NETGEAR 8 Port Gigabit Ethernet Managed Network Switch (GS308E) - Desktop or Wall Mount, Home Network Hub, Office Ethernet Splitter, Silent Operation

It's a decent little home switch, I run 4 in my 6 switch network .Handy for controlling broadcast storms, but not unbreakable.Basic vlan functionality, unlikely to be used by home users.Decent web interface and IOS releases.Only spoiled by some shocking reviews by pretend IT expwrts, who obviously don't have a clue about IT but can Google .Ignore them, those with a clue laugh at their hot air (why does it have a MAC...seriously, learn about the OSI model), if you need to attach multiple devices to a router, eliminate the risk of loops, it's a great priced rock steady little device at a low cost, buy it...oh, and its plug and play if you don't want to mess with configuration.

If all you need are extra LAN ports then the GS308E is terrific. Just plug it into your existing LAN and everything works. If you want to manage the switch (set up vlans etc) you have two options. The App or a simple web interface. For me the Web interface is easiest. The switch will take a local IP address from whatever gives those out on your network and you have to find that address (Angry IP Scanner is the simplest choice for finding that). The switch will be one of the devices which support port 80 (the webserver). Browse to that address, change the default password and off you go. If you don't know what vlans are you probably shouldn't be managing the switch, but even if you muck it up, theres a simple reset button. I cannot fault this switch and for the price, it's a steal. If you need to provide connectivity between vlans then your upstream router needs to be able to do that. (This is after all a Layer 2 switch only). If you need a Netgear product to provide local inter vlan routing (Layer 3), then you need at least a 716 (which is more complicated to set up because it can do a whole lot more.I'm looking forward to finding a firewall aimed at the home market for people with fibre to the home with a price which recognizes it is for the home !!

Good quality, solid build, metal casing, very sturdy construction.Easy enough to set up - just takes some time of course.Well worth the money.Very pleased with it - done the job perfectly!

I've recently bought a Netgear GS305E & a GS308E to replace 2 ageing switches in my LAN, which I'm upgrading for better speed and reliability.Both new switches are well constructed in a steel casing and are working fine on 'plug & play' basis, with very little heat output.BUT (and I've come across this issue before), Netgear's software (both the IP address-based management and the MyNetgear website) are awful and, seemingly, designed to make you want to jump out of the nearest window. I'm not exaggerating - Google Netgear Community complaints if you want. So, unless you're a real expert and wedded to Netgear, I wouldn't recommend these switches unless you're happy to leave them working on an unmanaged basis.I can't understand why Netgear didn't address its software or customer service problems long ago.

We needed an 8 port switch for all the devices in our snug area and we wanted 1Gb ports for a bit of future proofing.If you want to just plug it in and go it is fine - I had no issues with any ports - all worked at 100Mb or 1Gb depending on the end device connected to the port.I did setup a couple of VLANs as our Sky Q box sometimes floods our network. Putting it on a VLAN was simple and again we have had no issues. You can setup 8 VLANs.Well constructed metal housing - note that the port lights are located on the cable port side of the switch.Good value simple but quality switch

Working well after many months

Moved over from an old TP-Link 100Mbs switch to this one and servers are all up and running on 1000Mbs. Can literally plug and play out of the box, or log in and give it a static IP address on your network and play around with a few setting including VLANs.Personally, I just need it as a switch - and it works well - It's also very very well made so great product and I'd recommend.

This switch is really good, great value. Great build quality simply does the job it’s designed for. I now have several switches around my home preferring to hard wire as much as I can over using the WiFi. Not had any issues with this switch.