I installed 4 of the D-Link switches with a mix of 5 and 8 port types connected to a Netgear R6700v3 router with 1G ports and to each other to improve my home network backbone to 1G to reach 4 corners of the house. This particular 8 port switch is at the home entertainment center so lots of streaming and data usage. The switch performed wonderfully. Read on for how I evaluated the switch.
-- These are very small and light, much smaller then the impression left from viewing the pictures.
-- There is nothing more to the installation then plug it in and power it up.
-- Its connects to all 8 ports almost instantly. I reach back to plug it in and view the front and all the ports were connected .
-- The ethernet ports on the rear are well labeled and the numbers easily read.
-- What is a true convenience is that the lights on the front phsically match the port on the back. Many other switchs reverse the order and its a total annoyance. On this switch draw a line from the port lights to the connector to know which connector is was activity light. nice!
-- The front lights are easily seen. The ports show different colors for the speed, green for 1G and yellow for 100m.
-- On other switches I've used when cascaded like this there seemed to be some limit to the number of cascades but with these and in my network they all operated no problem.
-- Very very light and can be easily attached to desktop using double side foam tape and it holds in place when cables are attached.
-- How about speed performance? I have all 8 ports used to include a TV, Blu-ray player, 2 home security DVRs which (all 100M ports) are all streaming video for this test. The TV and the Blue-ray are streaming 4K UHD video. In addition I have a laptop (with 1G port) and the R6700 router (also 1G port) connected plus 2 standalone IP security cameras (100M ports). The port light colors were correct, Green for the router and PC and yellow for all others. I could tell no difference in the 4K streaming user interface or video performance when connected through the 8 port switch or when connected directly to the router. Every device connected through the switch performed perfectly without any hint of data slowdown. I did a speed test from my PC for the broadband service and I hit the maximum data rate provided by the ISP.
One thing could be improved:
-- I wish there was something to attach them to a surface. There are no mounting holes . Its a smooth small box.
Conclusion: Other than some 2 sided tape for mounting this is a perfect, fast and economical plug and play 1G switch.
| Operation Mode | Auto |
|---|---|
| Brand | D-Link |
| Material | Copper |
| Item Dimensions LxWxH | 3.06 x 3.75 x 1 inches |
| Mounting Type | Tabletop |
| Actuator Type | Push Button |
| International Protection Rating | IP54 |
| Control Method | Voice |
| Connectivity Protocol | Ethernet |
| Color | White |
| Wattage | 2.7 watts |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Item model number | GO-SW-5G/B |
| Hardware Platform | PC;Mac |
| Item Weight | 3.52 ounces |
| Product Dimensions | 3.06 x 3.75 x 1 inches |
| Voltage | 100240 Volts |
| Manufacturer | D-Link Systems, Inc. |
| Language | English, French |
| ASIN | B008PC1FYK |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Date First Available | June 1, 2012 |
