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Your cart is empty.Introducing the NETGEAR GS305E 5-port Gigabit Ethernet Smart Managed Plus Switch with traffic separation (VLAN), traffic priority (QoS), cable health check and loop prevention. Through an intuitive GUI it provides easy, reliable and affordable plug-and-play connectivity to quickly expand your business for workstations/servers, NAS storage, printers, and PCs with a silent and sturdy metal design. GS305E also includes Energy Efficient Ethernet (IEEE 802. 3az) for maximum power savings and comes with NETGEAR 5-year and 90-day support.
G2_B
Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2025
Easy to set up. Does a good job at connecting several peripherals to one ethernet connection.
Blaydese
Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2025
Folks, this is the managed version, it has features, app, settings, etc. if you are just wanting to split signal, get the unmanaged version.As for this unit, works great, you get some good basic features at THIS PRICE POINT, and that is all. If you are a Network Admin, this is NOT for you, go spend more money so you can get logs, and throttle each port, etc.
Sameh Soliman
Reviewed in Canada on September 18, 2024
excellent Product hard work very speed
PandaPro_SMG Media
Reviewed in the United States on August 31, 2024
Just what I needed to run Ethernet to all of my devices in my office.I have an Eero 6e and it only has a couple of ports on the back. I needed to run Ethernet to 4 or more devices. The speeds are great, and it was a plug and play setup.
Sparky
Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2024
I have two of these 5-port switches along with two of the 8-port variant G308E in my home network. I have 2 networks in the house and these switches allow me to have those networks share common cables so that I don't need to pull more cables through the walls. For the price, these switches work well and have now for almost 3 years. But, there are some issues:1) As others have reported the web-based interface for setting up the VLANs is confusing. Every time I go to change the configuration, which fortunately isn't often, I have to once again figure out the correct sequence in which to change the VLAN settings to make it work2) After significant up-time (measured in months), the web interface stops responding to connection attempts, even though the switch itself keeps working. It takes a power cycle of the switch to make it work again. I suspect there is a resource leak somewhere in the firmware code. This is a problem with both the 5 port and 8 port switches.3) As at least one other reviewer pointed out, and I have confirmed, the web interface for managing the switch is always available on all untagged ports regardless of the VLAN assigned to that port and there is nothing you can do about it. Which is a bit of a security risk that doesn't matter on home networks, but makes this switch unsuitable in higher security environments. Most purchasers at this price point shouldn't care.If you have a need to run VLANs, it is going to be hard to find a better switch at this price point, despite its minor flaws. If you don't need VLANs, you should be looking for different switch, specifically an unmanaged switch.
Wale
Reviewed in Canada on December 21, 2024
This is used in transferring internet signals from my main router hub in the basement to satellite mesh routers around the home.I have had it for months now without issues.
Alan
Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2024
Great, cheap, reliable what more cam up ask for. Use them all the time in my lone of work to expand multiple networks when there wasn't enough wiring ran. Phone system expansion, add computer lines, multiple networks in one building have to split off. Great for the price and never had issues in 5 Yeats so far. Used about 10 to date
chana clark
Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2024
Needed more ports with faster speeds for my son’s gaming systems. It was quick to set up and my house now can play his games with no lag.
james
Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2024
Speed is great, the ports learn themselves, nice and compact, works very well
Diego Zaldivar
Reviewed in Mexico on June 10, 2023
Me pereció muy buen producto, sobre todo porque administra bien la comunicación cuando hay varios equipos conectados a la misma línea de red
Carson L
Reviewed in Canada on December 8, 2023
I tested using 1 port for output to streaming device and another port to the parent node of a 3 port Linksys mesh network.
Rommel
Reviewed in Mexico on December 11, 2023
Negrear es garantía y para poder conectar mis aparatos es la opción
Ms.T
Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2023
We have a houseful, of electronics that require connections, and need reliable, fast response. Wired is still our method of choice - wifi is too glitchy and flaky for some of our needs so, we need switches. We have used many different brands of switches over the years, but wind up coming back to Netgear after every encounter with other brands. These little switches are small but sturdy - a perfect combo. The lights show at a glance what is working, and they are easy to install, and hold the cables securely. All electronics wear out, but the Netgear switches have lasted the best - we have at least 4 in use at all times - so it saves time AND money for us to buy switches that provide reliable, current standard connections to our multitude of devices. Very happy with these switches, we will buy the updated version when we next upgrade our systems.
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