Unifi 8 Port Poe Switch Review

The ubiquiti unifi switch 8 is the baby of the unifi managed poe switch range which all feature gigabit ethernet poe and sfp.

Unifi 8 port poe switch review.

Ubiquiti is unique in that they created their own power over ethernet standard which operates at 24v instead of the 802 3 af at standard of 48v. They are simple to configure and robust in their capabilities. But if you feed the switch with the dc adapter port 8 will output a non 802 3x compliant 48v poe on port 8. So i prefer the 24 port version.

Lee hutchinson apr 13 2016 11 30. 8 x gigabit rj 45 ports 4 x auto sensing ieee 802 3af poe ports. With a little more circuitry the switch could have been made to output 802 3ac in the dc fed case instead of outputting a non 802 3ax compliant. Ubiquiti s 8 port poe switch is a solid complement for a home unifi setup fanless 199 managed device drives unifi wi fi gear if you can find it in stock.

Now on to the written review the back story. Yes you read the first paragraph correctly i m replacing wireless routers with the unifi us 8 port switch. Ubiquiti networks unifi ac pro wireless access point pre configured 2 pack wi fi 802 11ac dual radio 3x3 mimo with unifi switch 8 us 8 60w 8 port managed uplink ports. Ubiquiti unifi us 8 gigabit switch review video.

The same switch is also available in 16 24 and 48 port versions.