Hi, I am reviewing this as part of an overall solution that I put together using this USG Router to connect me to my Spark Fibre directly, then the UniFi Switch US-8-60W and the UniFi UAP-AC-LR Dual Band WiFI Access Point.

The switch is very cool and I used it to power the Access Point even though the AP came with it's on PoE, I wanted a tidy install and needed a gigabit switch, so for the little extra it was a no brainer, works seamlessly with the controlling software and like the USG, it is incredibly well built and with a metal chassis and casing!

Through the UniFi controller software which you download for free and run on your com...view more Hi, I am reviewing this as part of an overall solution that I put together using this USG Router to connect me to my Spark Fibre directly, then the UniFi Switch US-8-60W and the UniFi UAP-AC-LR Dual Band WiFI Access Point.

The switch is very cool and I used it to power the Access Point even though the AP came with it's on PoE, I wanted a tidy install and needed a gigabit switch, so for the little extra it was a no brainer, works seamlessly with the controlling software and like the USG, it is incredibly well built and with a metal chassis and casing!

Through the UniFi controller software which you download for free and run on your computer is what makes it all so clever and easy to manage and see what is going on - forget the MESH products if you have ethernet throughout your house or even Meshing the Access Points I would rather do and have business grade equipment for high end home price point!

solved my issue with TP Link managed switch dropping packets. Cunning strategy in separating the controller software from the hardware - if you want additional features you're prompted to buy the gateway hardware! I do wish they would fix the spanning tree problem - it was reported fixed in earlier firmware/forums, but like Freddy Kruger.....the problem has come back. The switch is working well with STP disabled, but still left wondering if STP could improve forwarding throughout or not. solved my issue with TP Link managed switch dropping packets. Cunning strategy in separating the controller software from the hardware - if you want additional features you're prompted to buy the gateway hardware! I do wish they would fix the spanning tree problem - it was reported fixed in earlier firmware/forums, but like Freddy Kruger.....the problem has come back. The switch is working well with STP disabled, but still left wondering if STP could improve forwarding throughout or not.

Unifi is a great product range. Easy to adopt into your network. I'm using this as a lab switch. Zero issues worth ever cent. Unifi is a great product range. Easy to adopt into your network. I'm using this as a lab switch. Zero issues worth ever cent.

Have a total Ubiquiti set up for my home network. So easy to manage, so easy to see what is going on. The gear just works: really well. Have a total Ubiquiti set up for my home network. So easy to manage, so easy to see what is going on. The gear just works: really well.

I have purchase over 10 of these in the last few years for several sites and I have not had one failure. This product works extremely well with all other Unifi products, They run on a Linux platform with GUI interface (Based and built on the famous edge hardware & configurations) GUI Monitor, that can configure for remote services. You don't need to be an expert to configure, 4 POE's for POE Cameras, AP's or other devices. Oh, also no fan so very quiet. Free hardware and software updates are regular (every few month's) and can be scheduled to be automatically loaded out of hours.
...view more I have purchase over 10 of these in the last few years for several sites and I have not had one failure. This product works extremely well with all other Unifi products, They run on a Linux platform with GUI interface (Based and built on the famous edge hardware & configurations) GUI Monitor, that can configure for remote services. You don't need to be an expert to configure, 4 POE's for POE Cameras, AP's or other devices. Oh, also no fan so very quiet. Free hardware and software updates are regular (every few month's) and can be scheduled to be automatically loaded out of hours.
PB Tech is one of the cheapest and only outlet for this product in New Zealand, the support is excellent.
You don't need to take my word for it just look at the youtub videos for unifi products

Easy to set up, seems to be quite fast. Easy to set up, seems to be quite fast.

wow this switch can switch gigabits of data, no joke. very good. wow this switch can switch gigabits of data, no joke. very good.

