TRENDnet 28-Port Web Smart Switch, 24 x Gigabit Ports, 4 x 10G SFP+ Slots, High Speed Network Uplinks, 128 Gbps Switching Capacity,1U Rack Mountable,Lifetime Protection, Black, TEG-30284

This is a good switch, but unless you’re a network admin, you’re going to spend a good deal of time web searching to figure out how to set it up. The instructions Are ok for most basic tasks, but they don’t explain many of the networking concepts and initialisms that you’ll need to understand to get how to configure it.I’m a technical person and understand a little about network protocols, and it took me 2 attempts (had to factory reset at one point) and about 2 hours to configure the switch to split the top and bottom ports between 2 networks. And the interface is a bit clunky that way. In order to do that, I had to explicitly set each port to each other port on the web interface (I.e click a checkbox for all the odd numbered ports on port 1 and click save. Repeat 28 times.)

I have owned and used a TRENDnet TEG-30284 switch since Dec. 2018.I am running the latest firmware as of 2024-10-22 (the latest firmware was published in 2021).Note that the v1 model has been discontinued; the latest is now v2.5R.Two issues I have noticed:- this unit is loud. I'm guessing 45-55 dB "iac acoustics" "Comparative Examples of Noise Levels".I've powered off all other electronics in the large front room where this switch resides. The noise is almost enough to give me a headache (and I don't get headaches). My wife who has ear issues cannot stand to sit close to this switch. I'm fairly certain this switch is louder than the Dell R640 server (with SSDs, no spinning disks) that was sitting next to it.- I've observed that the web interface will just cease working - the web page will not load or otherwise respond. When it does, I power off the switch for 45 seconds and power it back on; the web page will now load. It's not just the web daemon either as the TRENDnet application would detect the switch but could not perform a firmware update (stating it could not access/find the device) until after the switch had been rebooted.Other than that, I've been able to use the switch for what I need it for. That said, the only feature I am using is LAGging two ports together. I created two of these on the switch, one Active for use with the Dell server and one Passive for use with a QNAP NAS. Both function correctly.

I have been in the networking business for more than 30 years and this Trendnet 24 port POE switch is without a doubt the best buy anywhere. All 24 ports are POE and other manufacturers will tell you they have a 24 port POE switch but only half the ports are POE. The management interface is excellent for VLANs and the GigE uplink is great addition for fiber connections. The only negative I have found, that is also a positive is that the three fans are quite noisy for a small office where it is near people. The positive is that the airflow is very good keeping the power supply well ventilated thus I don't expect to see a power supply failure for many, many years. I have purchased more than 100 of this model from Amazon at lower prices via Prime Membership that I can buy from my traditional distributors. Never had a failure and will continue to recommend and buy this POE switch.

I had to return the item because I was getting inconsistent links on the 10GBE SFP+ ports, which was my sole reason for buying the switch. I have 2 devices which use Mellanox 10GBE SFP+ DAC cables that worked fine direct connected to an intel 10GBE adapter, but would not give a link light on the Trendnet switch. One worked for 5 minutes then was never detected again, and the other was intermittent with very slow performance even when it had a link. I thought it was my cables gone bad from bending them but new cables had the same issue.The connection to my Intel 10GBE card worked without issue.I contacted Trendnet support and described all of the troubleshooting I did and it took them 2 days to get back to me and they blamed my Mellanox cards.I replaced the switch with a Lenovo campus switch and have no link problems on the 10GB SFP+ ports so it was definitely a trendnet compatability issue.Other than that the switch worked as intended, and it has no fans and is suitable for a quite office. It came with rack ears. The gigabit ports worked without issue. I also didn't have to do anything to the SFP+ ports to make them ethernet like some switches.

I wouldn't recommend this vendor. Many of the products are using dated standards. It works but I found issues with vlans and trunk configurations.

This might be the best 10gb switch for the money. I bought it as I only need a few devices to run at 10gb and the rest of the house at 1gb. This was the only switch I could find that had a good amount of 1gb ports and 10gb mixed in. Ive been running it since June of 21 and it has had no issues at all. My two 10gb devices transfer close to the 10gb spec with iperf.

This is an affordable switch, reasonably featured. Add a 10gbps card, sfp+ cable and some ssds to an old box, with truenas core? It is a pretty inexpensive and very easy path to some pleasing SAN performance! It cleared a bottleneck for me with using a lot of SBCs over NFS. I don't know if it is data center worthy, but hobby, home or small office? It is great. Noisy yes, but great fun.