TP-Link TL-SG1016PE 16-Port Gigabit PoE+ Managed Switch

This switch is just the right size and does what we need, works great. Plug and Play just like it says and the price was right. did a great job from the website to the price of the switch, to the very fast delivery. Will use them again for sure.

Compact. Built-in AC power supply means no power brick to come loose. Fan noise too loud for most office environments, and no fan control in software. Better to use TP-Link POE switches with power bricks where silence is needed.

Bought this to serve as the primary switch in my home network, as I wanted to start isolating IoT devices from my main network, eliminate a standalone PoE injector, consolidate smaller switches, etc. The first thing I noticed when plugging it in is that the fan is quite loud and runs continuously, making this switch unsuitable for any occupied area. Its far louder than any PC I own or use, and louder even than our primary server at work (which has 7 mechanical HDDs). Theres a fan LED on the front, which teases that perhaps the fan can be configured to trigger on load or temperature, but sadly thats not the case. The second issue I encountered was that the management interface can only run on VLAN1, which prevents this switch from interoperating with Ubiquiti equipment that prohibits the use of VLAN1. (Its a silly limitation on Ubiquitis part, but Id rather give up TP-Link than Ubiquiti.) TP-Link will sell you a more expensive switch that allows changing the management VLAN, but thatd be silly when certain competitors switches at this same price point dont have the same limitation. At least theres a firmware update that allows ports to be removed from VLAN1 or set as tagged. That let me work around the issue, although I had to jump through some hoops with my network design in order to do so. Cosmetically, the web interface looks like it was created 20+ years ago. Not a deal-breaker, but detracts a bit from usability. More annoying is that TP-Links firmware updates (at least for this class of device) all appear to be specific to a particular hardware revision. I know thats sometimes unavoidable, for example if new features require more memory than is present in older hardware, but in this case it seems to be standard operating procedure. I really wanted to make this switch work since I got it on sale, but in the end, based on the noise and general clunkiness of setup, Im returning it in favor of the equivalent Netgear.