NETGEAR - 5-Port 10/100/1000 Mbps Gigabit Smart Managed Plus Switch - Gray

As expected it Works great and as advertised. Self explanatory.

I had just finished running Cat 6a cable through the attic crawl space and put some connections on the cable. I plugged it into a computer and saw 90MBPS. This is from 900+ at the router. I was worried about possible damage to the cable or poor connections, because this was my first time dealing with the Cat 6a cable. I got on a chat with a Netgear technician and we worked through possible solutions. When I plugged the Cat 6a directly from the computer to the router, I got about 900MBPS. At that point, I figured it wasn't the cable. We did a few more manipulations of the cable and ports but they all performed similarly. I don't know why the device didn't perform. It was new. As an aside, I did actually want 5 available ports not just 4. So that, I did end up purchasing the 8 port version of the device, which works as expected...plug and play.

I love this small switch. I have it on my desk to split out the VoiP phone and the computer since the phone is only 100 Mb speed. I would recommend this to anyone.

This NetGear 5-port switch replaced an older version of the same model. The existing one is 8-years old and still working but I wanted the newer administration and connectivity benefits of the v2 model. Install was a breeze using both the web interface and ProSafe plus utility. The switch is running fast and the console is showing a rock-solid 1000 mbps link to the other devices. Amazingly gaming performance has improved (didn't expect that). I just ordered two more for the rest of the house, and yes, those are also 8-years old and running perfectly but for a little money the LAN will be new again. Buy it, you won't be disappointed! NetGear keeps delivering awesome products!

Super easy setup -- just plug it in and go. No need to adjust any settings although that is an option if you want to give higher priority to certain ports or configure other advanced settings. Since my mesh router only has 2 physical ports I needed this device to connect to other hard wired devices (computers and printers) in my office. Very good speeds as well as I didn't notice any significant decrease in speeds vs. directly connected to the router.