I wanted to pass on a new switch I found that had a unique combo of features for the home office.
Back in January, after much looking, I picked up a new HPE 1850 48G 4XGT PoE+ 370W Switch (JL173A) and have been really pleased with it. At the time, Provantage had the best price, a hair under $900, which seemed good given the blend of features this switch provides.
This L2+ smart switch allowed me to consolidate 3 separate switches, and provides a total of 52 ports:
24x PoE+1GbE ports,
24x 1GbE ports, and
4x 10GbE ports (copper RJ45).
Best of all, for a home office, the switch has two fans and has been silent! I cannot hear the fans and must put my hand over the output to feel if they are actually running. Surprisingly, this model is rated much quieter dB-wise, than the 24 port POE and non-POE versions in the 1850 series. This is one of the first 24-port POE switches I have run across that has been quiet.
With today's wired homes, it doesn't take much to need a dozen POE ports for access points and security cameras, ethernet ports for various other devices, and some 10GbE ports for a FreeNAS server, media server and workstation. This fit my needs nicely and provides some room to grow.
https://www.hpe.com/us/en/product-c...48g-4xgt-poeplus-370w-switch.1009299250.html#
http://www.provantage.com/hpe-jl173a-aba~7HEWN4W5.htm
Back in January, after much looking, I picked up a new HPE 1850 48G 4XGT PoE+ 370W Switch (JL173A) and have been really pleased with it. At the time, Provantage had the best price, a hair under $900, which seemed good given the blend of features this switch provides.
This L2+ smart switch allowed me to consolidate 3 separate switches, and provides a total of 52 ports:
24x PoE+1GbE ports,
24x 1GbE ports, and
4x 10GbE ports (copper RJ45).
Best of all, for a home office, the switch has two fans and has been silent! I cannot hear the fans and must put my hand over the output to feel if they are actually running. Surprisingly, this model is rated much quieter dB-wise, than the 24 port POE and non-POE versions in the 1850 series. This is one of the first 24-port POE switches I have run across that has been quiet.
With today's wired homes, it doesn't take much to need a dozen POE ports for access points and security cameras, ethernet ports for various other devices, and some 10GbE ports for a FreeNAS server, media server and workstation. This fit my needs nicely and provides some room to grow.
https://www.hpe.com/us/en/product-c...48g-4xgt-poeplus-370w-switch.1009299250.html#
http://www.provantage.com/hpe-jl173a-aba~7HEWN4W5.htm
