8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Smart Switch (GS108T) - Managed, with 1 x PD , Optional Insight Cloud Management, Desktop or Wall Mount, Silent Operation, and Limited Lifetime Protection

Great product. Had to replace my old one which failed after many years of service.

Just what I needed , really good build and great value

This switch is a great switch, I have never been disappointed with a netgear product, and this is no different. The switch is easy to configure and the setup is seamless. I am happy I made this purchase.

This is the line that has built in basic SNMP for those who need it

Perfect small workgroup edge switch to extend your POE network without having to worry about plugging it in to power - easily expand a single POE powered network run into multiple gig-ports. Why all small 4 and 8 port switch manufacturers don't implement POE-PD on everything is beyond me. But if you're looking at the other features, consider this an unmanaged switch simply because of the ridiculous requirements to create a cloud account in order to log in to the management utilities. Netgear is putting an unnecessary burden on using their product. That said, it works just fine out of the box if you're not trying to do anything other than plug port 1 into a POE network and get 7 non-POE gig ports available for other devices without having to plug in a wall wart for power.

Expected more from Netgear. Variety of settings, latest firmware etc. Bought 3 switches, two went out within a year; bought another two; shockingly same story. One of the ports simple flickers LED occasionally and clearly has a dead port OR entire switch simply flashes all LED lights brightly and never boots up. Ports (before failing) would connect at 100Mbps and not 1Gig Resets (RJ45 jacks re-terminated), it's not cable, connection is 1GIg when switching to different switch port - unreliable connectivity. Firmware A and B flashed, significant amount of IT time invested. Garbage, unreliable, unstable.

I bought this as a replacement for my previous unit that died during a thunder storm. It is easy to install and is just about plug-and-play. I say almost because I will try to setup for Port Trunking, which is a bit involved.

In order to access all of the capabilities of the GS108T, Netgear requires that you register the device and sign up for an annual subscription. So over the life of the device it is actually going to be considerably more expensive that it appears at first. On top of that it appears that some of the features depend on Netgear maintaining a cloud service (I had a hard time getting a clear answer from them on this question) so you may lose functionality if / when Netgear decides to shut down that service. I was also unable to get an answer from them on their commitment to maintaining the services that support the GS108T. On the other hand, it's a compact switch with VLAN support and OpenWRT support, so you do have the option to avoid entanglement with Netgear, but if you're planning to do that it might be better to just start off by saving yourself some money and getting a used GS108T.

great device

The reason for a lot of one star reviews is that when you first log onto this switch it asks your for a registration code or you can only access "limited features". As per another reviewer's guide, I suggest updating the firmware before proceeding. If you wish, you can then register at their website and get a short character code to unlock the device This is really a sad "feature" that Netgear has created. Customers who buy this "smart managed" switch are probably going to be familiar with other switches which don't have such a registration requirement. They may also experience some level of misrepresentation on the part of the manufacturer from the "register or we'll only let you have a subset of what we said you were buying" ultimatum when you first log onto the switch. For myself, I just needed a 8 port switch that was powered by POE, so this was not an issue for me. As I was curious, I went through the registration process and it was not too difficult. Got the code and keyed it in and it all the "features" seem to be available FWIW. They try to sell you their "Insight" subscription mumbo jumbo, but I'm not sure who needs it for this sort of switch. Also note that this switch takes a bit of time to become ready from the application of power as compared to a unmanaged switch. Another point to note for non-US customers, the wall power supply is fitted with two flat pins (US/NEMA) and has the following ratings: Input: 100-120V 0.35A Output:12V 1A Connector is a barrel plug with a positive centre. Note that the centre pin is a bit smaller than usual. If you power the switch via the POE port 1, then this is not applicable. In summary, this device appears to be able to operate as a "smart managed switch" but the need to register the switch and attempts to try to get customer on a subscription software is odious. If this registration requirement is unpalatable and/or the POE powering is not useful, you should give this a miss.

I been using Netgear for switches and NAS for many years and never let me down. The GUI is a bit complicated and outdated compared to other brand (more industrial style). The most important is that it need to work and once you figure out to set the parameters you don't have to change anything much often in the settings after unless you change a few thing in your home network. I din't use their Netgear Insight and bypass this process.

Great little smart switch at a good price! My only complaint is with the latent 'phone-home' characteristics that manufacturers all seem to want to build into their net-aware devices these days, but that's easily circumvented by either leaving the management interface solely with an IPv6 address (assuming that your network is IPv4-only) or by implementing appropriate firewall rules upstream. Otherwise, I'm super happy with this rugged little workhorse!

The new interface is much improved