gb throughput. Only using POE IEEE 802.3af but these switches will also do POE+ IEEE 802.3at.Can also confirm the SFP+ port works well, I am using a universal SFP+ DAC cable on my 4 port version to hook it to another switch, cant test if it does 10Gb throughput and it would surprise me if it did because I would imagine they could get away with less given customer buying this type of brand arent likely to be shifting 10Gb between switches. Its not going to be an enterprise grade chipset inside, maybe someone can prove me wrong and perhaps I can figure out a test myself.The 2.5Gb side of things is working without issue and there hasnt been a single POE issue since install.

So I needed a POE switch that I could rack mount into my case to connect my poe ptz cameras on stage to the main control position. I chose this one as gave double the amount of ports I'd need (giving me scope for future additions) and also gave me the ability to add in fibre connectivity to further increase the speed and transfer bandwidth between switches.It's well made with its metal chasis, comes complete with rack ears and i love that it has an iec connection on it rather than going down the route of an external power brick. Transfer speeds via both the network ports and the fibre port installed (need to add a fibre card into the available slots) have also been great.All in all it's a fantastic value switch thats handy to have in the kit bag or rack.

This is a four port 2.5Gb PoE switch with the addition of two 10Gb SFP sockets. With the use of adapters the latter can be converted to provide two additional (non PoE) ethernet ports.Mine's in the loft, providing power to a CCTV camera as well as ethernet links to my network.Very satisfactory.

I was a little bit sceptical about getting a switch from a brand I hadn't heard of before, but I've been pleasantly surprised by this YuanLey.2.5GbE and PoE+ work just as they should, the switch is silent, and the case feels sturdy and just about as nice as a TP-Link or Netgear switch. I was pleased that it came with rack ears and a rubber cover for the SFP+ port too, since I thought those were the sort of things that might have been left out to save a few pennies.I would happily buy another switch from the same brand.

It's a great little rack-mount switch. It would be nice if it was a managed version

This switch is totally useless. When connected direst to the 2.5g port of the router, the LEDs do show a 2.5g connection on that port. Sadly, plugging a laptop directly into any other port on the switch proves there is no output at all. It’s nothing more than an expensive paper weight. Pay a bit more and get the switch you need from a company like Netgear or TP-Link….at lease they are likely to work.

What works:PoEFanlessWhat doesn't work:2.5g rarely worksNot rated for high temperatures