TL-SG105

I wanted to be able to connect multiple devices but only use one port on my router. I have found this product to be perfect for my needs, one of my devices is a desktop pc and I have not noticed any internet issues when using it. I have not tested it speed wise, whether I actually needed an ethernet switch is debatable. I have up to 120Mb internet and it seems to handle this speed absolutely fine. Maybe I didn't need an ethernet switch but at least I'm future proofed. Another device I have connected to the hub is a network hard drive (WD MyBookLive), this again works absolutely fine and I guess there may be a slight speed benefit when the desktop and hard drive talk to each other but I have not tested this, it works how I want it to so that's all I need to know. One thing I have seen coming up in reviews quite a lot is an issue with using dlna through switches like this. The network hard drive I describe above comes with dlna media streaming and it works absolutely fine for me. There is no difference between how it works when connected to this switch versus connected directly to the router - I had been concerned about this before purchasing as I use the hard drives media server capabilities to watch family videos on my TV. It does have some issues streaming full 1080p HD videos but the switch is not to blame for that as the issue is still present when the hard drive is connected directly to the router, I guess that could be an issue with my router, hard drive, or the capabilites of wireless N. Anyway, I thoroughly recommend this product if you need to connect multiple devices to one port on your router!

The switch works properly and appears to be well constructed. I bought it to use in my ham radio station, hence I chose one with a metal case that could be grounded to reduce RF interference.

If you simply want to increase the number of available ports off your broadband router, this is the ideal solution. I bought the 5 port version but other options are available and I am really impressed with the simplicity of the device. As others have said, one of the 5 ports is used as the input from the router, so you can connect other devices to each of the remaining ports. It is an extremely well made and solid item (roughly 10 cm square) and that makes up for the ugliness of it. It is well packaged and the box also contains the power adapter/lead, an instruction booklet and four adhesive rubber feet to stick on the underside where marked. Some may well want to read through instructions about how to tell what speed the connections are and the light colours to confirm, but I just wanted simple extra capacity and you only need to provide the additional leads to plug it into the router and to attach your extra devices. Plug it into the mains and it works and the lights do change colours and flash, if that is important to you. The one thing that did concern me was whether it would run hot, but it hasn't so far after being left plugged in 24-7. Both the case and power adapter have remained at room temperature only.

Over the years I have always enjoyed using TP-Link products. They have seemed to offer great value for money without compromising functionality. They also tend to last as well..! These five port metal housed switches are so well made I can only imagine that they would survive the toughest of environments. For me it was worth paying the small difference in price to have the metal cased version over that of the plastic. I have included three photos of these V5 five port metal switches. The first photo shows four of the five ports used to connect to devices and then the fifth port to connect to the LAN. The second photo shows the five ports connected and then the rear of the switch where the power supply connects. The third photo shows the throughput over the LAN with three of these switches connected. Of course the actual throughput will vary with factors other than just the switches deciding the overall sustained transfer speeds. For me I get sustained 113MB/sec transfer speeds on single large files and then a reduced speed if there are many small files being sent across the LAN. The theoretical maximum speed is 125MB/sec. The forth photo shows the box they are packaged in, well made and sturdy packaging with a UK based support address. In total I have four of these switches, a fifth on my LAN is an eighth port version. The other type of switch in use is a POE six port Netgear for my CCTV cameras. These five port V5 metal cased switches are a delight to use, robust and solid and they simply work. So why drop a star in the ratings..... The first reason to drop a star is that they don't offer a Yellow light for a 100Mb connection. They do offer the green light for the 1000Mb one, often the green and yellow are on each side of the connected port. This might bother you or not. The other point is the positioning of the power connector. It is on the opposite side to that of the plugged port connections, that means it can never fit up flush to a wall in certain situations as either the front or the back protrude. Aesthetically, for some, it looks "cleaner" if the connections are all facing on the same side. That being said I do have a couple of Netgear 8 port metal switches and they too have the power port on the opposite side to the LAN ports, altho other models that I have do not have that arrangement. If the above bothers you then look elsewhere. So to summarise, these small metal 5 port switches are unmanaged, simply plug and use but no port or speed etc management via a UI, very well made and simply work with a life time warranty. I do recommend these switches and I do hope that you have found this review useful to help with your buying choices. Best wishes

This was perfect for what I needed which eas to take an Ethernet cable from one building to another am then to split off into different rooms. No issues with it at all and the speed doesn’t stop at all from the source router

The item arrived quickly and works exactly as described. No advanced. IT skills are required.

I needed extra ports for my devices that needed physical internet connections so bought this extension hub to gained additional ports connecting a ethernet cable to my router. Setup was simple and did exactly what I needed.

Harika. Hızlıca kolayca bağlanıyor. Bir anda kablolu internet bağlantımı çoklayabildim. Teşekkürler

金属筐体なので質感が良く、放熱も良いです。 1000Mbps出るので、現在の環境では重宝しています。 価格も安いので迷っている方にお勧めです

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a good quality switch for cheapest price, you can't ask for more for the quality this offers for the price.

Works as advertised. Extremely useful and absolutely no issues.