I needed an access point for a downstairs room. I had seriously considered a Netgear Orbi MESH system but given I had cat6 cabling in the ceiling downstairs I decided the AC Lite Access Point was the better option. I had also read some adverse feed back in the Orbi which together with the price put me off that solution. The Ubiquiti management system works seamlessly allowing me to manage the switch and AP from my upstairs office. Benefits with this Unifi switch include 4 standard ports and 4 auto sensing POE ports allowing power to be supplied to the AC Lite AP without using the supplied secondary POE injector that came with the AC Lite...view more I needed an access point for a downstairs room. I had seriously considered a Netgear Orbi MESH system but given I had cat6 cabling in the ceiling downstairs I decided the AC Lite Access Point was the better option. I had also read some adverse feed back in the Orbi which together with the price put me off that solution. The Ubiquiti management system works seamlessly allowing me to manage the switch and AP from my upstairs office. Benefits with this Unifi switch include 4 standard ports and 4 auto sensing POE ports allowing power to be supplied to the AC Lite AP without using the supplied secondary POE injector that came with the AC Lite unit. Quality of the Unifi switch is very good being metal. You can not however stack the switch as it is fan less and needs to "breathe". I purchased both units from PB Tech (Penrose and CBD branches). Good service from both stores.

Works very well with the Spark router that I have and the Ultra Fibre line. Hassle free and once the UniFi controller adopts it, its a breeze to set up and manage. The UniFi controller is the key to getting the switch to work well as it stores your network configuration. Any change in the configuration will mean resetting and adopting. We continue to get speeds of over 800 Mbps on the download and over 400 Mbps on the upload which is inline with Sparks 1Gb Ultra Fibre plan. Works very well with the Spark router that I have and the Ultra Fibre line. Hassle free and once the UniFi controller adopts it, its a breeze to set up and manage. The UniFi controller is the key to getting the switch to work well as it stores your network configuration. Any change in the configuration will mean resetting and adopting. We continue to get speeds of over 800 Mbps on the download and over 400 Mbps on the upload which is inline with Sparks 1Gb Ultra Fibre plan.

Works well. Does what the box says it does. It runs a bit hot though, almost too hot to touch. Works well. Does what the box says it does. It runs a bit hot though, almost too hot to touch.

Fantastic managed switch, bulletproof reliability. Integrates perfectly with other Ubiquiti kit. 4 PoE ports are handy for phones/Raspberry Pi/etc. Fantastic managed switch, bulletproof reliability. Integrates perfectly with other Ubiquiti kit. 4 PoE ports are handy for phones/Raspberry Pi/etc.

Seamless integration with the Unifi system, 4x PoE (802.11af), managed 8x 1GB non-blocking performance

Look, if you're just after a no-fuss Gigabit switch with PoE for a WiFi AP and maybe an IP camera or 3 then a $120 TP-Link will do you just fine - but - if you want to replace that insecure and low performance (even on business plans) all-in-1 router/WiFi/Switch you got for "free" with your new UFB plan, then do yourself a favour and pay the ~$600 to get into the Unifi system with this switch, USG ($210) and any of their WiFi APs ($170+). It sounds a lot but you'll have years of secure and high performance Internet without wondering why ...view more Seamless integration with the Unifi system, 4x PoE (802.11af), managed 8x 1GB non-blocking performance

Look, if you're just after a no-fuss Gigabit switch with PoE for a WiFi AP and maybe an IP camera or 3 then a $120 TP-Link will do you just fine - but - if you want to replace that insecure and low performance (even on business plans) all-in-1 router/WiFi/Switch you got for "free" with your new UFB plan, then do yourself a favour and pay the ~$600 to get into the Unifi system with this switch, USG ($210) and any of their WiFi APs ($170+). It sounds a lot but you'll have years of secure and high performance Internet without wondering why Netflix is buffering on your smart TV or video quality pans on Skype/FaceTime etc.

If you already have UniFi devices then this is a no-brainer, why are you even bothering to read this ;-)

I have one of these at home and another at work and they work flawlessly with UniFi APs using PoE, it really is plug-adopt-play. Through the controller UI you can see exactly which port a device is plugged into and what its speed and power draw are and even restart a PoE device by cycling the power (in case it's not responding to the controller UI for some reason) and all this can be done remotely if you use a cloud account.

It does use 802.3af for PoE, this is a standard so as long as the AP you buy conforms to this standard then there's nothing more you need to do. If your AP uses passive PoE then you'll need to hook up the PoE adaptor that came with it between the switch and AP - I don't know of any switch that supplies passive PoE output on its own.

If all you need PoE for is an AP with passive PoE then you could save $30 getting the other 8-port UniFi switch with passive PoE passthrough but you'll probably buy something with 802.3af at some point down the track.