48 port switch recommendations with POE

[shopper150]

Hi All

Can anyone recommend a good brand / model 48 port POE network switch. Looking to buy 1 or 2 of these, for mix of around 30 PC'S, VOIP, CCTV printers etc.

Would prefer something with a snazzy easy to use interface that I can remote into if necessary with excellent reliability and warranty.

Thanks in advance!

[Richyvrlimited]

shopper150 said:

Hi All

Can anyone recommend a good brand / model 48 port POE network switch. Looking to buy 1 or 2 of these, for mix of around 30 PC'S, VOIP, CCTV printers etc.

Would prefer something with a snazzy easy to use interface that I can remote into if necessary with excellent reliability and warranty.

Thanks in advance!

I really like the CISCO 2960x and 3650.

A whitebox from Dell etc with Cumulus on is fun to use too.

Prefer command line to web GUI's though personally.

I think you should really put in a budget as the prices will vary wildly.

[Ransoman]

I use a Cisco SG300 52p for all our remote clinics and they have performed brilliantly and reliably, even with mutiple WiFi AP's and voip phones.

I am suggesting the 52 port version as the 48 port version is 10/100 only (no gigabit).

[shopper150]

Definitely need gigabit.
Why do prices vary so wildly?
We would be OK at the lower end of the price range, unless there is a particular reason why the higher end ones are better?

[Ransoman]

shopper150 said:

Definitely need gigabit.
Why do prices vary so wildly?
We would be OK at the lower end of the price range, unless there is a particular reason why the higher end ones are better?

Feature set, Reliability, support etc. Managed, Unmanaged and Layer 2 (switching only), or layer 3 operation (routing and switching)

Cisco are the top name in networking. Consider them the Mercedes of networking. The switch i suggested is a layer 3 managed model, not a recommendation, just what I use. It may be overkill for what you need but if you ever want to look at network segregation in the future then it would fully support it.

Low end switches may not cope well when the POE is highly loaded or they may not get regular enough firmware updates.

[shopper150]

Are Zyxel any good?
Also looking at Netgear.

Cisco are like £5000!

[Chimune]

Dlinks are OK and the hp procurve mid range kit will be ok.

[Richyvrlimited]

Cisco prices vary, you can pick a 2960x up for a couple of grand depending on the feature set you want.

You could probably pick up some PoE 3560G's for a few hundred from eBay. Honestly they run forever and will walk all over cheap kit.

We have some 3560 in production that are well over 10 years old, they just go forever. (Firmware vulnerabilites not withstanding).

That said from the tone of your posts you don't sound like you do networking to any real depth, so maybe a meraki, or similar would be more appropriate

[jamoor]

Do unifi make anything

[Richyvrlimited]

Netgear/zyxel are SOHO products, they'll do a job, but won't excel at anything.

Hp procurve is a good shout

[theaxe]

jamoor said:

Do unifi make anything

Yep!

[andyb28]

TP-Link Switches are great for this. Very easy to setup, super reliable and cheap

[TooLateForAName]

Richyvrlimited said:

Cisco prices vary, you can pick a 2960x up for a couple of grand depending on the feature set you want.

You could probably pick up some PoE 3560G's for a few hundred from eBay. Honestly they run forever and will walk all over cheap kit.

We have some 3560 in production that are well over 10 years old, they just go forever. (Firmware vulnerabilites not withstanding).

That said from the tone of your posts you don't sound like you do networking to any real depth, so maybe a meraki, or similar would be more appropriate

Do you need any licence with cisco kit? I seem to remember a network bod complaining about the running costs.

[Murph7355]

theaxe said:

jamoor said:

Do unifi make anything

Yep!

I have one of these but can't recommend it at the moment.

It was installed for 5mths and failed (power supply failure - it's on a clean UPS supply). The vendor had to send it back to Ubiquiti in the states (I should have kicked up at that point tbh) and was without it for 2mths (over Christmas - the "reason" for the delay).

Anyway, it'll be going back into its hole this weekend and will see how it goes.

I like their kit (I have 5x APs too), and failures of kit can happen. But I'm cautious recommending it.

I've never had any issues with Netgear kit (a 10yr old unmanaged switch of theirs if what has tied me over during the Unifi failure) and they do PoE stuff at reasonable prices.

One other suggestion (that I should have done myself) - rather than buy 1x 48-port switch, buy 2x 24 ports. Price is no different (sometimes cheaper!) and you don't lose everything if one fails.

[megaphone]

andyb28 said:

TP-Link Switches are great for this. Very easy to setup, super reliable and cheap

I've used a few and have had no issues, manly in small offices and residential, reliable and easy to set-up, good value.

[2fast748]

Check out Aruba as well, we've got a lot of them at work and I haven't had to replace one yet!

[shopper150]

Thanks All
I think I may go for TP-Link
I don’t think we need anything too expensive!

[Australiam]

A quick conversation with one of our engineers, and they recommend you split the Security VLANs, which will allow you to apply easy quality of service to voice and CCTV streaming whilst effectively securing these media types.

D-Link 1510 series allows for cost effective performance with minimal L3 routing capability.

If you have an existing routing device which will allow routing at L3 level you could go D-Link 1210 which allows for a L2 cheaper option, but our guys prefer 1510.

If you go with a 48 port switch you will need to check the power rating to deliver substantial POE capacity to ports. ie in its extreme, if you wish 48 ports of full POE you will require the additional power supply.

Depending on the number of POE ports required, it can make sense to go for multiple 2 24 port over a single 48, to avoid the need for additional power.

PM me (or find my contact info in my profile) if you would like to chat to one of our engineers, would like a quote for the tin, or installation.

[HantsRat]

We use Dell N1500's.

Half the cost of a Cisco but same same reliability and (mostly) the same language. We actually moved from Cisco to Dell.